Boxing – 1985 – 12 Rnd Continental Americas Welterweight Title Fight – Davey Hilton Vs Dennis Horne

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Davey Hilton Jr. (born December 9, 1963) is a Canadian former boxing world champion….who is a member of the Fighting Hilton Family….who held the WBC super middleweight title briefly after defeating Dingaan Thobela in  2000….but shortly thereafter, the WBC stripped it from him after child molestation charges were leveled against him. Hilton suffered only two losses in his career to fellow Canadians Stephane Ouellett, and Alain Bonnamie…..after compiling…

Boxing – 1985- 10 Round Heavyweight Bout – James Broad Vs Tim Witherspoon – With Don Chevrier

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Tim Witherspoon (born December 27, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2003. He was a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the WBC title in 1984, and the WBA title in 1986. Witherspoon also worked as a regular sparring partner for Muhammad Ali.   On May 20, 1983, Witherspoon would have his first attempt at earning a world title by taking on…

Boxing – 1983 – 10 Round Welterweight Bout – J C Kim Vs Robin Blake – With Al Bernstein + Sam Rosen

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Rockin Robin Blake was a really good professional boxer out of Leveland, Texas….who fought from 1981 to 1990….while establishing a career record of 33 wins with 21 by KO and 8 losses….in which he fought and won the USA Texas State Welterweight Title on two separate occasions….when in 1986 he beat Ezzard Charles Adams in a…

Boxing – 1983 – 15 Round Welterweight Title Fight – Colin Jones Vs Donald Curry – With Chris Schenkel

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Colin Jones (born 21 March 1959) was a Welsh boxer that became British, Commonwealth and European welterweight champion….who before turning professional, he represented Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  He was one of the hardest punching welterweights of his generation….with the ability to knock fighters out with a single shot from either hand….which allowed him the luxury of being a notoriously…

Comedy – 1983 – HBO On Location Special – America’s Top Comedians Delivering Their Best Punch Lines

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One of the best comedy programs on television during the decade of the 1980’s was HBO’s On Location…..which was typically hosted by comedian Robert Klein.  On Location was a series from HBO that premiered on New Year’s Eve 1975 with a one-hour performance by Robert Klein….and the program became a source for uncensored stand-up comedy performances from comedians such as George Carlin, David Brenner, Redd Foxx, Rich…

Music – 1947 – Hank Williams Sr – Move It On Over

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“Move It On Over“ is a very popular song written and recorded by the American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1947….as this was Williams’ first major hit….afterr reaching # 4 on the Billboard Singles chart. The song is considered one of the earliest examples of rock and roll music. Many others have recorded and performed the song subsequently…..notably the hit versions by George…

Music – 1953 – Disney Animated Sing Along Song Special – Old McDonald Had A Band – With Professor Owl

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From the day we started posting videos here on our ImaSportsphile site….to currently at 3,022 videos posted in February 2019….and although knowing we still have some 8,000 more video left to post….we can safely state that there are two “stars of our library” ….comedian Red Skelton and the Walt Disney Sing Along Song…..as the combined videos of…

Boxing – 1964 To 1986 – Special – The Elegance + Eloquence Of Jim McKay In Tribute To Muhammad Ali

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This video is simply priceless to us here at ImaSportsphile….cuz it features two of our all time favorite sports personalities…..the always elegant and eloquent Jim McKay, a sportscaster of the highest order….along with The Greatest Muhammad….who not only was a legend of boxing, but was also demographically, the best known and most admired person in the world…

Comedy – 1978 – Monty Python Eric Idle – Stand Up Routine

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Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English comedian, actor, voice actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician, writer and comedic composer…who was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python….a member of the parody rock band The Rutles…..and the author of the Broadway musical Spamalot. Idle wrote for Python mostly by himself….although he sometimes found it difficult in…