All in the Family: Hatton/Malignaggi Preview by Aaron Jones

The fight game is a family affair. Whether it’s in the form of fathers training their sons, sons following in their father’s footsteps, or brothers battling through the rankings, packs are everywhere. Julio Cesar Chavez brought his son into the ring as a baby; now the prodigy with the most famous name in boxing is making a living of his own, even avenging his father’s losses. Floyd Mayweather Jr. took his father’s name and guidance up through the amateur ranks before breaking off and becoming a megastar. This Saturday, another pair of brothers look to do battle, not with each other, but in the same arena, under the same Las Vegas lights.

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Good stuff Aaron.

 

thank you sir

 

nice article jaws



proofreading point:

"He may not look it, but behind the ridiculous ring wear and preposterous hairdos lay the heart of a champion."

'lay' should be 'lies' here. in this meaning of the verb, 'lay' is past tense only. even if you use the non-standard colloquial form where you can use 'lay' in the present tense with this meaning, it should then be 'lays', since it's third person.

(trying to get revenge for those boggle drubbings...)

 

yeah Microsoft word didn't like lies, so like the peasant I am, I changed it.

I'm also trying to get the part about Paulie being a southpaw edited out, since he isn't a southpaw::

 

correction, it has now been edited, however slickness has two s's Cupey

 

i know what you mean, bill gates' dumb prescriptions make you doubt yourself. he's had a negative effect on the english language.