blogs.chron.com - 2/1/2008
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Tim Sylvia gets beat up a lot.
But the beatings usually don't happen inside the octagon.
Despite winning nearly 90% of his pro bouts and finishing the majority of those fights inside the distance by KO or technical knockout, Sylvia often feels the wrath from fans. He's one of those fighters some fans love to hate.
The anti-Sylvia contingent points to his less-than-prototypical ...
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Steve Sievert of the Houston Chronicle is the latest MMA writer to join up with “Hits from the MMA blogosphere.” The big focus this week was on Tim Sylvia, Brock Lesnar and the heavyweights with UFC 81 looming on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Here’s what the guys were writing about this week: To check out Sievert’s post about Tim Sylvia taking on the doubters, click here . To check out David Avila’s MSNBC.com column on Brock Lesnar, ...
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