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Category Archives: Boxing
Ali: A Life
From the new biography: * The Nation of Islam orators spoke of power. They offered proof, divine and historical, that white people were devils and destined to fall. Allah Himself had revealed this to His prophet, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. … Continue reading
‘Ali: A Life’
From the New York Times Book Review: As early as 1970 Ali’s physician Ferdie Pacheco (the “Fight Doctor”) began numbing Ali’s fists before fights with cortisone and an anesthetic called Xylazine. “Ali’s hands were so shot he couldn’t hit a … Continue reading
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Chaim Amalek: How shall we destroy this man?
Tyson Fury launches foul-mouthed rant about Jews, rape and bestiality – watch latest astonishing outburst World heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury has unleashed a foul-mouthed religious rant on video. As he prepares for his rematch with ex-champ Wladimir Klitschko , … Continue reading
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John Rivers: Be Confident in Your Heritage.
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The Tape & The Talmud
From the New York Times: Four days before his first North American Boxing Federation title defense, Yuri Foreman sat in the basement of a Brooklyn brownstone studying Shulchan Aruch, the code of Jewish law. By early afternoon, he would be … Continue reading
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