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  • You may have heard about this Prizefighter from the Bob Dylan tune “The Hurricane” or may have seen the movie by the same name.

    Five People Born on May 6 | myFiveBest 2010

  • For me, the high point is the song "Prizefighter," which uses the metaphor of a man who'll battle for the affection of the woman he wants.

    A Wolfman Sings His 'Songs Of Desire' 2009

  • But "Prizefighter" 's praise is not unfounded since it kicks off Hombre Lobo with a raw, aggressive energy, though the project sequentially alternates between rock and mid-tempo melancholy.

    Mike Ragogna: New Tunes On Monday: Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw, eels, Alex Woodard, and Buckwheat Zydeco 2009

  • (Soundbite of song, "Prizefighter") Mr. EVERETT: (Singing) Well if you need me, I'm right here.

    A Wolfman Sings His 'Songs Of Desire' 2009

  • Victory in the 'Prizefighter' tournament last year secured him a European title shot against Sprott, which he took in dramatic fashion, knocking his countryman out in the 12th round to collect his first genuine title.

    icHuddersfield 2010

  • Victory in the 'Prizefighter' tournament last year secured him a European title shot against Sprott which he took in dramatic fashion, knocking his countryman out in the 12th round to collect his first genuine title, which he subsequently relinquished due to injury sustained in the fight.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Victory in the 'Prizefighter' tournament last year secured him a European title shot against Sprott which he took in dramatic fashion, knocking his countryman out in the 12th round to collect his first genuine title, which he subsequently relinquished due to injury sustained in the fight.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Victory in the 'Prizefighter' tournament last year secured him a European title shot against Sprott, which he took in dramatic fashion, knocking his countryman out in the 12th round to collect his first genuine title.

    Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon 2010

  • He sounds positively possessed on several tracks like "Prizefighter" and "Tremendous Dynamite" and the eerie first single "Fresh Blood."

    Reader - MassLive.com 2009

  • 'The Longing' slows affairs right down, while 'Prizefighter' is a rollickin ', mechanical bull-riding Chuck Berry-esque rollover that's as conventional a beat-rock song you'll hear this side of an American theme bar jukebox.

    NME Features 2009

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