HBO was never the only home of big time boxing. They did a hell of a job branding it that way. In 1986, Showtime secured the rights to Marvin Hagler-John Mugabi to make themselves a player and, for ...

Larry Merchant often described boxing as “the theater of the unexpected.” When he was center stage, working with Jim Lampley and George Foreman on HBO Sports’ World Championship Boxing, the three ...