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  "path": "/boxing-sweet-science/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T16:09:09.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Segments",
    "A. J. Liebling",
    "Boxing",
    "craft",
    "discipline",
    "elegance",
    "observation",
    "Pierce Egan",
    "roughness",
    "sweet science",
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  "textContent": "Linda in Salisbury, North Carolina, wonders why boxing is called the sweet science, since there’s nothing obviously sweet about a bruising sport. This term took hold among British sportswriters in the early 19th century as promoters tried to frame boxing as a disciplined craft rather than mere brawling. The expression is closely associated with the […]",
  "title": "Why is Boxing the Sweet Science?"
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