In Reply to: After Nixon, Ford, Carter, they were the next tier of Americans posted by DSCBruin on March 22, 2025 at 02:17:38
televised. I still remember how much we, as teens, hated Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba. He seemed to be in every Olympics.
Then the Duran Leonard fights, after the Ali/Foreman/Norton years, were the last bouts that we really cared about til Tyson.
My Dad and Uncle took my brother and me to see Little Red Lopez fight at the Olympic Auditorium. That place was a bit scary at night.
MMA destroyed what was left of boxings popularity when it came along.