Guest 5
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No, no, no, they didn't. No, it was a huge thing. It was boxing, because remember now, boxing is in an interesting place at this point. Muhammad Ali is gone in 1980, but really he's gone.
Before then, Larry Holmes comes in at the lower weights. Sugar Ray Leonard is your baby.
Before then, Larry Holmes comes in at the lower weights. Sugar Ray Leonard is your baby.
Before then, Larry Holmes comes in at the lower weights. Sugar Ray Leonard is your baby.
And then there's an unstoppable heavyweight buzzsaw, and that becomes must-see television.
And then there's an unstoppable heavyweight buzzsaw, and that becomes must-see television.
And then there's an unstoppable heavyweight buzzsaw, and that becomes must-see television.
I'm telling you, that was the biggest part of it. The biggest part of it was... You didn't, you never knew which mic you were going to get, right? No, I don't think he knew either. Right. And so, and then Mike becomes ubiquitous. He's got the, the punch out video, punch out video.
I'm telling you, that was the biggest part of it. The biggest part of it was... You didn't, you never knew which mic you were going to get, right? No, I don't think he knew either. Right. And so, and then Mike becomes ubiquitous. He's got the, the punch out video, punch out video.
I'm telling you, that was the biggest part of it. The biggest part of it was... You didn't, you never knew which mic you were going to get, right? No, I don't think he knew either. Right. And so, and then Mike becomes ubiquitous. He's got the, the punch out video, punch out video.
The only, that, I remember that fight specifically.
The only, that, I remember that fight specifically.
The only, that, I remember that fight specifically.
We had everybody over. He and my uncle, rest in peace, my uncle Ray. My uncle Ray is like, Spinks is going to make it a fight. Spinks is going to make it a fight. He's from a boxing family. The whole nine, whatever, whatever. He's going to box him. He's going to box him. He's going to move. Might hit Spinks. Spinks goes down to one knee.
We had everybody over. He and my uncle, rest in peace, my uncle Ray. My uncle Ray is like, Spinks is going to make it a fight. Spinks is going to make it a fight. He's from a boxing family. The whole nine, whatever, whatever. He's going to box him. He's going to box him. He's going to move. Might hit Spinks. Spinks goes down to one knee.
We had everybody over. He and my uncle, rest in peace, my uncle Ray. My uncle Ray is like, Spinks is going to make it a fight. Spinks is going to make it a fight. He's from a boxing family. The whole nine, whatever, whatever. He's going to box him. He's going to box him. He's going to move. Might hit Spinks. Spinks goes down to one knee.
And we didn't really, that was the bit, we didn't have very much else to do. Right. We all had to just sit around and talk about how wrong Mike Tyson was.
And we didn't really, that was the bit, we didn't have very much else to do. Right. We all had to just sit around and talk about how wrong Mike Tyson was.
And we didn't really, that was the bit, we didn't have very much else to do. Right. We all had to just sit around and talk about how wrong Mike Tyson was.
By that time, it was more mythology, though. Yeah. We had... And they knew it because they were picking opponents very strategically for Mike. Mike beat Bruce Seldon for a championship. Maybe Buster... No, he beat Bruno for a championship. They actually paid like $4 million of step-aside money to Lennox Lewis at one point, so they didn't have to fight him.