Browsing Tag Jim Lampley

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  When Thunder And Lightning Struck

  One of my earliest boxing-related memories happened when I was seven. On a warm Saturday night my parents took me to my favorite restaurant, the one that served ...

  On March 16, 2021 / By Rafael García
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  Dec. 8, 2007: Mayweather vs Hatton

  “My heart will explode before I leave him alone for one second,” Ricky Hatton had promised prior to his showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. As it turned out, ...

  On December 8, 2020 / By Matt O'Brien
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  Nov. 22, 1997: Foreman vs Briggs

  In late 1997, George Foreman was among the most well-known names in all of sports, having captured the imagination of the public with his transformation from the sullen ...

  On November 22, 2020 / By Hunter Breckenridge
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  More Than Just One Punch

  It was on this day in 1994 that the “impossible dream” was fulfilled. At age 45, former heavyweight champion George Foreman became the oldest man to win the ...

  On November 5, 2020 / By Alden Chodash
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  July 26, 2008: Cotto vs Margarito I

  Few championship fights in recent history have been marred by a controversy as serious as that which attended Cotto vs Margarito I. A spectacular bout won in the ...

  On July 26, 2020 / By Eliott McCormick
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  June 27, 1987: Hilton vs Drayton

  Fighting families are not exactly unique in boxing. Indeed, the history of prizefighting is filled with siblings who shared the profession, such as Max and Buddy Baer, Leon ...

  On June 27, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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  The Great Gonzalez

  In 2015, Roman Gonzalez was our Fighter Of The Year, and just weeks ago we declared him to be The Fighter Of The Decade. And yet so many ...

  On March 6, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Pacman Moments

  At this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer ring legend Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known is that the Pacman scored a huge win ...

  On July 21, 2019 / By Rafael García
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  Top 12 All-Time Best Larry & Lampley Moments

  On January 22, 1973, a broadcasting start-up by the name of Home Box Office debuted in the sport of boxing, bringing viewers George Foreman’s legendary second round annihilation of Joe ...

  On December 10, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Powerless Before A Myth

  Judging by the reaction to his win over Daniel Jacobs this past Saturday night, one might think Gennady Golovkin had failed in his obligation to boxing fans. Rather ...

  On March 23, 2017 / By Eliott McCormick
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  PacBradley I: Heist or Hyperbole?

  The MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas will host the third and final chapter of Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley’s welterweight trilogy tomorrow night, in what may well ...

  On April 8, 2016 / By Matt O'Brien
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  Mayweather-Pacquiao: It Happened

  “It happened!” Jim Lampley exclaimed, so incredulously, when an elephant-shaped George Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer to win the heavyweight championship at the age of 45. And while ...

  On February 22, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick