Column: Make way for Slayer Pete. Jim Lampley, who did the blow-by-blow with distinction for so many years on HBO, is sorely missed. From 1983 to 1985, he was the studio host of ABC broadcasts of the United States Football League (USFL), a spring league that featured stars such as Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly, Steve Young and Reggie White.

The show is hosted by former New York State athletic commissioner Randy Gordon and former #1-ranked Heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney. I’m Lance Pugmire.

It just had to do with my unusually great reverence for the artistic impact of this network, the way it worked and doing telecasts without commercials.

AwfulAnnouncing.com is not an official web site for any media organization, professional sports league, team, or organization.Copyright © 2020 www.AwfulAnnouncing.com - All Rights Reserved - Trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners. Fury and I showed the world what this looks like when the best fight the best. The man himself was unsure when asked in an interview but doesn’t seem ready to jump ship just yet. Lampley said while attending the University of North Carolina he strived to be an executive producer before landing an ABC college football job from a pool of 430 applicants. Shields is expected to be walked into the ring by UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg on Saturday as Cyborg continues training for her Dec. 29 title defense against bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Other prominent players remaining in boxing include Showtime, fledgling streaming service DAZN – which showed Anthony Joshua’s recent defeat of Alexander Povetkin – and Fox Sports, which signed a four-year deal in September to work with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions stable. Probably had some off nights but most of them reflected real work.”, SATURDAYIBF light heavyweight title – Chicago, IllinoisArtur Beterbiev (champion/No. 7 IBF/No. “I have a need to continue working at HBO and exploring my relationship with the greatest television network in the world. Lampley and his wife, Debra, live in San Diego, California. Jim Lampley, who did the blow-by-blow with distinction for so many years on HBO, is sorely missed. Asked how she recovered, she said, “God did it. A great day of baseball did not translate to more viewers. The Jets aren't just struggling on the field.

But I don’t have a need for that. Robert Woods’ versatility goes a long way to airing out Rams’ offense.

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But if we’re not going to have live boxing telecasts on the air, there’s not much reason for the Fight Game with Jim Lampley.”. San Diego County orders strip club to cease and desist days after Padres player stabbing. Subscribe here, and I’ll come right to your inbox. 4 WBA)Why it’s garbage: Inoue may well be the world’s best fighter at 118 pounds. Then a new set of management came in and we got Girls, True Blood, and a lot of **** that got cancelled year after year.

Lampley also hosted a series called Legendary Nights in 12 installments in honor of HBO's three decades covering boxing in 2004, recounting 12 memorable fights broadcast on HBO in that timespan. Lampley writes, hosts and executive produces his own studio boxing news show, The Fight Game with Jim Lampley on HBO.

call of George Foreman's miracle comeback against then heavyweight champion Michael Moorer when a straight right ended Moorer's reign. Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder touched on multiple topics during an hourlong conference call with reporters this week after his compelling draw with Tyson Fury on Saturday night at Staples Center. People freak when I tell them it was an on-merit style loss.

I get the feeling HBO was home and that they'd sooner start new careers as a Producer in Jim's case and trainer/Promter for Roy than get new Commentary gigs.. as great as they are I do think it's time for some new blood wether the current guys at Fox and DAZN get better or replaced.

George Springer hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer, Jose Altuve homered and doubled for the Houston Astros, who beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 to stay alive in the ALCS.

The thrill of Wilder-Fury leaves three-belt Joshua in a weird place, with his promoter Eddie Hearn left to select from second-rate heavyweights while the fight fans anticipate the rematch.

Welcome to a special edition of our weekly boxing/MMA newsletter. ... she’s not had a lot of exposure yet. Since 2012 has produced the continuing series, The Fight Game with Jim Lampley.

Still, Lampley, who’ll turn 70 next April, sees the heart of the C-suite matter. “Right now I don’t have an on-camera involvement. Roman by decision (65/35), WBC super flyweight title – Pak Kret, ThailandSrisaket Sor Rungvisai (champion/No.

For many throughout the years, HBO’s identity was boxing. That same year, he began working for HBO, covering boxing and HBO's annual telecast of Wimbledon. “Fairer, I think, to identify the decision as a shared thought – HBO and AT&T (which recently acquired Time Warner, HBO’s parent company) – and I get it.

HBO’s last scheduled fight card will be topped by middleweight contenders Daniel Jacobs and Serigy Derevyanchenko from Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27. Cowards stay running from the truth, just like your idol,…, [QUOTE=kushking;19159893]You dsab gggstan,NOBODY ducked your fake hypejob idol,hes ALWAYS been a hypejob protected hypocrite & you fæææots hanging off his balls have ALWAYS contradicted yourselves & still do. You don’t have to be a boxing fan or ever watch a second of boxing to appreciate the kind of passion Jim Lampley has for the sport of boxing and the appreciation he has for HBO to have done top quality work for so many years. If at some point we come up with some other reason for Jim Lampley to be on television, you’ll see that. After the game, Lampley presided over the presentation ceremony for the trophy. With viral interviews on Fox News and other outlets, Joe Biden’s Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg becomes his presidential campaign’s sharpest surrogate.

