NEW YORK (AP) — Warming up to play hockey in an arena that has hosted some of the best boxing matches in history, from Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier to Evander Holyfield against Lennox Lewis, Matt Rempe skated over and asked fellow heavyweight Ryan Reaves if he wanted to fight on Thursday night.

“Yeah, maybe,” Reaves said.

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