Browsing Tag Larry Merchant

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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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  Sept. 6, 1997: Zaragoza vs Morales

  It was the classic confrontation: age and experience vs youth and raw talent. Southpaw Daniel Zaragoza was the grizzled veteran, a survivor of 65 professional battles and some 21 ...

  On September 6, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  May 18, 2002: Gatti vs Ward I

  The final bell rings, the crowd roars, and the two warriors immediately embrace and then raise each other’s hands. This is the part of boxing that typically perplexes ...

  On May 18, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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  April 1, 2000: Klitschko vs Byrd

  When a prizefighter decides he has had enough for the night and signals surrender, a variety of attitudes and opinions from the boxing fraternity are revealed. The “Q”-word ...

  On April 1, 2020 / By Shaun Brown
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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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  Hollow At Its Core

  “Fighting Floyd Mayweather is a dose of cold reality.” — Jim Lampley Despite his synonymy with boxing, Floyd Mayweather remains a superstar with whom fans have a tepid engagement. ...

  On April 29, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick
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  An oral (and entirely fictional) history of Mayweather vs Maidana

  Brian Kenny – Mayweather vs Maidana is one of those contests in sports you never forget. In all my years of working boxing broadcasts, in terms of drama ...

  On May 1, 2014 / By Rafael García
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  Mayweather vs Ortiz: The Last Word

  It looks like the dust is finally settling after last Saturday’s bizarre fight between Victor Ortiz and Floyd Mayweather Jr. and we’re going to take a crack at ...

  On September 2, 2011 / By Michael Carbert