inhistoric.com - 26 days ago
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In commemoration of its 30th anniversary, ESPN has enlisted thirty different film-makers to make 30 different films about 30 different things that happened since the cable giant first came on the air. The series, appropriately called 30 For 30, has delved into several sports stories that ...
ESPN 30 for 30
30for30.espn.com 10/25/2009 — In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of ...
Ali’s Fall From Grace…and Holmes’ Divergence from Greatness
sportsmediajournal.com 10/26/2009 — The fourth installment of the ESPN “30 for 30″ documentary series (Tuesday, 8pm on ESPN) looks at one heavyweight championship fight that served as a eulogy of sorts for one combatant and the undeserved irrelevancy for the other.
Muhammad and Larry depicts the 1980 heavyweight ...
Muhammad And Larry
fightgameblog.com 10/28/2009 — If I get whooped, play it back, because I’ll be a fool.
Back in the mid-80s, we had HBO and I was able to watch many of Larry Holmes’ heavyweight fights. Because I saw Larry most, he became my favorite fighter. When he lost to Michael Spinks, I was heartbroken, and when he lost ...
30 For 30 Preview – Muhammad And Larry
fightgameblog.com 10/24/2009 — Don’t forget to check out Albert Maysles’ documentary about the 1980 fight between Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes on Tuesday on ESPN. It’s the fourth documentary in their 30 For 30 series.
Here’s a short video about Ali’s self deception:
WKR Review: Muhammad and Larry
watchkalibrun.com 10/28/2009 —
Last night the latest film in ESPN's 30 for 30 series featured a documentary about the Larry Holmes Muhammad Ali title fight entitled Muhammad and Larry . The film began by erasing any doubt of what the fight was: a beating, an abomination, a tragedy.
Ali never stood a chance against ...
Thoughts on 30 for 30: Muhammad and Larry
thebiglead.com 10/28/2009 — Muhammad and Larry looks at the fight history willfully forgot, Larry Holmes’ crushing 1980 defeat of Muhammad Ali. The disparity between the fighters’ abilities was palpable. The beat-down was brutal. It was never a question whether Ali would ...
The ESPN Years
6.midmajority.com 28 days ago — History, as Winston Churchill once said, is written by the victors. I disagree. That only holds true for the quick sweeps of human affairs, the kind in schoolbooks and multiple-choice tests. Interesting failures have more to teach us; the trajectories ...
