: the art of attack and defense with the fists practiced as a sport
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: an act of enclosing in a box
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: a boxlike enclosure : casing
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: material used for boxes and casings
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Yet while Tyson is 58, Stallone implied that the boxing icon showed his 27-year-old opponent mercy during the match.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The announcement comes two days after an evening of boxing that included a bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul was marred by streaming and buffering problems for many users, with at least 85,000 Netflix viewers logging problems with the website Down Detector.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
The result of the event being live-streamed in this way led to a record 65 million concurrent streamers watching the boxing event all at once, according to Most Value Promotions.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The show has been in the ether for months since Netflix premiered At Home With the Furys, a series following Hague’s ex-partner Tommy Fury and his step brother Tyson Fury, the heavyweight boxing champion.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Yet while Tyson is 58, Stallone implied that the boxing icon showed his 27-year-old opponent mercy during the match.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The announcement comes two days after an evening of boxing that included a bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul was marred by streaming and buffering problems for many users, with at least 85,000 Netflix viewers logging problems with the website Down Detector.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
The result of the event being live-streamed in this way led to a record 65 million concurrent streamers watching the boxing event all at once, according to Most Value Promotions.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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: construction of the base of a dental cast by building up the walls of an impression while preserving important landmarks
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