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Jim Lampley’s Return To Boxing Sparks Nostalgia And Excitement—For Himself And For The Sport
Josh Katzowitz, a Texas-based writer and HOF voter, covers boxing. Jim Lampley was always an observer. It’s what he did for 30 years as HBO’s boxing blow-by-blow commentator, a job that ...
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HBO Sports exec says the future of the network will be 'high access, high ambition' programming now that it's dropping boxing after 45 years
Thursday marked a major pivot for HBO when the network announced that it will no longer feature professional boxing content. That's 45 years after its first televised match, and in that time ...
Manny Pacquiao’s star-making victory over Oscar De La Hoya only happened because of Floyd Mayweather refusal
Oscar De La Hoya was looking for an alternative to Floyd Mayweather when the idea of him fighting Manny Pacquiao, then a lightweight, was first proposed. It was none other than the respected HBO ...
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ESPN series ‘The Fight Life’ gives all-access look at Top Rank Boxing
All-access sports series have been all the rage in recent years, with everything from HBO’s Hard Knocks franchise ... featuring some of the top stars in boxing. The network announced Wednesday ...