“He’s a man whose success in business epitomizes the American dream,” declared Michael Buffer as he introduced Donald Trump after the latter hosted a major event in Atlantic City. For a brief moment, boxing felt alive again, and as Mike Tyson recalled, “It was a night of beauty,” remembering one of his greatest nights in the ring, hosted by Trump.

Now serving his second term as U.S. president, the 79-year-old Trump remains a passionate boxing fan, long claiming the sport is far more thrilling than “opera or ballet.” In the late 1980s and 1990s, he made Atlantic City the hub of boxing, hosting some of the biggest fights in history. Yet Trump has also shown awareness of the risks that come with the sport, even drawing a comparison between boxing and the UFC during an appearance on Joe

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