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Among both casual and hardcore fans, there is a commonly held belief that a fighter from an impoverished background has an advantage, that the tough guy or girl from “the streets” should beat up a foe with a comfortable middle-class or upper-class upbringing. Intuitively, it makes a certain degree of sense.