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on the comeback trail



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By 1974, after four years of forced exile, Ali was back in boxing’s good graces and on the comeback trail, hungry to regain the championship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

Joshua and Wilder are on the comeback trail since losing their world titles to Usyk and Fury respectively.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

Cuomo is now on the comeback trail, hocking a new podcast titled “As a Matter of Fact … With Andrew Cuomo.”

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2022

In 1982 he fought Joe Bugner, also on the comeback trail.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2022

In 1966 as evidence that Squash Tennis was, indeed, on the "comeback trail" the august governing body of the National Squash Tennis Association elected five-time national champion, Jim Prigoff, as their new President. 

From Squash Tennis by Squires, Richard C.




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