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At his peak in the early 1890s, Peter Jackson was easily the most famous living Australian in the world. But he was more than boxer.
Professional boxers’ most dangerous opponent is often invisible: depression, brain injury, loneliness.
The hidden toll of hitting target weight.
Arguments over scoring are a feature of boxing, but technology could make things less subjective.
Big money ‘mega events’ often undermine sport’s values in front of millions of spectators.
In the heat of the Civil Rights Movement, Jones didn’t give rousing speeches or lead marches. Instead, he doubled down on his art.
Most sports are organized according to a strict male-female binary. Nature isn’t.
Women’s boxing has faced an uphill battle at the Olympic Games. Gender testing is just the latest issue it has had to deal with.
The controversy and misinformation that engulfed Algerian boxer Imane Khelif showcases failings from major sports organisations to individuals.
A look at the physiology of the older pugilist.
Tyson Fury has a history of mental ill health, something which is reflected in his series, At Home With The Furys on Netflix.
We examined the pre-match fight on social media to compare how each fighter’s profile brand performed worldwide.
Fighting became a metaphor for Donna Lyon to recover from her childhood abuse. When her boxing career finished, she wondered if boxing – combined with creative writing – could help others like her.
When cheating in sport leads to injury, it’s not always clear when the courts should intervene.
Influencers boxing retired MMA fighters, YouTubers and basketball players detracts from the legitimacy of the sport. It’s a short-term business decision, plain and simple.
Johnson’s victory, in the manliest of sports, contradicted claims of racial supremacy by whites and demonstrated that Blacks were no longer willing to acquiesce to white dominance.
Why tackling in kids rugby must be banned to curb dementia risks.
Prison life is about routine: each day like the one before; each week like the one before it, so that the months and years blend into each other.
Twitter analysis shows how fans around the world flocked to the Tyson Fury brand.
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, The Open University
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Associate Professor of Sport Physiology and Performance, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Hull
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Adjunct Professor, University of Canberra
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Associate Dean International, University of Chester
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Reader in the Department of People and Performance, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Reader in German and Cultural Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Doctoral student in Anthropology, University of Amsterdam
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Professor of Media and Communications, Monash University
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in American Literature, Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer, Sport, Culture and Religion, York St John University
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Reader in Sport and Leisure and Studies, Leeds Beckett University