26CornerBlitz Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Boxing fans tune in tonight on ESPN at 8 PM EDT: http://espn.go.com/30for30/film?page=nomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I set DVR for this earlier today. I didn't check your link but I saw an interview w/ Leonard and he relates he travelled to Panama and he and Duran end up in the ring together discussing the fight. Looks great to me. Hope it lives up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Excellent, boy how time goes by. I had tickets for ray versus roger stafford. That fight was cancelled in buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Good 30 for 30. I wish ESPN did more boxing 30 for 30's from the golden era. You can really see the difference in just how big Boxing was back in those days. HBO Is doing a documentary about the relationship between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward, it airs at midnight this Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Good 30 for 30. I wish ESPN did more boxing 30 for 30's from the golden era. You can really see the difference in just how big Boxing was back in those days. HBO Is doing a documentary about the relationship between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward, it airs at midnight this Friday. Same here. It's incredible when you think back at the # of huge fights that occurred in the 70s and 80s. Looking forward to the Gatti-Ward story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Arguello-Pryor! How is that one not being done? Those fights were wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Or even Hagler-Hearns? My god, what a fight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 HBO ran a series of boxing documentaries in the early 2000's that covered both the Arguello-Pryor and Hearns-Hagler fights. I don't think they air them anymore but you should be able to find them online. The series was called Legendary Nights. Ironically tonight debuts the first new Legendary Nights doc they have ran since back then, featuring the story of Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward. I'm really looking forward to this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 HBO ran a series of boxing documentaries in the early 2000's that covered both the Arguello-Pryor and Hearns-Hagler fights. I don't think they air them anymore but you should be able to find them online. The series was called Legendary Nights. Ironically tonight debuts the first new Legendary Nights doc they have ran since back then, featuring the story of Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward. I'm really looking forward to this one Unless my memory is playing tricks, that brutal Arguello-Pryor fight was the same afternoon as the one where Mancini killed Duk Koo Kim or whatever his name was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Unless my memory is playing tricks, that brutal Arguello-Pryor fight was the same afternoon as the one where Mancini killed Duk Koo Kim or whatever his name was. Arguello/Pryor was the night before the Mancini/Kim fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I never really liked Leonard all that much, too much flash and not enough substance, as I recall. It really irked me that he "beat" Hagler by hitting him ineffectually on the arms. I did, however, really like Duran, cause he was just a big, mean, sumbitch. One thing that I didn't consider was the effect "no mas" had on Leonard. I can see how unfair it was that he did actually have a pretty effective plan to beat Duran, only to have him quit, and everyone wanted to say he quit rather than Leonard MADE him quit. I found myself hat nag some sympathy for Leonard, and wished Duran would just own up to it, and say he was so frustrated, he quit, and stop the BS excuses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 The Gatti Ward documentary was excellent. What an incredible story. It is amazing that those two developed such a great friendship after going through those wars with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 HBO ran a series of boxing documentaries in the early 2000's that covered both the Arguello-Pryor and Hearns-Hagler fights. I don't think they air them anymore but you should be able to find them online. The series was called Legendary Nights. Ironically tonight debuts the first new Legendary Nights doc they have ran since back then, featuring the story of Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward. I'm really looking forward to this one https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1F319BE3D5FD6448 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 For me boxing will always be Ali, Frazier, Cosell, and Wide World of Sports. Pay per view killed it IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Down goes Frazier! Benetiz vs leonard The Acorn vs muhammed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) Duran took one from the hitman and went lights out face first. Took barkley out. Roberto was something else Edited October 20, 2013 by roush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Arguello/Pryor was the night before the Mancini/Kim fight. Good call. I looked up the dates..........It says the Pryor fight was on HBO. I'm wondering if they did a replay the next day on Saturday afternoon and we watched that..............That would make total sense - because I know I saw it and there was not one Friday in college that I ever was not out, so no way did I see it live then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Good call. I looked up the dates..........It says the Pryor fight was on HBO. I'm wondering if they did a replay the next day on Saturday afternoon and we watched that..............That would make total sense - because I know I saw it and there was not one Friday in college that I ever was not out, so no way did I see it live then. Probably. As I remember it, the Mancini/Kim fight was Saturday afternoon. Outdoor fight that aired on ABC, I think. I used to love sitting down to watch those fights on Wide World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Probably. As I remember it, the Mancini/Kim fight was Saturday afternoon. Outdoor fight that aired on ABC, I think. I used to love sitting down to watch those fights on Wide World. I never followed boxing, and I even remember watching it on ABC. Best part of Wide World of Sports next to Vinko Bogataj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Yeah, it had to be on WWofS. I never really have been that into boxing except when I was a young kid, but I too watched it, and the Pryor fight that weekend. I remember thinking they were both pretty brutal, but then when we went to the dining hall, somebody told me that Kim was seriously in trouble. That was news after the broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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