Johnny Bumphus is a former boxer who was world light welterweight champion….who began his professional career as a hot prospect after winning his first 22 fights….including the vacant WBA Light Welterweight Title with a decision win over Lorenzo Luis Garcia in 1984…..but lost his title to Gene Hatcher in June 1984….as Hatcher scored an 11th-round TKO that had Hatcher knocking Bumphus…
Marina Klimova is a former competitive ice dancer….who competed for the Soviet Union with skating partner and husband Sergei Ponomarenko….as they were the 1992 Albertville Olympic gold medalists…. the 1988 Calgary silver medalists….the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic bronze medalist….three-time World champions….and a four-time European champions…..plus Klimova and Ponomarenko were fourth in their European Championships debut in 1983. Their breakthrough came the following…
“I Got the Hoss“ is a song written by Gerald House….and recorded by American country music artist Mel Tillis…..which was released in August 1977 as the first single from the album Love’s Troubled Waters….when the song reached # 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Mel Tillis (August 8, 1932 – November 19, 2017) was an American country music singer…
We at ImaSportsphile consider that Hector “Macho” Camacho was one of the true legends of the sport of boxing…..who fought during The Golden Age of Boxing from 1964 to 1995….which was a era when the sport showcased multiple legends in each and every professional weight division in the sport….especially in the lightweight division….which featured the likes of…
It’s a Small World is a water-based dark ride located in the Fantasyland area at the various Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide….which include Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California….the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida….Tokyo Disneyland….Disneyland Paris…. and Hong Kong Disneyland….with its inaugural version having originally premiered at the 1964 New York World’s Fair before permanently moving to Disneyland. The ride features over 300 audio-animatronic children in traditional costumes from cultures around…
Marvis Frazier is an American former professional boxer who fought in the heavyweight division…. as Marvis was involved in other sports….but finally gave it all up in favor of boxing….“I played football and basketball and I wrestled, and I love them all, especially football. I was a running back. When I was in ninth grade, Duke and Temple talked to me…
Eight on the Lam is a 1967 Technicolor film directed by George Marshall….which stars Bob Hope, Jill St John and Phyllis Diller…..in which bank teller Henry Dimsdale (Hope) finds ten $1,000 bills….and he is a widower with seven kids….and could use the money….when housekeeper Golda (Diller) tells him it’s a case of finder’s keepers…..so, Henry waits two weeks to see if anyone…
Ray Boom Boom Mancini and Livingstone Bramble fought two action filled ferocious battles for the WBA Lightweight Title…..which we at ImaSportsphile consider to be “grudge fights”…..with the 1st being on June 1, 1984, in a war that ended up in a 14th round TKO…..while the 2nd took place on February 16, 1985….and it ended in a unanimous decision…
Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican Canadian heavyweight professional boxer…..who competed from 1976 to 2000….and won the WBC heavyweight title in 1986 by defeating Pinklon Thomas….then he lost it in his first defense in the same year to Mike Tyson…..and was also the last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali…. defeating him in 1981…..when The Greatest was sadly way past his prime. Larry Holmes is an American former professional heavyweight…