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Posted by: tonyoci

HBO is starting a very interesting new series next week

http://www.hbo.com/boxing/history/series_schedule.shtml

30 Years of Boxing

Lamps was on the radio yesterday talking about this. Each show features all of the build up, backstory, fight and aftermath of each of the classic fights featured, including interviews with the boxers today.

I am not really a fan of boxing today but I used to be so this appeals to me

T

Posted by: tgewin

I'm fairly young and have only followed boxing sporadically, so I've never learned too much about all the classic bouts. This should be a really interesting series. Thanks for the heads up!

On a related issue... Is HBO planning to show the RJ, Jr. v. Ruiz fight on any of their normal channels? I really, really want to see this fight, but $50 is a bit steep for me, and I only really have one friend who's interested in boxing at all. Tough to swallow even $25 a piece for at most an hour or two of entertainment. I really don't want to steal tonyoci's thread, so I would prefer to not start a discussion on this fight... just want yes/no and a time or link if yes. Thanks!

Posted by: jradosh

It's an interesting idea, but I wish that they picked older fights. The earliest fight they have is 1981 (Leonard-Hearns). What about the classic Foreman, Frazier, Ali, etc. fights? (or even Tyson's early fights)

J

Posted by: zaknafein

Thanks for the reminder. They've been plugging this series quite a bit in the last few matches they've televised. I was waiting for it to hit the guide data.

RE: Jones v. Ruiz, traditionally yes, HBO reairs their PPVs the next weekend. The Klitscho Sanders fight is on the following week, so it is possible they'll play the Jones Ruiz fight as the undercard. There is no undercard listed in the guide data, yet the fight is scheduled for 2:30, so this seems like a highly likely scenerio.

Posted by: tonyoci

I do not remember ever seeing the Tyson-Lewis fight rebroadcast. I might have missed it.

I'll check the Happy Hour and if there isn't one I will start a thread on this fight.

T

Posted by: zaknafein

quote:
Originally posted by tonyoci
I do not remember ever seeing the Tyson-Lewis fight rebroadcast. I might have missed it.

I'll check the Happy Hour and if there isn't one I will start a thread on this fight.

T

It was, I remember watching it. (oddly, even though I bought the PPV, can't recall why) HBO had a secondary comemntary crew there specifically for their rebroadcast. They had a substitute for Jim Lamply, since he was calling the match on the unified PPV with Bobby Chaz*. The rest of the crew was the regular Foremon/Merchant/Lederman team.

*Is he not the WORST boxing commentator EVER?

Posted by: tonyoci

quote:
Originally posted by jradosh
It's an interesting idea, but I wish that they picked older fights. The earliest fight they have is 1981 (Leonard-Hearns). What about the classic Foreman, Frazier, Ali, etc. fights? (or even Tyson's early fights)

J

I wonder if they are only focusing on fights that they had the rights to. I have no facts here but perhaps HBO did not show fights before then.

T

Posted by: DLiquid

Didn't Larry Merchant have a show on HBO like a year ago where he reviewed classic fights dating back to Ali and even earlier? I don't think each show was dedicated to a specific fight, so it must have been a different show.

Posted by: JohnJr

Kind of OT, but "When we were kings" is a pretty good documentary of Ali-Foreman's rumble in the jungle. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0118147 Thanks for the heads-up on this one!

-John

Posted by: zaknafein

quote:
Originally posted by tonyoci
I wonder if they are only focusing on fights that they had the rights to. I have no facts here but perhaps HBO did not show fights before then.

T

You are correct. It is a celebration of 30 Years of Boxing on HBO, so they are only showing fights that they had rights to, either on HBO, or HBO PPV.

Posted by: mrboo

quote:
Originally posted by zaknafein
It was, I remember watching it. (oddly, even though I bought the PPV, can't recall why) HBO had a secondary commentary crew there specifically for their rebroadcast. They had a substitute for Jim Lamply, since he was calling the match on the unified PPV with Bobby Chaz*. The rest of the crew was the regular Foremon/Merchant/Lederman team.

*Is he not the WORST boxing commentator EVER?

They had a contractually combined on-air team just like many other aspects of that HBO/Showtime combined event. Both Michael Buffer and the classy Jimmy Lennon, Jr announced too. Bobby Cyz is awesome. He's an ex boxer and has a lot of insight. Study his "keys to victory" over on the Showtime fights.

Posted by: zaknafein

quote:
Originally posted by mrboo
They had a contractually combined on-air team just like many other aspects of that HBO/Showtime combined event. Both Michael Buffer and the classy Jimmy Lennon, Jr announced too. Bobby Cyz is awesome. He's an ex boxer and has a lot of insight. Study his "keys to victory" over on the Showtime fights.

Maybe I haven't watched enough fights on Showtime (they never really have anything interesting...) but I've not been impressed with him at all.

I feel the same way -- to a lesser extent -- about George Foreman. Often he does have interesting insight, but a lot of times he just ends of stating that which is painfully obvious.

I do very much enjoy the commentary of Emanuel Stewart, who is on Boxing After Dark. He never ceases to be interesting, eloquent, and insightful.