Gary Meenaghan
5 articles · The National
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The ?Greatest? came and his age showed: When Muhammad Ali visited UAE in 1982
ABU DHABI // In November 1975, back when Playboy was a literary publication and Muhammad Ali was heavyweight champion of the world, the most recognisable boxer on Earth granted the popular US…
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Lions, rats and elephants: The evolving face of boxing promotion
It was Jack Newfield, the veteran boxing journalist and author of The Life And Crimes of Don King, who professed that ?boxing is the only jungle where the lions are afraid of…
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?This fight will do a lot better now?: Bob Arum talks Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao timing
DUBAI // Regardless of what happens inside the ring on Saturday night when Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao finally face off, there is one inescapable element that has proved more significant…
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Pacquiao ‘is boxing’s lone star’
Manny Pacquiao is ready to move on after the collapse of his proposed “superfight”, but the Filipino’s promoter Bob Arum is still throwing thinly-veiled barbs at the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. Arum…
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‘Pac Man’ is the prince of pugilists
“He did a really charming interview with Jimmy Kimmel on ABC. Then he was punching out pumpkin heads. And, to end it all, he sang a song with the band. I mean,…