But even by boxing standards Roy Jones Sr was extreme.
I'm taking steroids" — by which he meant the kind not banned by boxing commissions.
He was immediately stripped of his title by boxing commissions around the country.
It started with genuine punches, for the opening number was inspired by boxing.
Despite being bombarded by boxing world clichés, I found myself invested in the protagonist, the contender Andre Bishop.
Ziegler has prominent cheekbones and a petite nose that her grandmother fears may be weather-vaned by boxing.
Almost as if Oberst, by boxing the war into a rhyme, might be able to stop it.
That same year, taxi-drivers "ambushed" the city's bus lanes, according to Schwartz, by boxing in as many buses as they could find — "sides, fronts, and backs".
But neither man has had much to say about Saturday's fight — the buildup has been, especially by boxing standards, extraordinarily dull.
Transatlantic business has also been boosted by boxing extravaganzas featuring European fighters.Optimists reckon a weak economy and currency could boost domestic demand, too.
The payday for Saturday, though modest by boxing standards, calls into question whether money needs have trapped Holyfield inside the ropes.
