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  • Scientists studied his brain postmortem and found that he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also called boxer's dementia, a condition "caused by repetitive head trauma," according to the Mayo Clinic.

    Marian Salzman: Friday Night Blights Marian Salzman 2011

  • Scientists studied his brain postmortem and found that he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also called boxer's dementia, a condition "caused by repetitive head trauma," according to the Mayo Clinic.

    Marian Salzman: Friday Night Blights Marian Salzman 2011

  • Scientists studied his brain postmortem and found that he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also called boxer's dementia, a condition "caused by repetitive head trauma," according to the Mayo Clinic.

    Marian Salzman: Friday Night Blights Marian Salzman 2011

  • Scientists studied his brain postmortem and found that he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also called boxer's dementia, a condition "caused by repetitive head trauma," according to the Mayo Clinic.

    Marian Salzman: Friday Night Blights Marian Salzman 2011

  • Scientists studied his brain postmortem and found that he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also called boxer's dementia, a condition "caused by repetitive head trauma," according to the Mayo Clinic.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Marian Salzman 2011

  • "Chris is just a really nice guy, very humble, very straight forward, with a warm spirit to anybody who comes to him, willing to get in and help on any social cause," said John Russell, an Australian who is one the boxer's financial advisors.

    Quiet Champ Leaves His Mark Joe Cochrane 2011

  • Like most trainers I spoke to, Frank Powers of Serpico Powers training studio in Manhattan bases his rope routine with clients on a boxer's three-minute round: three one-minute rounds, with a 30-second break between, then three two-minute rounds, then three three-minute rounds.

    Learning the Ropes 2011

  • Toward the end of his college football career in 2006, before his senior season at Notre Dame, Zbikowski had his professional debut at Madison Square Garden, for which he was paid an astounding $100,000 the compensation for a boxer's first bout is usually a few hundred dollars.

    The Best Boxer in NFL History Gordon Marino 2011

  • He accused Khan's father, Shah, of interfering in the boxer's affairs and did little for the conciliation process when he observed, "I understand Amir is his meal ticket and he does not want to go back to driving cabs for a living".

    New eating habits add extra bite to Amir Khan's world title defence 2011

  • His nose was crooked like a boxer's, and there was something ferocious about his appearance, especially his eyes.

    Excerpt: The Lost City of Z by David Grann 2009

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