WAPA-TV (Puerto Rico) in the 1980s and to 1990-all free to us

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  1. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    This is what I remember watching free in Puerto Rico on channel 4 , WAPA-TV, as a kid. Channel 2 and channel 11 were major competitors too.

    1981
    Sanchez-Gomez
    Leonard-Hearns 1
    1982
    Benitez-Duran
    Gomez-Lopez 2
    Holmes-Cooney
    Sanchez-Nelson
    Serrano-Villablanca
    Laporte-Miranda
    Holmes-Cobb
    Gomez-Pintor
    Benitez-Hearns
    Weaver-Dokes 1
    Oxasio-Taylor
    1983
    Serrano-Mayweather
    Duran-Cuevas
    Hagler-Sibson
    Laporte-Castillo
    Arguello-Fernandez 2
    Cruz-Korean guy can't remember his last name
    Rosario-Ramire 1
    Benitez-Cerda
    Haley-Curry 1
    Hagler-Scypion
    Escalera-Hatcher 2
    Collins-Resto
    Moore-Duran
    Laporte-De La Rosa
    Limon-Camacho
    Holmes-Frank
    Escalera-Brown
    Mancini-Romero
    Page-Keller
    Curry-Haley 2
    Roldan-Fletcher
    Hagler-Duran
    Camacho-solis
    Holmes-Frazier
    Mancini-Torres
    1984
    Curry-Costello
    Benitez-McSwain
    Hearns-Minchillo
    McCrory-Guest
    Rosario-Elizondo
    Nelson-Canelo
    Hagler-Roldan
    Davila-Sanchez
    Garza-Orozco
    Bumphus-Hatther
    Mancini-Bramvle 1
    Tucker-Lopez
    Paul-Hayes
    Hearns-Duran
    Benitez-Moore
    Sandoval-Roman
    Curry-La Rocca
    McCallum-Mannion
    Hagler-Hamsho 2
    Rosario-Ramirez 2
    Holmes-Smith 1
    Hatcher-Sacco 1
    1985
    Curry-Jones
    Arroyo-Alli
    Chavez-Castillo
    Meza-Ayala
    Hagler-Hearns
    Witherspoon-Smith 1
    Thomas-Weaver
    Ramirez-Hernandez
    De Leon-Ratliff
    M. Spinks-McDonnell
    Berbick-Green
    Ramirez-Camacho
    Chavez-Pratchett
    Holmes-M. Spinks 1
    McGuigan-Taylor
    Witherspoon-Scaff
    Nelson-Cowdell
    Callejas-Stecca 2
    1986
    Tubbs-Witherspoon
    McGuigan-Cabrera
    Tyson-Ferguson
    Lora-Vazquez
    Sandoval-Canizales
    Hearns-Shuler
    Hagler-Mugabi
    Benton-De Leon
    Thomas-Berbick
    M. Spinks-Holmes 2
    Tyson-Tillis
    Tyson-Green
    Tyson-Gross
    Chavez-Rojas
    Camacho-Rosario
    McCallum-Jackson
    Lora-Sanchez
    Bramble-Rosario
    Camacho-Boza Edwards
    Alli-Santana
    Curry-Honeyghan
    Hearns-De Witt
    Paul-Haugen
    Mugabi-D. Thomas
    Berbick-Tyson
    Chavez-Laporte
    Witherspoon-Smith 2
    1987
    Tyson-Smith
    Tucker-Douglas
    Tyson-Thomas
    Tyson-Tucker
    Rosario-Nazario 1
    Jackson-Baek
    Rosario-Chavez
    1988
    Tyson-Holmes
    Tyson-Tubbs
    Tyson-M. Spinks
    Chavez-Ramirez
    Laciar-Carazo
    1989
    Barkley-Duran
    Mayweather-Chavez 2
    Leonard-Hearns 2
    Roman-Carazo
    1990
    Rosario-Nazario 2
    Chavez-Taylor 1

    I moved to the US on April, 1990.

    WAPA started showing less boxing in the late 80s because rival Tele-Once was outbidding them by now and Telemundo also.

    Ill try to remember which fights were free on Telemundo that I watched tomorrow, and then Tele-Once as well.

    Also, Rafael Bracero's voice is iconic. "Well, friends, WAPA-TV will..." or "Well, friends, you see now Chavez digging to the body, strategy which should pay dividends as the fight goes on, Let's return to the HBO telecast's commentary"....a legend. He also did baseball, basketball, American football, tennis and everything in between for WAPA>
     
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    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    For real, ah?
     
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