Photos Of Boxers Before And After Fights Show How Brutal The Sport Can Be
Boxing is one of the world's most punishing sports. On the surface it is a battle of brutes banging each other until one drops. But underneath, boxing is a study of angles and timing; anticipation and guile.
The boxing ideal is to punch without being punched, but rare is the boxer who does not find himself battered and bleeding at some point in his career.
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.With his struggle so exposed the boxer can inspire by fighting through, exhibiting an indomitable spirit capable of expanding beliefs of what a human being is able to endure.
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Pablo Cesar Cano (right)
Pablo Cesar Cano fighting Erik Corrales.
Cano lost the fight in a tenth round TKO.
Hasim Rahman
Hasim Rahman after fighting Evander Holyfield.
The judges ruled against Rahman in the eighth round after the fight was stopped.
Arturo Gatti
Arturo Gatti fighting Alfonso Gomez.
A legendary brawler, Gatti lost this, his final fight, in a seventh round TKO.
Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto fighting Manny Pacquiao.
Cotto lost by TKO in the 12th round.
Zab Judah
Zab Judah fighting Ernest Johnson.
Judah won the fight on a unanimous decision.
Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito fighting Manny Pacquiao.
The fight went 12 round, but Margarito lost on unanimous decision.
Diego Corrales
Diego Corrales after beating Jose Luis Castillo.
The modern classic ended with a tenth round TKO.
Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko after fighting Lennox Lewis.
The fight was stopped after six round when Klitschko's cut was deemed too severe to continue. The TKO loss was Klitschko's last defeat.
Tomasz Adamek
Tomasz Adamek fighting Paul Briggs.
Adamek won in a 12 round majority decision.
Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr. fighting Joe Calzaghe.
Jones Jr. lost unanimously in the 12-round fight.
Mixed Martial Arts is brutal, too.
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