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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
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 5 Nov. 2024.
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