Posted in Uncategorized, sports, boxing, Ringside Boxing Show, history, prison, Howard Davis Jr., Olympics, Hall of Fame, Aaron Pryor on Jan 29th, 2012 Comments
In the annals of boxing history, Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor ranks among the greatest 140-pound fighters ever, capturing his title from the legendary "Kid Pambele," Antonio Cervantes, then defending it 11 times, during which he KO'd Alexis Arguello twice.
Pryor's personal story is even more compelling. He was addicted to crack, he was shot twice, he went to prison, and overcame all of that to straighten out his life and become an ordained deacon in his Baptist church.
Enjoy this astonishing conversation with a legendary Hall of Fame boxer and remarkable personality.
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Posted in Uncategorized, sports, boxing, Interview, Harold Lederman, HBO, Muhammad Ali, Angelo Dundee, Larry Merchant, Cuban boxing, Howard Davis Jr., Hall of Fame, "The Fighter", Anthony Dirrell, 2011 "Best of The Ringside Boxing Show on Dec 18th, 2011 Comments
An amazing year of interviews on The Ringside Boxing Show was capped off on Dec. 18, 2011 by our year-ender show, featuring the best clips from our interviews of Vinny Paz, Irish Pat Lawlor, Angelo Dundee, Dicky Eklund, Harold Lederman, Chuck Wepner, Anthony Dirrell, Howard Davis Jr., and Bobby Czyz. Enjoy this colorful array of segments from a great year.
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Posted in Uncategorized, sports, boxing, Ringside Boxing Show, Interview, Vinny Paz, Angelo Dundee, Larry Merchant, Howard Davis Jr., Bobby Czyz, Chuck Wepner, Dicky Eklund, "The Fighter", Anthony Dirrell, 2011 "Best of The Ringside Boxing Show, Pat Lawlor on Dec 18th, 2011 Comments
An amazing year of interviews on The Ringside Boxing Show was capped off on Dec. 18, 2011 by our year-ender show, featuring the best clips from our interviews of Vinny Paz, Irish Pat Lawlor, Angelo Dundee, Dicky Eklund, Harold Lederman, Chuck Wepner, Anthony Dirrell, Howard Davis Jr., and Bobby Czyz. Enjoy this colorful array of segments from a great year.
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In 1976, in an Olympics that included Mike McCallum, Colin Jones, Leon and Michael Spinks, John Tate, and Sugar Ray Leonard, the Outstanding Boxer award went to Howard Davis Jr., who won the gold medal at lightweight only days after his mother had died of a heart attack. Davis says he heard the voice of his mother repeatedly as he fought his way to glory in Montreal.
This is an interview you don't want to miss from May 8, 2011 -- ironically, Mother's Day.
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