The former pugilist only won a technical knockout, but that's probably the way the Senate majority leader likes it.
In Bolton, another city with a large Muslim population, residents of all religions and races have felt a surge of nativist pride in the boxing feats of Amir Khan, a pugilist of Muslim Pakistani origin who loves to wave the British flag even though he has spent a lot of time recently in America.
THE enduring image of Sylvester Stallone's legendary pugilist Rocky Balboa is that of a solitary athlete, braving the elements (and his own demons) to prepare for a fight.
He is Matsutaro Shoriki (pictured), who acquired the paper in its left-wing adolescence in the 1920s, and turned it into a scrappy, sensational pugilist for right-wing politics.
He vaunts his prowess as a pugilist, favours suits with improbably wide pinstripes, and puffs large cigars.
Yet so far she has proved to be no great shakes as a pugilist.
The last in the line-up is Nigel Farage of the right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP), a born pugilist, who has an aggressive line in ridiculing Mr Miliband.The Labour leader is surely in for a tough time.
And the financial markets increasingly resemble Sylvester Stallone's ageing pugilist: they may get knocked about a bit, but they always seem to bounce back.In recent weeks disappointing economic data have pointed to the possibility of an American recession in 2007.
Ironically, the very boxing gloves that protect the pugilist from cuts and bruises a throwback to the bare-knuckle era are responsible for damaging head injuries.
In 1805, having failed as a butcher, Gully was in prison for his debts when he was visited by his pugilist friend Henry Pearce, "the Game Chicken".
A 1st-century-bce inscription praising a pugilist states, "A boxer's victory is gained in blood".
