I found the intro on YouTube the other day. It just screams early 80's! I remember the first time seeing Hagler & Hearns. Unbelievable. I used to...
I always feel Ali lost a certain mental edge after Foreman. He was a machine in the 60's. Always focused & always in shape. After 74, Ali became...
I was in heaven when I was in high school & found ESPN's Superbouts. I devoured every book on boxing I coukd find so couldn't wait to see all the...
Mike Williams vs Witherspoon was on ESPN. I had it but taped over it. Not a thriller. Williams seemed stiff as many bodybuilder types do....
Buster Mathis vs Jerry Quarry
Patterson may have had the fastest hands. Dokes is pretty impressive too. Nobody had Tyson's combination of speed & power though.
Ali never stops Holmes. He might win a decision in 76. Very close though. Probably the last year he could match up with Larry.
I can't comment on the others but Witherspoon vs Wills 2 was on ESPN. I think I have it on an old beta tape somewhere. Witherspoon landed on of...
The bouts at the garden back then always feel epic. The intros of all the boxers in attendance added a touch of class. The dark backdrop always...
I've got a list of fights to choose from. Mathis - Chuvalo, Ortiz - Laguna, & Mando Ramos - Sugar Ramos. The latter 2 fights feature boxers I've...
The Frazier from 1969 - 1971 stops Norton. Too much pressure.
What fight was that from? LOL!!!!
That was my time watching ESPN boxing. Harold Brazier was on ever week it seemed. Louie Espinoza too. Good solid boxing. I remember a promo for...
I didn't get into boxing until the 80's so I was used to Budweiser logos all over the ring & ads throughout the arenas. I've been watching fights...
The introductions were nice.
