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Classic fights, career defining moments and hard-hitting action from the most compelling and unforgettable prizefights of 2006 are recapped in “Showtime Championship Boxing: 20 Years Later” premiering Saturday, May 5, 2007, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
The 30-minute program features highlights from the 20th anniversary year of Showtime Championship Boxing with commentary from perennial play-by-play man Steve Albert and renowned color analyst Al Bernstein. In addition, “20 Years Later” will feature the top bouts from “ShoBox: The New Generation,” the network’s acclaimed prospect-oriented series, with fight call and commentary from Nick Charles and Steve Farhood.
Legendary ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. hosts as trainers Dickie Wood and Don Familton, and top boxing journalists Carlos Arias (Orange County Register), Steve Kim and Doug Fischer (Maxboxing.com), Tom Hauser (Secondsout.com) and Michael Woods (Thesweetscience.com) share poignant moments and recollections from the past year.
Featured bouts in the program include: “2006 Fight of the Year” candidate Lamon Brewster vs. Sergei Liakhovich; Shannon Briggs’ dramatic last-minute knockout of Liakhovich; the controversy surrounding the two James Toney-Samuel Peter showdowns; twin upsets of Carlos Baldomir over Zab Judah and O’Neil Bell over Jean-Marc Mormeck; Joe Calzaghe’s dismantling of Jeff Lacy; Vic Darchinyan’s three world title defenses; Roman Karmazin versus Cory Spinks; and Diego Corrales-Joel Casamayor III.
In addition to exhilarating highlights, the SHOWTIME boxing announcers and Lennon Jr. recap 2006’s most unforgettable moments and discuss a myriad of subjects and trends that have occurred throughout 20-plus years of SHOWTIME airing the best boxing on television.
After Lennon Jr. opens the show, “20 Years Later” will be divided into five segments that are interspersed with editorials from Albert, Farhood, Bernstein and Charles. The initial segment will highlight the rise of Soviet born and trained fighters, followed by first and second-generation families (Spinks, McGirt, Witherspoon, Marquez brothers) who have fought on SHOWTIME, the increasing size of today’s heavyweights, the smaller division champions and more.
In the midst of its 21st year, SHOWTIME has consistently provided viewers with meaningful, competitive fights, whose surprising outcomes have unveiled new champions, rerouted careers and gained SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING the distinction of not only offering the most important match ups, but the most unexpected results.
De La Hoya focuses on fight
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Talk to Oscar De La Hoya about his May 5 showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and you’re likely to get more of a PowerPoint presentation than a discourse on power punching.
Few can blame him, however. After all, De La Hoya is promoting the bout — destined to be one of the richest in boxing history — in addition to starring in it.
But all the heady references to “corporate synergies” and “national sponsorship packages” suddenly stop when Mayweather’s name comes up.
Wednesday, in his last media conference call before the fight, De La Hoya called the fight “by far the biggest” of his career, then began firing back at the man whose trash talk has generated almost as many headlines as the fight itself.
De La Hoya said he has “no respect whatsoever” for Mayweather.
“Everything that comes out of his mouth is garbage,” De La Hoya said.
As for the concept of Mayweather playing the role of bad guy in the fight, De La Hoya says that’s garbage, too.
“He didn’t choose to be the villain,” De La Hoya said. “He is the villain. That’s who he is.”
The fight, scheduled for 12 rounds at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, is being televised on HBO Pay-Per-View for $54.95.
De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KO) said he’s never been involved in a fight that’s been marketed to the extent of this one. Not even his 1999 classic against Felix Trinidad, a bout that set a nonheavyweight record with 1.4 million pay-per-view buys.
Even so, he says fans shouldn’t worry about his focus.
“It’s not been a distraction,” De La Hoya said of his role in the business side of the bout. “I’m very dedicated when it comes to training. I can make time for everything.”
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