It came frighteningly close to success before defeat in the Persian Gulf war exposed its nuclear secrets.
Blackwell won the vacant British title by stopping the promising John Ryder in 2015, and twice successfully defended it before defeat by Eubank Jnr.
SAN FRANCISCO — There was Mike Singletary in October 2008, after his first game as the San Francisco 49ers' coach, after he banished the enigmatic tight end Vernon Davis to the locker room long before defeat became official.
Mr. Heath resigned, permitting Labour to rule with a hair's breadth plurality — supported toward the end by a pact with the Liberals — before defeat in 1979 by the insurgent Margaret Thatcher after what was labeled the winter of discontent.
South Africa's cricketers – and probably everyone else – see it as a divine obligation to make sure that they leave everything out there before defeat can be contemplated, let alone conceded.
Vidal, who is currently on holiday after helping Chile win the Copa America, was a key player as Max Allegri's squad came close to winning the treble last season, before defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League final.
There was a time, not so very long ago, when he was hoping to be our next prime minister, before defeat in the general election saw him relegated to backbench obscurity.
Currently enjoying their time in the spotlight before defeat against Manchester United on Saturday triggers a horror-slump that ends with them scraping past Bolton on the final day of the season to guarantee Premier League survival, Alex McLeish's side have become so confident in the wake of their recent 12-match unbeaten run they're now talking up their chances of beating The Weather.
After winning only two of their first 26 Nations Cup matches, Burkina Faso went all the way to the final in 2013 before defeat by Nigeria.
Scotland then lost from a winning position in Wales before defeat in Belgium consigned Levein's side to the bottom of their group.
Molded by a career of seeking profits in narrow spreads, he counts pennies, limits losses and knows the importance of beating an orderly retreat before defeat becomes a rout.
