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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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A giant screen above the ring shows US retired pro-boxer Mike Tyson sitting on the corner stool between rounds during the heavyweight boxing bout against Jake Paul on November 15, 2024.

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The Fights

Tyson/Paul Was A Boxing Match That Felt Like Netflix

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Rachelle Hampton

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‘Culinary Class Wars’ Is A Tribute To Getting Your Reps In

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‘Mr. McMahon’ Is An Incomplete Portrait Of Wrestling’s Reprehensible Kingpin

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The Winner Of ‘The Mole’ Broke The Game

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Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: It’s Time To Unionize

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Israel Daramola

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John Mulaney Made A Perfect Late-Night Show For Just One Week

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Vince Staples Gets Lost In His Own Show

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The ‘Squid Game’ Reality Show Is A Brutal Adaptation Of Its Source Material

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Background Television Isn’t As Easy As It Looks

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Dream Works Presents “Collateral” Q & A With Michael Mann

The Boys Are Back In Movie Town

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New Documentary Makes It Clear Johnny Manziel Has Learned Nothing From His Glory Days

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TOPSHOT - Jumbo-Visma team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey (C), Jumbo-Visma team's Belgian rider Wout Van Aert wearing the sprinter's green jersey (C) and Jumbo-Visma team's American rider Sepp Kuss (R) celebrate with champagne as they cycle during the 21st and final stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 115,6 km between La Defense Arena in Nanterre, outside Paris, and the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / various sources / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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What Can Hardcore Fans And Curious Newbies Learn From ‘Tour de France: Unchained’?

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Who Is The Celebrity Documentary For?

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Maria Sakkari saying "Go to hell. Nothing goes in." during a match in Netflix's Break Point

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How Much Can Tennis Fans And Novices Learn From ‘Break Point’?

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Kelsey McKinney

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Two Fans Of ‘The Mole’ Discuss How To Properly Be The Mole

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Manti Te’o Picks A New Ending For His Story

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Drew Magary

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Inside Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis

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Defector At The Movies

‘The Gray Man’ Is A $200 Million Homework Assignment

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 29: The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix offices on Sunset Boulevard on May 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said the company will reconsider their 'entire investment' in Georgia if a strict new abortion law is not overturned in the state. According to state data, the film industry in Georgia contributed $2.7 billion in direct spending while supporting 92,000 local jobs. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Netflix Considers Ending Filming In Georgia If New Abortion Law Is Not Overturned

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