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Oleksandr Usyk has earned his crazy pyramids scheme – it’s nothing new in boxing

Unified heavyweight champion of the world Usyk will fight kickboxer Rico Verhoeven in front of the pyramids at Giza in the latest ludicrous episode of the boxing circus

The Independent UK

“He came in with Billy Bunter trousers, frock coat, euphonium and horrible glasses. And big rubber ears. I thought, ‘Yeah, I’ll sign up to this’”: In 1962 a band decided to play as badly as possible until someone noticed. It worked.

They blended prog, art-rock, visual theatre, Dadaism and music hall – and never pretended to do any of it well

Louder

What Canelo vs Crawford means for the complicated tradition of big-time boxing in Las Vegas

ON THE GROUND: Ahead of a colossal clash this weekend, Alex Pattle is in Vegas to explore the heritage and future of the ‘fight capital of the world’ – amid a period in which the biggest bouts have drifted elsewhere

The Independent UK

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Moses Itauma believes he will become undisputed world heavyweight champion

The 20-year-old Slovakian-born Briton has been predicted as an eventual heir to Oleksandr Usyk in the heavyweight division.

The Independent UK

‘I still don’t know what hit me’: a brief history of one-punch knockouts

Every fighter with a modicum of power has a chance of victory, even when they’re struggling in the ring. Here are a few highlights from boxing history

The Guardian - US

“A lot of people turned up just to see what we could get away with, the sheer nerve of it all… we weren’t pretending to be very good at what we did”: the implausible rise of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

Vivian Stanshall and his conspirators aimed to “play as loudly and badly as possible until someone took notice” – and it actually worked

Louder

SI:AM | Chet Holmgren’s Summer League Debut Had Fans Salivating

It’s just the Summer League, but...

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