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Video: Macho Man Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan and Buster Douglas in 1990
I've expressed this before, but like many I grew up a major pro wrestling fan. I was of the perfect age back when the then-WWF was hitting what was at that point an all-time high behind Hulk Hogan in the mid-to-late 1980s, and I won't bore you with how by the time I was 8 or 9 years old in the...
Sunday Morning Notes: Dawson-Tarver Hangover Edition
Is Manny Pacquiao an all-time great? Author Mike Silver says no, because Pacquiao isn't really old and all boxers today are bad. George Kimball has a piece up that features Freddie Roach. It also contains a great Joe Calzaghe quote regarding Carl Froch: "To be honest, it would be frightening what...
ESPN2 programming note
If you aren't a football fan but are going to sit in your sweatpants and be lazy all Saturday, ESPN2 is running boxing until midnight. Right now, Holyfield-Qawi I is on. After that: Holyfield-Qawi II Holyfield-de Leon Holyfield-Dokes Holyfield-Foreman Tyson-Johnson Tyson-Ferguson Tyson-Zouski...
KO of the Day: Buster Douglas v. Evander Holyfield
A somewhat overlooked moment in boxing history is Buster Douglas' first defense of the world heavyweight title. When Holmes trounced Ali, Holmes became indisputably the man at heavyweight, even for those that may have still been hanging on to the old Ali's glory days. When Tyson knocked out Larry...
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