DOG ASIDE: Boxing at the 1988 Seoul was shrouded with controversy after controversy….starting with USA Andrew Hembrick being given the wrong time for his bout with a home grown Korean fighter….as he loses by a no-show…..USA Roy Jones being chosen the outstanding boxer at the Olympics by the International Amateur Boxing Federation….even after losing to…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: This video gives us wonderful highlights of the entire men’s and women’s Olympic Diving Competition at the 1988 Seoul Games…for this was historic stuff…..especially with USA Greg Louganis becoming the only Olympic diver in history to win gold in both platform and springboard diving in two consecutive Olympic games…..and Olympic gold medalist Pat…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: As if the tragedy of a close family member death isn’t difficult enough…..try competing for the gold medal in the Olympics in the 1988 Calgary Games immediately after receiving the news of a loved one passing…..cuz that is what USA Dan Jansen had to do on the day of the finals in the…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Viktor Vasyliovych Petrenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Васильович Петренко; born 27 June 1969) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater….who represented the Soviet Union….the Unified Team….and Ukraine during his career. He is the 1992 Olympic Champion for the Unified Team at Albertville, CN. Petrenko became the first flagbearer for Ukraine. Petrenko currently lives in the…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: David “Dave” James Wottle (born August 7, 1950) is a retired American middle-distance track athlete. He was the gold medalist in the 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Leading up to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany….Wottle won the AAU 800 meter title before equaling the world record…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: This video of the 1972 Munich Olympics men’s basketball game between the USSR vs USA provided as much drama….except for the terrorist attack on Israeli team….which was horrible for HUMANITY….but the loss by the USA basketball team to the Russians was about as bad as international basketball can ever be….especially on an official’s…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: In this video you get to watch a really good Olympic boxer at the 1984 L A Games……Pernell “Sweatpea” Whitaker…..as he fought West German Reinir Gies…..who didn’t have many boxing skills…..but was a pretty tough street fighter….not always clean if you know what I mean. Anyway, just hearing Howard making the call for…
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