he's the winner of IBF world championship 2005
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Taufik Hidayat (born August 10, 1981) is a male badminton player from Indonesia.\n\nHidayat played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men' singles, defeating Hidetaka Yamada of Japan and Choong Hann Wong of Malaysia in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Hidayat defeated Peter Gade of Denmark 15-12, 15-12. Hidayat advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 15-9, 15-2. Playing in the gold medal match, he defeated Korean Shon Seung-mo 15-8, 15-7 to win the gold medal.\n\nHe also won the Indonesia Open five times: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004. In August 2005, he defeated world number one Lin Dan of China, 15-3, 15-7 in the men's singles of The IBF World Championship to become the first badminton player in history to capture the Olympic gold medal and the world championship title.
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I'm afraid your knowledge of boxing is poor!! Naz was a good world champion making 17 defences of a world title> thats a big ask for any world champion!! unfortunately he underachieved considering the amount of talent he had!! Only a fool would try and compare Ricky to Naz they are like chalk and cheese. Ricky is conquering the world while naz is doing 15 months in jail for dangerous driving!! There styles are totally opposites !! if want more information on Naz ask Kevin Kelly
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The reigning \nCommonwealth Welterweight Champion
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My Dad is Kenny Weldon, Sergei's trainer.  Let's say this, it won't be Brewster.  He has a detached retina from the fight.  From what I understand, a defeated champ is allowed a rematch.  That won't happen here anytime soon, if ever.  I am hoping for him to fight Klitscho (the one that's not retired, I think its Wladimir), but I don't know.  We'll have to see.  He could beat Byrd or Klitscho.  I think that he can beat the rest of the champs and be the 1 and only Champion of the World!
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Yeah, he can win this year (for the 7th or 8th time in a row in the  500cc and then MotoGP class), but this year the competition is fierce and is determined to get him. Even though three of his contenders are now in hospital(three Italians), another one(an American-Nicky Hayden) is all over the others with an advantage of 29 points on 3rd placed Valentino and 20 points on 2nd place. 2006 will be a tough nut to crack for Rossi, but he is capable of that and I think that he will move on to Formula 1 in 2 or 3 years' time.
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I agree ... and my favorite part is that he is easy on the eyes.\n\nAside from that, I was really impressed with the way he controlled the field and involved his teammates during the World Cup.
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He will not  play a match again until 2007.  Most likely a warm up for the Australian.  You will just have to look at his poster honey.
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I agree with Matt on this one. I think Khan is a talented fighter and can go a long way as long as he is managed well. He was looking for title shots next year and I think this is a bit optomistic. He should carry on as he is slowly stepping up in class in his fights and look for belts in 2008. Too soon could ruin him. I think if he bides his time he could go on to pick up one of the world titles. There's enough of them out there. Too many imo.
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Yeah Deadman is going to be victorious this time. \nThe Great Khali, REST IN PEACE.
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He does. Cause he is the captain of the world champion, either we like it or not!!
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Anyone who can get throught the Olympic trials to be able to even get to the Olympics is awesome!   He has MANY World records and is there.. Hummm.. Makes him awesome to me...\n\nSuggestion:  You compete against him and win.  I would put major money on the fact you can't!
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Wladimir Klitscho is faster he will win!
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I agree. And he is playing better than some of the big stars for Brazil.
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he was suspended at the last world cup and will probably be suspended again this time. thats good news, he won't ruin any more games.
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He's from New Zealand.
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it's not only the fact that he won 7 tour de france races, but also  because of his will to overcome one of the most dangerous diseases the world has ever known (cancer), so you can only bow in admiration to a guy like this. he really is an inspiration and a revelation of the human spirit in it's best form.
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A boxer knows a lot about boxing