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HBO2 Showing Sugar Ray Robinson Doc TONIGHT
Tonight on HBO2 – Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion
HBO SPORTS® PRESENTS A SUMMER FESTIVAL OF
ACCLAIMED BOXING DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURING A DIFFERENT FILM
EVERY THURSDAY FROM JUNE 26 TO JULY 24 ON HBO2
Recognized as sports television’s best storyteller and the leading TV platform for boxing, HBO Sports presents five of its acclaimed boxing documentaries on consecutive Thursday evenings this summer on HBO2. Featuring HBO Sports’ trademark blend of unseen archival footage, home movies, revealing interviews and unique storytelling, the festival launched June 26 with the powerful ALI-FRAZIER I: ONE NATION… DIVISIBLE and concludes with the celebrated 2013 presentation LEGENDARY NIGHTS: THE TALE OF GATTI-WARD.
Films include one airing TONIGHT:
SUGAR RAY ROBINSON: THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND DARK SHADOWS OF A CHAMPION (July 3, 7:00 p.m.) reviews the life of the man many consider the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in history. The Sports Emmy®-winning documentary explores his unparalleled ring career, the innovations he brought to the business side of the sport and his intriguing lifestyle.
Collazo TKO 7 Vayson; Fundora TKO 7 Kubicki at Fantasy Springs
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Results from Montreal Where Kim Clavel Won a World Title in a Second Weight Class
Las Vegas Has Factored Large in the Rise of French Boxing Star Bakary Samake
Bert Sugar and Tom Gerbasi Were Not on the Same Page re Boxing’s Greatest Fighters
Avila Perspective, Chap. 345: MVP Promotions Brings Women’s Boxing to Canada
The Final Word on Terence Crawford’s Encounter with a Gun-Wielding Policeman
The Boxing Hall of Fame is Poised to Welcome ‘GGG’ plus other News from Canastota
It was a Tempestuous September for Terence Crawford, the TSS Fighter of the Month
KO Artists Umar Dzambekov and Cain Sandoval Keep on Truckin’ at Santa Ynez
The Final Word on Terence Crawford’s Encounter with a Gun-Wielding Policeman
The Boxing Hall of Fame is Poised to Welcome ‘GGG’ plus other News from Canastota
KO Artists Umar Dzambekov and Cain Sandoval Keep on Truckin’ at Santa Ynez
Literary Notes from Thomas Hauser
It was a Tempestuous September for Terence Crawford, the TSS Fighter of the Month
Bert Sugar and Tom Gerbasi Were Not on the Same Page re Boxing’s Greatest Fighters
Results from Montreal Where Kim Clavel Won a World Title in a Second Weight Class
Las Vegas Has Factored Large in the Rise of French Boxing Star Bakary Samake
Avila Perspective, Chap. 345: MVP Promotions Brings Women’s Boxing to Canada
On a Slow Weekend for Boxing, Female Fighters Ruled the Roost
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