But a loss would be devastating, his fourth fight without a victory, leaving serious questions about his marketability.
In a letter to Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, the mayor wrote that the cuts would be "devastating as we fight an epidemic of violence".
In 1997, he became professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute; in 2005, still pursuing his dream of a fact-based global outlook, and determined to "fight devastating misconceptions about global development", he co-founded the Gapminder Foundation together with his son Ola and daughter-in-law Anna Rosling Rönnlund.
A champion sustained a serious injury a week before a major fight, devastating Bellator and its fans that were eager to watch what was expected to be an epic battle.
After devastating floods, Namibians fight cholera and wait for a return to normalcy ENGELA and OSHIKANGO, Namibia, 16 April 2008 – Since February, floodwaters have inundated thousands of square kilometres of rural north-central Namibia.
I was devastated and fought it.
Chan is used to crises; as Hong Kong, China's Director of Health, she fought devastating outbreaks of bird flu and SARS before taking WHO's top job in 2006.
We must indeed fight the devastating budget cuts that are destroying the morale of teachers and students alike, but the "right" fight beyond that is for New Yorkers to demand fundamental redesign of the system so that its students, teachers and parents can work more productively, and so that the public will be more willing to pay for excellent public schools.
"It's absolutely devastating for a close fight," Mr. Audette said dispassionately about the blow-gun-size darts, called fleschettes.
I suspect it was his longing for approval that made the Watson fight so devastating for his career.
