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This is five line boxing.

So as the fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world gets ever closer

they came face to face. Well actually they didn't come face to face. It was a face off without a face off.

Yet another twist in a long and fairly entertaining week here in Saudi Arabia.

I'm Steve Bunz and this is five live boxing. Now during the last few days we've heard from Thrent War and we've had Barry Jones

on nursing his blisters and talking about his golf game and complaining that the place

where all the fancy shops was closed because it was too hot he was moaning he was

complaining I was a bit upset with Barry to be perfectly honest with you so tonight I've changed Barry out for a new arrival here in the middle

of these Carl Franton joins me Carl first of all a welcome to the pod you got in probably 24 hours ago or something like that you've been out on a

walk you've had a race in a swimming pool against Darren Fletcher and you won that

race you won't talk about the other races but you won

that particular race. You've been along the head to head today. First of all, first impressions

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