”In my opinion, the so-called soon to be World Champion [Khan] has from the start of his career been over-hyped and very carefully matched in order to create an aura of invincibility and sell an unrealistic product to the non-boxing public.
”You can fool some people some of the time but you can't fool all the people all of the time."
Karl Froch
Setanta website
11 September 2008
i·ro·ny (
ī'rə-nē, ī'ər-)
n.,
pl. -nies.
- The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
- An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
- A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See synonyms at wit1.
- Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated” (Richard Kain).
- An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic.
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