Feb272019

Music – 1985 – Stevie Wonder – Come Back For More + My Cheri Amor + You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Highlights, MoTown, Music, Music Concerts, Pop Music, R & B Music, Rhythm & Blues Music, Soul Music, Stevie Wonder, VideosLeave a comment

 Stevie Wonder is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist….who early on was a child prodigy…..who became one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century.  Wonder signed with Motown’s Tamla label at the age of 11…..and he continued performing and recording for Motown into the 2010’s.   Among Wonder’s works are…

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Feb262019

Boxing – 1987 – ABC Wrap-up Show – IBF Welterwt Title Fight – Johnny Bumphus Vs Lloyd Honeyghan

1980s, ABC, Alex Wallau, Boxing, Highlights, Interviews, Jim Lampley, Johnny "Bump City" Bumphus, Lloyd Honeyghan, Lou Duva, Videos, Welterweight Bouts, Welterweight Champions, Welterwt Championship Fights, Wide World of SportsLeave a comment

Johnny ‘Bump City’ Bumphus (born 17 August 1960) is a former professional 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….which was a belt that Bumphus lost to Gene Hatcher in June 1984 in Buffalo, New York….as Hatcher…

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Feb262019

Boxing – 1988 – Larry Merchant + Jim Lampley Preview 12 Rnd WBC Lt Heavywt Title Leonard Vs Lalonde

1980s, Boxing, Donny LaLonde, HBO, Highlights, Interviews, Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, Light Heavyweight Bouts, Light Heavyweight Champions, Light Heavywt Championships, Pregame Shows, Sugar Ray Leonard, VideosLeave a comment

The first fight in many decades involving titles in two different categories and the WBC world Super Middleweight championship sees Sugar Ray Leonard become boxing’s second four division world champion….and its first five division world champion when he knocks out WBC world Light Heavyweight champion Donnie Lalonde in the ninth round, also winning the WBC’s vacant Super Middleweight championship,…

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Feb262019

Music – 1976 – The Band – Ophelia Where Have You Gone – Sung At Their Last Waltz Concert

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  After touring with as Bob Dylan’s band in 1966….and because they were always “the band” to various front men and the locals in Woodstock….member Levon Helm said the name “the Band” worked well when the group came into its own. The group began performing as the Band in 1968….and went on to release ten studio albums….as Dylan…

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Feb262019

Music – 1985 – The 4 Tops + The Temptations Medley – I’ll Be There & My Girl & Getting Ready More

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There were many wonderful highlights from the 1985 television special MoTown 25….which was a celebration of MoTown Records first 25 years of operation…..as many of their stars coming back to honor the record label that truly put black music and black entertainers on the map….with none bigger for the night than when The Four Tops and The Temptations came on…

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Feb262019

Boxing – 1988 – Special – Down For The Count – The Greatest 1st Round Knockouts In Boxing History

1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Boxing, Floyd Patterson, HBO, Highlights, History, Interviews, Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Louis, Larry Merchant, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Specials, VideosLeave a comment

This video provides boxing fans with a video highlight history of the greatest 1st round knockouts in boxing history….as HBO’s Larry Merchant provides the commentary for this wonderful highlights reel….including title fights with Joe Louis vs Max Schmelling 2nd fight…..Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott 2nd fight…..Sonny Liston vs Floyd Patterson….Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston…

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Feb262019

Boxing – 1987 – Tim Ryan + Thomas Hearns + Hugh McIlvanney + Arthur Mercante Talk Leonard Vs Hagler

1980s, Arthur Mercante Sr, Boxing, Gil Clancy, Hugh McIlvanney, Interviews, Marvin Hagler, Middleweight Champions, Middleweight Championship Fights, Middleweight Fights, Specials, Sports Saturday / Sunday, Thomas Hearns, Tim Ryan, VideosLeave a comment

This video features a “round table” type discussion involving CBS Sport boxing broadcast team of Tim Ryan and Gil Clancy, renowned boxing referee Arthur Mercante Sr., sports journalist Hugh McIlvanney from The London Times and then light heavyweight champion Thomas Hearns….wherein the discussion is all things Sugar Ray Leonard verses Marvelous Marvin Hagler, for the undisputed world Middleweight…

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Feb262019

Comedy – 1978 – The Johnny Carson Show – With Psychic Carnac The Magnificent and Actor Dom DeLuise

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is an American talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the Tonight Show franchise from October 1, 1962 through May 22, 1992.  It originally aired during late-night….and for its first decade was based at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, with some episodes recorded at NBC-TV’s West Coast studios in Burbank, California….then on May 1, 1972, the show moved to…

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Feb262019

Boxing – 1988 – Larry Merchant + Sugar Ray Leonard Highlight All Things Past And Future For Leonard

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On November 7, 1988, Leonard made another comeback, facing Don Lalonde at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. They fought for Lalonde’s WBC Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super Middleweight Championship….which meant that Lalonde had to make 168 lbs. Many were critical of Leonard for stipulating that his opponent, natural 175 pounder, should weigh less than his usual fighting weight….which…

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