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TRADDLING the line between genius and crazy, Tyrone McKenna’s approach to boxing is one that separates him from many of his peers.

Whereas for some boxers the priority tends to be self-preservation, McKenna wants to bleed, and hurt, and feel, and give fans their money’s worth. Similarly, whereas some boxers prefer to cherrypick their opponents, identifying the path of least resistance, McKenna only feels alive if he is chasing the most dangerous opponents available and therefore putting himself in harm’s way.

It is an admirable, fan-and-promoter-friendly approach to the sport and it has resulted in McKenna becoming one of

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