Jim Lampley to Host HBO's 'Fight Game' Show

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  1. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Found this, thought i'd post it...

    Continuing the trend of HBO adding more boxing programming that goes beyond its bouts themselves, Jim Lampley will host HBO's first boxing studio show.

    The show, to be formally announced Tuesday, will debut in Saturday, May 12, at midnight E.T. HBO won't say how often the show will air, saying only it will "appear periodically." For now, it's meant as a stand-alone show rather than being tied to boxing event coverage.

    For Lampley, who has had a record 14 Olympic TV assignments, began his network career decades ago by winning a contest to become an original ABC college football sideline and first started with HBO in 1988.

    With that being said...

    Bang, Bang, Bang!!! :rofl
     
  2. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    He is an excellent journalist - knows his stuff and asks good questions. His anchor role can be a little annoying, but he is one of the legends of the industry.
     
  3. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Good idea, and something I've been calling boxnation to do since it's inception.

    Plus, I like Jim
     
  4. pong

    pong Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I remember listening to him on that old podcast the ring use to do.he knows his stuff was talking in detail about foreign fighters and smaller ppv fights
     
  5. modestbiggles

    modestbiggles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    should be good - as long as it remains impartial.

    could be a good platform to try and force big fights into happening more!
     
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  7. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    lampley is a bellend, id love to smash those big black glasses through his eyeballs and blind him for life so he cant commentate no more
     
  8. modestbiggles

    modestbiggles Boxing Addict Full Member

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  9. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Lampley when he's not being biased is a very good blow-by-blow commentator.
     
  10. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    him and jimbo watty exchange notes i reckon
     
  11. Sogoplayboy

    Sogoplayboy Active Member Full Member

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    Promo video here:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUZMi2xf6lo&feature=plcp[/ame]

    Looking forward to this!
     
  12. BoxingAnalyst

    BoxingAnalyst Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    :happy looks great!

    Need more boxing shows like this.
     
  13. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What other boxing shows are HBO doing? This should be great too.