George Foreman vs Joe Frazier 2 HD ABC 1080p 60fps youtu.be/l6EX13zj_vM

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Out now! Our live 80s heavyweight #boxing discussion and Q&A is available as a podcast as part of my Boxing Movie Podcast. Hosted by Jake Sharpe, of BBC Radio Northampton, William Dettloff and I took questions from our audience and looked back on an unappreciated decade.

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"Executing a potentially innocent person who has never had due process, and who has not had a fair trial, is the opposite of justice!” — Brian Harrison on #RobertRoberson innocenceproject.org/news/supporter…

1/2 Is Tim Witherspoon the biggest under achiever of the 80s heavyweights? All I know for sure is he's got good taste in books. William Dettloff and I talked best fights, best fighters, under and over achievers and lots more in our recent 80s heavyweight #boxing live Q&A.

America: We want universal healthcare! Bernie Sanders: Elect me and I’ll give it to you! America: Fuck you, Communist!

One of the ‘80s Dream Fights we discussed: Gerry Cooney vs. Tex Cobb. Who do you think would have won?

Yep.

Don't let Texas execute #RobertRoberson — an innocent man — on Oct. 16. Call Gov. Abbott right now at 737-277-6778. Find a call script here: bit.ly/4gSqZtA

Because of his undiagnosed autism, Robert Roberson was seen as “cold” and “unemotional” instead of terrified and grieving. That misunderstanding helped send an innocent man to death row. Read more from AutismTX: houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo…

Texas is planning (again) to execute Robert Roberson for a non-existent crime. innocenceproject.org/petitions/call…

When I left prison, a correction officer said to me, "You being here helped me get my boat. And when your son gets here, he's gonna help my son get his boat." It's 25 years later, and one of my sons is a battle-tested US Marine, and the other is on his way to Duke University. But

From the Tampa Bay Times, May 1965.

The Houston Chronicle, February 1962.

Atlanta Daily World, May 1949 (!) wherein Dempsey blames boxing's "woes" on the G.I. Bill.

I particularly enjoy this quote from Marciano. smdh.

The Shreveport Times, May 1910. Yes, people were claiming 115 years ago that boxing was dead. (Note: The "Jeff" being referred to is Jim Jeffries.)