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I am perfectly happy to do that as a producer at this stage of my life.”. Play-by-play is a big weakness.

Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. Lampley's movie production company, Crystal Spring Productions, has produced a handful of movies, including 2000's Welcome to Hollywood. Executive VP Peter Nelson said boxing “was no longer a determinant factor” for subscribers.

California’s November election will feature 12 statewide ballot measures.

NOTE: Fights previewed are only those involving a sanctioning body's full-fledged title-holder – no interim, diamond, silver, etc. The final high-end bout of his HBO run came two weeks ago in Las Vegas when Canelo Alvarez edged Gennady Golovkin.

Of HBO’s exit, he says loyally, “I totally understand the thought process. Prime Lennox was too good for Mike and Evander.

I can honestly say that he's absolutely the worst commentator of all time. The champ figures to get this thing done quickly and impressively.

After spending 45 years as the gold standard of premium cable boxing, HBO execs pulled the plug on the “Network of Champions” – saying it would pivot away from the ring at the close of 2018. Plaschke: A furious first inning sets tone for Dodgers’ victory.

4 IWBR)Shiro (13-0, 7 KO): Fourth title defense; Three KOs in six scheduled 12-roundersMelindo (37-3, 13 KO): Sixth title fight (2-3); Split two career fights in Japan (1-1, 1 KO)Fitzbitz says: Shiro is part of a wave of Asians who’ve won titles early.

He also had covered a record 14 Olympic Games on U.S. television, most recently the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. ABC executives thought that Lampley's youthful looks would make him endearing to the college crowds they looked to attract for their college football games. HBO identity is to be No. The network aired its first boxing broadcast – George Foreman’s heavyweight title-winning KO of Joe Frazier – in 1973, and Lampley became its full-time blow-by-blow man 15 years later upon taking the mic for Mike Tyson’s erasure of Tony Tubbs in Tokyo. It’s going to be more colonized, more split up than when it was lodged in two primary places [HBO and Showtime]. TM & © 2020 BoxingScene. The Dodgers use a record, 11-run first-inning scoring frenzy to rout the Atlanta Braves 15-3 in Game 3 of the NLCS.

Last night was the end of an era. Buttigieg is the Biden campaign’s ruthless secret weapon. [2], For his participation in the Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO series, Lampley earned three Emmy awards.

1 WBA/No. Lampley was the first program host on New York's sports talk radio station WFAN when it began operation on July 1, 1987. Lyle Fitzsimmons has covered professional boxing since 1995 and written a weekly column for Boxing Scene since 2008.

Lucas Cavallini scored twice to help the Vancouver Whitecaps beat LAFC 2-1.

I’m willing and ready to give Fury a rematch as soon as possible and end this talk once and for all. “My on-air career was an accident.

Fights for WBA "world championships" are only included if no "super champion" exists in the weight class. But I have been aware of the thought process for quite a while, and I’m a loyal corporate soldier.”, Sign up for the Fight Corner, our boxing and MMA newsletter ».

I got out of character and abandoned the game plan. Shields’ high profile and stand-up prowess could make her a natural for an eventual transition to mixed martial arts, but she said, “I’m trying to get women’s boxing to where women’s MMA is.”, Like Ronda Rousey, “I’d be able to create my own weight class if I came over, but I want a 100% win factor. “Year in, year out it is still Tyson-Douglas,” he said. Since 2012 has produced the continuing series, The Fight Game with Jim Lampley. At a workout Thursday in Las Vegas, Mayweather said, “This is a great way for me to go out there and give people some entertainment. Something else you’d like to see?

I went to church and said, ‘I pray that you bless me with a stronger mind to handle the things I’m going through.’ Because I’d flip out before that. Meanwhile, Melindo is a veteran who became a champ later in life. Lampley also appeared on television in shows such as Everybody Hates Chris, MacGyver, the Andy Samberg HBO mockumentory, Seven Days in Hell and Eastbound & Down. It happened, and I rode that train for as far as I could make it go,” he said. Lampley was again called upon to anchor for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Lampley's 14th Games. “It’s going to be amazing. He was best known as a blow-by-blow announcer on HBO World Championship Boxing for 30 years.

15 IWBR)Sor Rungvisai (46-4-1, 41 KO): Third title defense; Fifteen straight KOs in fights in ThailandDiaz (14-2-3, 6 KO): First title fight; Was KO’d in lone fight outside of MexicoFitzbitz says: The champ was impressive in dethroning Gonzalez and has shown no indication he’s about to slide against a challenger who doesn’t belong on the same marquee. The opinions were strong, entertaining and extended, and here’s the gist of it: On the fight: “Amazing. So I’ve turned my back on some upward mobility in order to work for what I saw as the No. Lampley was married to Bree Walker, the first on-air American television network news anchor with ectrodactyly 1990–1999.

I’m in the entertainment business.



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