HBO Legendary Nights

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Le Polle, Apr 12, 2011.


  1. Le Polle

    Le Polle Member Full Member

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    I just started waching Legendary nights HBO boxing and recomend it a lot, especially for someone like me who started being a big fan of box lately.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFQ2oJ3asaM[/ame]

    This is Chavez vs Taylor you can see more there.

    I was wondering if someone can tell me, at the start of the episode you can hear great lines from commentators for this big fights, on of the last ones I think is Larry Merchant saying "How do you like it, how do you like it!" Does anybody knows from what fight is that from???
     
  2. compukiller

    compukiller Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was doing Jim Lampley in the butt during a bout in AC, and screamed "How do you like it"?? Until Jim began to moan.
     
  3. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    It was and it was Barry Tompkins that said it.
     
  4. v2k987

    v2k987 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Doesn't Lampley cry in nearly every one of these?
     
  5. Dubstep

    Dubstep Active Member Full Member

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    This series got me into boxing - really shows the greatness and drama of Boxing - makes the great nights seem greater, but doesn't shy away from revealing the more depressing sides like Cooney-Holmes and the speech patterns of Bowe and Taylor.
     
  6. paloalto00

    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just watched the whole thing, very sad
     
  7. Tackleberry

    Tackleberry The Reverse Somersault! Full Member

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    They should make legendary nights for barrera/morales, Marquez/Pacquiao etc etc..
     
  8. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    They should make more episodes, without the myths and half-truths this time. It was a well-made series which sometimes distorted the truth for the sake of drama.

    Boxing forums are polluted with the bull**** spewed on this documentary series.
     
  9. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    As said above, Barry Tompkins said it during Leonard-Hagler, I think at the end of the fight.

    Tompkins was/is a solid commentator. Doesn't have the voice and charisma of Jim Lampley, but also isn't as biased/blind as Lampley.
     
  10. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    i personally loved the series there have been so many great HBO bouts they could do

    like Hopkins vs Taylor

    or Oscar vs Floyd

    Manny vs Marquez

    Klitschko vs Sanders upset

    Klitschko vs Peter

    Rahman vs Maskaev

    Tarver vs Jones
     
  11. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Barrera vs Hamed

    Hopkins vs Trinidad
     
  12. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'd rather see older fights gone over, rather than simply re-living recent fights. Fights from the 70s and 80s.
     
  13. Predicto

    Predicto Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Legendary Nights is awsome... seen em' all. Wish they'd do more for sure.
     
  14. SHADOW BOX

    SHADOW BOX SHADOW BOX Full Member

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    I agree, I would also like to see Sanchez vs Vasquez.
     
  15. RogerB

    RogerB THE OLD GREY WOLF!! Full Member

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    Gatti v Ward
    Benn v Eubank
    Foreman v Moorer
    Barrera v Morales
    Muguigan v Pedroza
    Hagler v Mugabe

    to mention a few