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Daily Cover: Is the Rise of Social Influencer Boxers Bad for Boxing?

Here's a thought exercise.

Imagine you’re a boxing ring announcer. Then consider the strain it would entail to keep the straight face required for legitimacy, as you say words to this effect:

“In the corner to my right: He is 44 years old, weighs in at 147 pounds and brings an unblemished record of 50–0 ...”

“And in the corner to my left: He is 25 years of age, weighs 199 pounds and comes in with a record of 0–1 ....”

Such will be the task confronting some off-brand Michael Buffer soon, when Floyd Mayweather Jr.