Jim Lampley
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Podcast Appearances
The people that have used boxing as a vehicle to get out of their circumstances.
Yeah, that was a great show, man.
That was another bummer when HBO stopped doing boxing.
Well, look- But it had to be successful for them.
In public perception or profitability?
One of my favorite TV fights was him versus Marvis Frazier because it was such a terrifying execution.
We knew coming into that fight.
It was a perfect fight for Mike to showcase because Marvis had the giant name because he was Joe Frazier's son.
And Joe Frazier had been trash-talking Mike.
It helped to create what ultimately became the myth of Mike Tyson.
But Buster Douglas had underperformed most of his career and had not been motivated.