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Correspondent Kelefa Sanneh talked with exemplars of a sport that still receives much less recognition than men's boxing, and where prizefighting comes without much of a prize.
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CBS News, 14 Nov. 2019
Back in that day, prizefighting, or boxing, was against the law.
—Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2017
The prizefighting game attracted devoted legions, from gamblers to intellectuals, immigrants to bluebloods.
—Theodore Kupfer, National Review, 14 Dec. 2017
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CBS News, 14 Nov. 2019
Back in that day, prizefighting, or boxing, was against the law.
—Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2017
The prizefighting game attracted devoted legions, from gamblers to intellectuals, immigrants to bluebloods.
—Theodore Kupfer, National Review, 14 Dec. 2017
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“Prizefighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prizefighting. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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