Nov102018

Boxing – 1985 – DKSEN Sports Don Chevrier Interviews Winner Davey Hilton After Defeating Dennis Horn

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DOG ASIDE: This video features Don Chevrier’s post fight interview of welterweight Davey Hilton, Jr. being interviewed after his 2nd round TKO of Denis Horne for the Continental Americas welterweight title fight.  Davey Hilton, Jr. is a Canadian former boxing  world champion….who is a member of the Fighting Hilton Family….and is the former brother-in-law of Arturo Gatti.  Hilton held the WBC super…

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Nov102018

Comedy – 1982 – Valerie Brownfield Stand Up Routine

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DOG ASIDE: Every now and then, this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile gets a video that I cannot find any research information on the feature participant in the video…..as in the case of comedian Valerie Brumfield , a stand-up comedian during the 1980’s…..who appeared on the Saturday Night Live stage in 1982…..so I have to come…

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Nov102018

Boxing – 1986 – HBOs Barry Tompkins Introduction To Heavyweight Bout With Mitch Green Vs Mike Tyson

1980s, Barry Tomkins, Boxing, Dog Aside, HBO, Heavyweight Boxing, Heavyweight Boxing Champions, Heavyweight Grudge Fights, Highlights, Madison Square Garden, Mike Tyson, Mitch Blood Green, Pregame Shows, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:  In this video herewith….HBO’s Barry Tompkins provides the introduction for the 10 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden between two legends of boxing in and around New York City in the mid-1980’s which featured Iron Mike Tyson verses Mitch Blood Green  . Barry David Tompkins (born May 2, 1940) is an American sportscaster…who is best known…

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Nov102018

Comedy – 1978 – The X Police Investigate Another Marijuana Related Death

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DOG ASIDE: Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd are The X Police in this Saturday Night Live skit from a show during the 1978 season….which deals with a subject that has been around for a long time….the “not so truthful results of smoking marijuana”.  The truth remains some 33+ years later, many of the “untruths and misconceptions” of the drug are still…

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Nov102018

Boxing – 1985 – HBOs Larry Merchant Showcases The Career Of WBC Featherwt Champ Julio Cesar Chavez

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DOG ASIDE: As time has gone by….my opinion of Julio Cezar Chavez has changed dramatically…..as I used to be of the opinion that he dodged to many really great boxers in an around his weight division…. while waiting for those greats to get older before he entered the ring with them….ie: Alexis Arguello, Salvador Sanchez,…

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Nov102018

Boxing – 1986 – ABCs Jim McKay Remembers Boxer Barry McGuigan Uniting A Divided Ireland

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DOG ASIDE: Finbar Patrick ‘Barry’ McGuigan MBE (born 28 February 1961) is an Irish retired professional boxer and current boxing promoter. Born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, McGuigan was nicknamed The Clones Cyclone and became the WBA and lineal featherweight world champion. He was very popular with Irish and British audiences, representing neutrality and peace in a time when Ireland, where he lived, was affected by The Troubles….which was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late…

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Nov102018

Special – 1986 – Actor Robert Guillaume At Comic Relief Gives Thoughts About Helping The Homeless

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DOG ASIDE: Homelessness is the condition of people lacking “a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” as defined by The McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act….who according to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report….and as of 2017 there were around 554,000 homeless people in the United States….whis is 0.17% of the population.  Homelessness emerged as a national…

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Nov102018

Boxing – 1986 – HBOs Tompkins + Leonard + Merchant PreFight Comments On Camacho Vs Boza Edwards

1980s, Barry Tomkins, Boxing, Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Dog Aside, Entertainers, HBO, Hector Macho Camacho, Highlights, Larry Merchant, Lightweight Bouts, Lightweight Champions, Lightweight Title Fights, Pregame Shows, Specials, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE: Cornelius Boza Edwards (born 27 May 1956) is the former WBC Super Featherweight Champion of the World….who fought in both the Super Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. Edwards was born in Uganda and emigrated to England….where he lived for a long period. He currently lives in the United States, where he trains other boxers. Boza-Edwards won the WBC world…

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Nov102018

MLB – 1979 – World Series Highlights – Pittsburgh Pirates Vs Baltimore Orioles – We Are Family Gme 7

1970s, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Baseball Music, Bill Macatee, Dog Aside, Highlights, MLB, MLB Hall of Fame, MLB MVP, MLB World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates, Specials, Videos, Willie StargellLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE: The 1979 World Series was the 76th edition of Major League Baseball’s championship series at the conclusion of the 1979 Major League Baseball season….played between the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates (98–64)….and the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles (102–57)….with the Pirates becoming the fourth team in World Series history to come back from a three games to one deficit to win the Series in seven games…..which marked…

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