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The irony of Trump’s Jack Johnson pardon

He freed the memory of one black man while his attorney general revives policies that lead to mass incarceration

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Sports

Middleweight Danny Jacobs’ passion for Brooklyn helps him prepare for his fight against undefeated Sulecki

Cancer survivor notes: ‘I’m a little different’

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The Uplift

Why a Jack Johnson pardon would be easier for Trump than Obama

The first black heavyweight champ went to prison for sex with white women

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Sports

Step into the ring at an underground fight club

We are breaking the first rule of fight club

 By David 'Dee' Delgado
Culture

Deontay Wilder on Luis Ortiz, Anthony Joshua and his quest to become undisputed heavyweight champion

‘I want to solidify my spot forever in people’s minds as the best to ever have done it’

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Sports

Maurice ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker can talk trash — and he can back it up

The Roc Nation-signed boxer preps to contend for a world title

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Culture

What if the Muhammad Ali we knew had never existed?

From his brief kinship with Malcolm X to the ‘Thrilla In Manila,’ five alternative universes for Ali — and the world

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Culture

The day Jack Johnson became the first black world heavyweight champion

Johnson toyed with Tommy Burns before police stopped the fight in the 14th round

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Sports

Boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux on Cuba, Lomachenko and that ‘boring’ label

Cuban hero will fight WBO champ Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday on ESPN

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Sports

‘The Rumble in the Jungle’ — and the poster that sold it

Remembering The Champ’s historic comeback

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Culture
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