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HBO Boxing

Original title: HBO World Championship Boxing
  • TV Series
  • 1973– 1973–
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
120
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POPULARITY
33,970
12,988
Michael Buffer, Jim Lampley, Paul Malignaggi, Paul Williams, and Paul McCloskey in HBO Boxing (1973)
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Telecasts of various boxing matches.Telecasts of various boxing matches.Telecasts of various boxing matches.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
120
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
33,970
12,988
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    • Stars
      • Jim Lampley
      • Larry Merchant
      • Harold Lederman
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    • Stars
      • Jim Lampley
      • Larry Merchant
      • Harold Lederman
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    • 1User review
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 22 nominations

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    Jim Lampley
    • Self - Ringside Commentator…
    121 episodes121 eps • 1986–2018
    Larry Merchant
    Larry Merchant
    • Self - Ringside Commentator…
    108 episodes108 eps • 1973–2015
    Harold Lederman
    • Self - Ringside Commentator…
    101 episodes101 eps • 1978–2018
    Michael Buffer
    Michael Buffer
    • Self - Ring Announcer…
    95 episodes95 eps • 1987–2018
    Max Kellerman
    • Self - Ringside Commentator…
    63 episodes63 eps • 2007–2018
    Roy Jones Jr.
    Roy Jones Jr.
    • Self - Ringside Commentator…
    55 episodes55 eps • 1997–2018
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    • Self - Ringside Commentator…
    50 episodes50 eps • 1977–2015
    Emanuel Steward
    • Self - Ringside Commentator…
    38 episodes38 eps • 1981–2012
    Barry Tompkins
    • Self - Ringside Commentator…
    31 episodes31 eps • 1981–1988
    Freddie Roach
    Freddie Roach
    • Self - Trainer…
    30 episodes30 eps • 1988–2018
    Jerry Olaya
    • Self - Interpreter…
    30 episodes30 eps • 2007–2018
    Don King
    Don King
    • Self - Boxing Promotor…
    29 episodes29 eps • 1973–2008
    George Foreman
    George Foreman
    • Self - Ringside Commentator…
    26 episodes26 eps • 1973–2013
    Mike Tyson
    Mike Tyson
    • Self…
    21 episodes21 eps • 1986–2015
    Chuck Hull
    • Self - Ring Announcer
    16 episodes16 eps • 1981–1990
    Bert Randolph Sugar
    Bert Randolph Sugar
    • Self - Journalist
    15 episodes15 eps • 1973–1982
    Lou Duva
    • Self - Trainer…
    15 episodes15 eps • 1981–1998
    Mills Lane
    Mills Lane
    • Self - Referee
    15 episodes15 eps • 1981–1997
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    9/10
    The heart and soul of boxing. A classy way to build legends.
    For over three decades now HBO has brought us great fight after fight on it's ever popular series "World Championship Boxing". Over the years I've watched De La Hoya, Lewis, Holyfield, Mosley, and many others carry the sport to new heights on HBO. Many people forget that boxing started on HBO in 1973 at a time when Ali, Frazier, and Foreman ruled, and HBO is still king of boxing today. The network has always featured the best champions and high quality fights from places like Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and New York City's Madison Square Garden. Many champions would fight fights in their hometown, like Lennox Lewis defending in London, or Wladimir making a defense in the Ukraine. The broadcast team is the best in the business and Jim Lampley is boxing's all-time best blow by blow man, yes even better than Howard Cosell! Lampley knows his stuff, and his vocabulary is unmatched and I love to hear his exciting voice during fights! Plus Larry Merchant who to many seems arrogant does a great job as a big prize fight analyst, who gives between the rounds commentary so well. Plus Larry is a veteran sports reporter who knows his stuff so well. This duo of Merchant and Lampley always keeps you well informed. The diagrams and punch-stat numbers shown on the screen are nice and neat a great way to keep pace of the fight, and it's keeps you interested. Getting back to Larry he gives the post fight commentary so elegantly and graceful, Larry's a tell it like it is guy! Round scoring is also provided accurate by Harold Lederman on each broadcast. Overall if your a boxing fan HBO is the place to be for the best in the business you will see legends made and great fights happening with superstars. So many memories will be made, just remember the shocker in Japan in Feburary 1990 with Buster Douglas defeating Mike Tyson!
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    • Dec 19, 2006

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      • February 22, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • HBO Sports
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      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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