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    Davy Crockett has been made famous by many of the myth’s such as killing a bear, wrestling alligators, ad dying during the battle of the Alamo. Some myth’s state that he either died in a gun fight at the Alamo or by being captured by the Mexicans of Santa Ana. One thing we do know for sure, is that Crockett was born in 1786 in East TN to his father John Crockett. There isn’t to much known about Davy’s mother. Davy’s grandparents were killed by Creek Indians. Around 1827 Crockett had gotten…

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    “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” This was a common way people described Muhammad Ali while he was boxing in the rink. Muhammad Ali was a famous boxing champion, but he should be known for more than just his boxing. He also was known for taking pride in his religion and race. He showed people that not only is it okay to be different, but to embrace it. Muhammad Ali has had a positive impact on society because of his religious and racial outlook. Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., later…

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    "The California Kid" Urijah Faber has shocked the world by announcing he will be retiring following his UFC On FOX 22 fight against Brad "One Punch" Pickett. Urijah Faber was a guest on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani where he made the decision to retire. Faber said that he still has a passion for fighting but his emotions toward fighting has changed now then in the past. Faber would also go onto mention that in his previous fights he has not found that emotional rise or fall and that to him…

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    Bad Apple - February 21st Match Announcement! This match will see one of the fastest rising stars in the states take on the fastest rising star in Kamikaze Pro. David Starr The current reigning and defending Kamikaze Pro Champion attempts to make history as if he wins this He hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is nicknamed 'The King of Taunts'. Starr is one of the most charismatic wrestlers in the world. He is the quickest graduate ever of the world famous Wild Samoan Wrestling School…

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    Reigning WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin appears to be moving on from the name-calling and thrash talking with super middleweight champ Andre Ward as he had chosen to fight current IBF middleweight titlist David Lemieux for a unification bout at the Madison Square Garden in New York on October 17. ESPN’s Dan Rafael reported that the match is official and would put on the line the belts of the two greatest middleweight fighters right now. Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs), who is also…

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    Rough Draft Muhammad Ali by Tammy Liang 8A Muhammad Ali is important to many of people. He was named The Greatest and Fighter of the Year more than five times in magazines. The real question is How did this one person get to be so important and so recognized by many people? Before he was known as Muhammad Ali;He was known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Junior. Cassius Clay was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. It all started one day when Muhammad Ali was 12. His bike was…

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    In this offlife comic called hipster hairdo it gives the message and a little humor, it's gives a visual story of man who wants a new look. he see’s a barbershop and then contemplates the idea of the new look he imagines for himself. as he gets the new hairstyle he sees everything getting better for him and he looks less depressed and more happy plus he’s even getting attention and looks from others. The man then sees a concert for live music and then attends. as he gets there he’s getting…

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    This story is about the world champion Muhammad ali. He was an African american boxer that has won a lot of championships. He has also won Olympic gold medals. He is considered one of the greatest boxers in history. I agree with that. Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. grew up in the south at a time of segregated facilities. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, his father supported a wife and two boys by painting billboards and signs. "When clay was 12 years old, he took up boxing…

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    Amigo Brothers Antonio and Felix both want to be lightweight champions in boxing,but they each have different boxing styles and body structures. In this essay, i’m going to tell you all about their similarities and differences. They are very similar as they are different. They are best friends that act like they are brothers. They both are similar because they are Puerto Rican boxers. They both enjoy collecting fighting magazines and read and look at them. They are both seventeen years…

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    An Astronomical Athlete Every success story ever chronicled started with a dream, a huge gargantuan dream that seemed entirely unobtainable. The 1996 bronze medal Olympian, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, sought the title of the greatest professional boxer of all time. He achieved his goal by keeping an unblemished record of forty-nine fights with forty-nine wins, twenty-six by way of knockout, and zero losses (“Floyd Mayweather Jr..”). My own dreams are of no less stature in fact, I intend to…

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