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Mitt 'Stormin' Mormon' Romney suffered (another) painful defeat last-night

He was ‘fighting’ a world champ, in fairness.

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IT MIGHTN’T BE the most painful defeat of his career, but two-time presidential candidate Mitt Romney lost to Evander Holyfield in a charity boxing match last night.

Romney, 68, and Holyfield, 52, sparred, if you could call it that, for just two short rounds before Romney ran away from the boxer and his corner threw in the towel.

The two barely threw any punches and largely just danced around, occasionally lightly jabbing each other in the midsection.

President Obama’s vanquished challenger did manage to ‘knock down’ the four-time world champ as part of an event that organisers say raised at least $1 million.

All proceeds are going to blindness group Charity Vision, of which Romney’s son Josh is a volunteer president.

“He said, ‘You know what? You float like a bee and sting like a butterfly,’” Romney said after the fight.

The fight took place in Romney’s hometown of Salt Lake City where he is hugely popular as probably America’s most high-profile Mormon.

Mitt Romney Enthusiastic ahead of his crushing defeat. AP AP

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    May 16th 2015, 8:24 AM

    Journal, please……PLEASE… Get your act together and organise a charity event between mcgregor and Enda Kenny!

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    May 16th 2015, 8:26 AM

    If kenny can claim it as expenses he will do it .

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    May 16th 2015, 9:00 AM

    Does every article have to be turned into a political whinge? Yawn……

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    May 16th 2015, 9:05 AM

    Dry up john boy.

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    May 16th 2015, 9:24 AM

    there are murmurings that the mormon’s fixed it

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    May 16th 2015, 9:59 AM

    Niall I think it’s you who needs to get a life.

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    May 16th 2015, 10:15 AM

    That’s they way of the journal these days. The comments section is infested with the same people whinging about the same thing on every article no matter how irrelevant it is to the article

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    May 16th 2015, 10:23 AM

    WATER CHARGES WAAAAAHHHH

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    May 16th 2015, 12:26 PM

    Awful Gif, and comment

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    May 16th 2015, 12:34 PM

    I would rather see Joan Burton and Mary Lou in the ring…..

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    May 16th 2015, 12:45 PM

    Get Paddy Power to sponsor it sure!

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    May 16th 2015, 8:47 AM

    like to see mick wallace & alan shatter go toe to toe! That would be entertaining or mary lou v joan burton. Come on mary lou!!

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    May 16th 2015, 9:01 AM

    Maybe Enda could butter a scone for charity ,

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    May 16th 2015, 9:34 AM

    But Mary Lou wouldn’t be allowed wear a balaclava and have Joan tied up. She’d be out of her comfort zone.

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    May 16th 2015, 9:54 AM

    Maybe mary lou and joan could wear wet t-shirts

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    May 16th 2015, 9:02 AM

    He looks like the most American man in the world in the last picture

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    May 16th 2015, 9:33 AM

    Magic underpants aside

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    May 16th 2015, 9:22 AM

    Maybe it was all theatre, but fair play to them both. Money for a great cause.

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    May 16th 2015, 10:34 AM

    We should have an over the top rope battle royal once a year, possibly in January, to decide who gets to make the big decisions affecting the country. The Dail Rumble.

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    May 16th 2015, 9:21 AM

    The old white rich entourage when he’s walking in is hilarious and cringey in equal measure.

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    May 16th 2015, 9:59 AM

    Martin mcguinness v peter robinson, bare knuckle

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    May 16th 2015, 9:53 AM

    Obama v George Foreman next please.

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    May 16th 2015, 10:05 AM

    was Holyfield boxing while handcuffed to the floor to make it a fair fight?

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