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  3. Adeyinka Makinde shared a note via Adeyinka Makinde.
    Yesterday near London, England, United Kingdom
    Floyd Mayweather explained via Yoruba aesthetics, African-American boxing history and boxing represented as the 'Sweet Science'.
    "Floyd Mayweather junior is arguably the embodiment of the ethos of boxing as the sweet science. The aggregate of skills which make up his craftsmanship along with the level of imagination and strategy that encompass his ring generalship make him peerless."
    Floyd Mayweather: The Aesthetics of African-American Boxing Style
    A common enough description of Floyd Mayweather by some followers of the sport of boxing is of being an extremely capable but ultimately ‘boring’ fighter.

     

    Mayweather, by implication, does not provide such persons with a style which i...
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  4. Adeyinka Makinde shared Gordon Marino's status.
    October 25
    I sent Mike Tyson a copy of my QUOTABLE KIERKEGAARD. Iron Mike called when I was at boxing today and started reading and commenting on some of his favorite Kierkegaard quotes. Have to say that it meant a lot to me.
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  5. Adeyinka Makinde
    October 24 near London, England, United Kingdom
    I know a lot of boxing fans who won't mind voting for Vitali Klitschko to be president of Ukraine so that there is one less 'boring' Klitschko in world heavyweight boxing. But it would surely be better for a promising heavyweight to 'vote him out' of the heavyweight office with fists rather than have him voluntarily retire. Actually, they are both nice, upstanding guys, but, I guess in the final analysis, 'boring' boxers.
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