And who can deny this unique centurion a golden goodbye fit for a king of the ring?

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Nonetheless, Broun has thrown his hat in the ring, and polls show King a favorite among rank-and-file conservatives in Iowa.

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With the recent struggles of Manny Pacquiao in the ring, Mayweather is the undisputed king of PPV.

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King also teased Kutcher about his threat to ring Ted Turner's doorbell and then run away, noting that Turner formerly ran CNN and is not directly associated with the network today.

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Fellow viewer Mae Bourbage suggested bringing back the King Kong statue, which was built and positioned outside the Bull Ring in the early 1970s.

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As for the highlights, I loved checking out the animals and watching the King's Troop and the Kangaroo Kid performing in the main ring.

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He will also read from the "I Have a Dream" speech of civil rights activist Martin Luther King during the orchestra's performance of Alexander Miller's Let Freedom Ring.

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Moreover, new welterweight king Cory Spinks and the wild-talking Ricardo Mayorga look likely to share a ring again in 2004 - a prospect to make the mouth water.

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Calzaghe, unbeaten in 45 bouts, was king of the super-middleweight division - holding the WBC, WBA and WBO titles - but The Ring light-heavyweight crown he won by beating Hopkins was to be on the line against four-weight world champion Jones.

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