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...best pound-for-pound boxer in the game right now, after his victories over Oscar "Golden Boy" De La Hoya and arch rival Juan Manuel Marquez. The underdog in this fight, Ricky Hatton, pride of Britain, has endured legions of fans with his brawler-style and charisma in the ring. He's been a rising star in boxing, but needs to prove he's more than just a fluke after being absolutely obliterated by previous pound-for-pound king "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather...
These guys were a bit more meticulous about warding off blows than the previous pair--Norman especially was incredibly agile and ran Zhao all over the ring to evade being hit, while simultaneously landing straightforward yet stylish punches. Norman also seemed to have a fanclub, conveniently located in the first row, carrying signs with slogans such as "The sun never sets on his biceps...
...public skirmishes over modern art in the French press. Before long, Pieret had implicated Apollinaire in the thefts. When police arrested Apollinaire, he admitted under pressure that Pieret had sold the pilfered works to none other than Picasso. Thinking they had found their way into a crime ring that might be behind the Mona Lisa case, the cops then dragged Picasso before a magistrate for questioning...
...starting point of theater, but we don’t put it on often,” Koven-Matasy says. “We are a community of intellectuals, and we should see where the roots of theater lie. And, themes of anti-war and feminism really do ring true here...
...metaphor for Jessica and Marcus’s relationship. But bringing in a Vegas-bound tour group of elderly Manilow fans and having them stay at the same hotel as Jessica and Marcus is a quirk in the story that strays close to too convenient to ring true.Suspension of disbelief at his repeated appearances aside, the choice of Barry Manilow as a motif works toward the ongoing theme of Jessica at once decrying and embracing the maudlin. Just as she tries to take herself seriously, she’s brought down humorously.Conveyed directly, irony seems only a result of hyper...