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Chinese whispers attack Britain's art of boxing

Those conspiring against the GB boxing squad are so blind to the greater cause that they feel no guilt about letting the dirt fly ...full story at Guardian Blogs

from Guardian Blogs on Sun, Aug 24 2008

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