As part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing. In the dystopian novel, a random class of junior high school students are selected and taken to a deserted island. The shocking consequence of being selected in the lottery is revealed only at the end, but let’s just say that it is not necessarily a prize that you would want to win!Īnother lottery of chance with devastating consequences features in the Japanese classic Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. The story describes a fictional small town which observes an annual rite known as “the lottery”, in which a member of the community is selected by chance.

Sullivan to Deontay Wilderĭegrees of Separation: Linking Filipino greats Flash Elorde, Manny Pacquiaoĭegrees of Separation: Linking Japanese greats Fighting Harada and Naoya Inoueĭegrees of Separation: Linking Tyson Fury to first U.K.This month’s Six Degrees starts with the frankly quite terrifying short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. And please follow us!ĭegrees of separation: Connecting John L. Note: Sullivan last fought in 1892.Ĭould you do it in fewer steps? Let us know via Twitter or Facebook. Sullivan, the first heavyweight champion of the modern era, to Pacquiao. Our goal: Link Pacquiao with “The Greatest,” Muhammad Ali, and current heavyweight king Tyson Fury. However, we thought it would be fun to try to connect him with fighters you might think are out of his reach, such as famous heavyweights. Of course, Pacquiao can’t be linked with everyone who has laced up the gloves. A friend of mine suggested facetiously that Pacquiao could be linked any fighter in the history of boxing because he campaigned in so many divisions, 11 in all. In this installment of the Boxing Junkie feature, we decided to use Manny Pacquiao as a principal subject once again. Senior fought Grover Wiley, who fought Junior.

We’re borrowing the six degrees concept – well, sort of loosely – to connect fighters from the past to their more contemporary counterparts in our new occasional feature, “Degrees of Separation.”Įxample: Let’s connect Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. In other words, you know someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows Queen Elizabeth. Six degrees of separation is a theory that everyone in the world is separated by no more than six social connections.

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