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...Palm Beach, Fla. Maxim faced Robinson on June 25 at Yankee Stadium in 103[degrees]F weather. Robinson, heralded as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time, was well ahead with the judges but keeled over from the heat after the 13th round, giving Maxim a technical knockout...
...border town of Mae Sot, the purse is $22 for a Thai winner, $11 for a Burmese, $4 each for a draw?losers get nothing. And the rules are brutally simple. Head-butting, elbowing, kneeing as well as kicking and punching are allowed. Victory is by surrender or straight knockout. If both fighters are still standing after five rounds (or two for kickboxers under 14), it's a draw. There's no count: the two referees' chief purpose is to protect a floored fighter from being stomped on by an opponent. Poking in the eyes is not allowed...
...Bare-knuckle boxing has been outlawed in Thailand since 1923: too many fighters never awoke from that conclusive knockout, often delivered by a fist of hemp rubbed in ground glass. Nevertheless, tournaments are tolerated, partly because Muay Thai has a place in the country's history. Siamese soldiers perfected the martial art in the 16th century, and Thais have been flooring Burmese since as long ago as the 18th century, when soldier Nai Khanom won his freedom from captors by defeating 12 top Burmese fighters. To this day, many Thais ascribe their status as the sole unconquered Asian nation...
...Crimson's bottom third proved to be its saving grace, as Gregory, Ashley Harmeling and Wadwha each swept their respective matches. Harmeling made it particularly clear how deep the Crimson roster was, as she conceded only three points in her 9-3, 9-0, 9-0 knockout of Quaker freshman Quincy Riley...
...AIDA Disney faces a "Lion King" problem - how can anything measure up? - but this kid-friendly version of the opera, with Elton John and Tim Rice replacing Verdi, has pleasures aplenty. Heather Headley is a knockout, and Bob Crowley's inventive sets will do until the next Julie Taymor comes along...