Hope you guys like it, it was quite painful to download the 22GB cap at 100Kb/s and then upscale it at 0,8 fps, but I think the results were worth it!

@PiggieSmall

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great job. As a 50 year old, my childhood was filled with watching legend after legend on HBO. Some of my earliest memories are of watching boxing. Many of these memories were saved through VHS, then moved to DVD, now to digital hdd. I remember witnessing live the incredible (Gatti-Ward), the controversial (Chavez-Taylor & Starling-Molinares), the storm (Tyson) and the wacky (Fan Man in Holyfield-Bowe 2).....amongst hundreds of other moments. There was just something about the feeling HBO Boxing brought that no other network could bring.

@MarioSonicUniverse

Жыл бұрын

Where did you download the final telecast?

@frankm5150

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for doing this man.

@tcr9315

Жыл бұрын

@@PiggieSmall hbo was the best. Many of the fights i was able to attend, many if the fighters inwas lucky enough having been in the gym with or met. Hbo was the best. Jim very nice guy and roy knew so much about boxing. Great times talking boxing.

@DavidSaenz1

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

One of the saddest days in Boxing history. Hasn’t been the same since.

@DyeSportingNetwork

7 ай бұрын

Showtime is joining HBO in leaving Boxing after December 2023

@rafaeldiaz603

4 ай бұрын

For real

@AnkleMuncher

4 ай бұрын

End of boxing really, fact is UFC and One Championship have done everything right and the promoters in boxing have done everything wrong milking megafights until they both lost and mean nothing anymore just look at AJ and Wilder managed by idiots.

@ilovetosmile

Ай бұрын

@@AnkleMuncher one championship is terrible and the UFC doesnt even come close to the hype/promotions of any of these fights that took place on HBO. Every ufc fight is watered down due to the ego of those running the company not letting their stars be stars outside of the UFC promotion

@gerardocazares1866

29 күн бұрын

They have a live TV channel with just pure HBO Boxing replays on tubi for free. I watch alot to remember the golden age 🙂🙂

Lampleys voice is pure “CLASS.” Never replicated.

I legit cried during this whole segment. HBO Boxing was a big piece of a lot of our lives. I’m not sure any network can replicate how HBO captured Boxing.

@Anthonylaynevoice

Ай бұрын

So did I

God bless Larry Merchant and Jim Lampley. We miss you

HBO Boxing 1973-2018 but forever in our hearts

@serenityinside1

3 ай бұрын

❤😞

Just came here after Showtime's final boxing telecast last night and all the raw emotions of watching those fights on both networks during the 80's, 90's and 2000's came flooding back as they did 5 years ago when this HBO event took place. If you haven't seen the Showtime send off, check it out. Always the best of times, boxing and beer with my Dad on Saturday nights.

Gatti/Ward and Corrales/Castillo will never be topped. There is no way a referee would ever let any fight continue the way theirs did. RIP, Arturo and Diego. We miss you and what you brought to the ring.

Such an emotional send off. They were the best team ever. Why did it have to end?

@Lalo_thr

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately HBO had been wanting to end their boxing production for a very long time so it was inevitable. The main reason is that it was very expensive to produce and reaped very little reward. Once Pacquiao and Mayweather were done, HBO boxing was done as well. I guess they didn't believe in Canelo the way they believed in Mayweather/Pacquiao or De La Hoya before them.

@GhettoMatt

Жыл бұрын

Al Haymon took all of his entire stable of fighters including HBO's perennial cash-cow Floyd Mayweather to form PBC and buy air-time across multiple networks and platforms. Shortly after Bob Arum and Top Rank left HBO entirely and entered a deal with ESPN. The reasons are mostly attributed to money - with HBO stifling it's boxing budget for quite some time before these powerbrokers took their personnel elsewhere. HBO Boxing, despite it's production being second to none was becoming a second-rate power in it's last couple of years with only GGG vs Canelo and their looming rematch being the only significant bouts if interest. With platforms like DAZN on the horizon with a war chest to offer fighters ridiculous sums of money the writing was well and truly on the wall. The fights themselves will always be the same no matter who is hosting or commentating but there has been something severely lacking from boxing since HBO pulled out. No other network or platform makes it seem as good, important or serious as it should be.

@adamshelton5025

Жыл бұрын

@@GhettoMatt wow bro. Well said! Beautifully said.

@VRNESTX

Жыл бұрын

@@GhettoMatt you’re right. Boxing is a very serious sport & should be presented as such. HBO was the best in sports production period.

@at5840

10 ай бұрын

I hope hbo brings back boxing

Watching HBO boxing with my dad was such a huge part of my childhood. Don't know what you've got till it's gone. This made me bawl. RIP sir.

This wasn’t just saying goodbye. This was saying thank you, to all who walked the journey inside the ring, just outside in the stands, and all who tuned in. This wasn’t just a broadcast event, this was a show, and this was as close as we can get to hearing the author narrating the last chapter to end the tale.

HBO Boxing will return. no one did it better then HBO. I wish Lampley, Merchant, Al Bernstein & Colonel Bob Sheridan could team up one day for a telecast. Can you imaging what that would be like? Merchant as usual would give boxing analogies, Bernstein giving the facts, Colonel Bob calling the blow by blow action with Lampley... Wow what a dream.

@pourisaif7687

Жыл бұрын

Howard Cosell was also great

What I loved most about the HBO broadcast were the respectful tributes paid to the boxers or colleagues (like Artie Curry, Emmanuel Steward, etc) to name a few. To this day, it’s that raw, unfiltered emotion that made those HBO fights so memorable. Thanks for the memories - truly cherished from a lifelong boxing fan!!!

To be honest, HBO BOXING is and always has been my favorite to watch. The way they broke down fights, the stats during the rounds, the pre-fight meetings the were talked about during the fight, the questions after the fights, just everything. Jim Lamply, Larry Merchant, Max Kellerman, Roy Jones, Lennox Lewis, George Forman, Bernard Hopkins, Andre Ward and the Late Great Emanuel Stewart, AND the Late Great Harold Letterman. Everyone was on point. When HBO BOXING left boxing wasn't the same for me. THANK HBO BOXING 🥊💪🏽🖤❤️‍🔥🔥🙏🏽🥀

This is undoubtedly for me one of the top 10 videos ever uploaded to youtube. Probably the most moving and impactful sports montage I've ever seen in my life. It absolutely deserves to be preserved and archived. Thank you for taking the time to share this brilliant piece of art and humanity with the world. I still have chills thinking about it. This was the unparalleled pinnacle of sports coverage. FUCK DAZN, SHOWTIME,l etc. How dare they challenge us with their primitive skills

Damn always go back and watch from time to time eventually everything goes but those saturday nights with hbo boxing i thought those would never end

21:39 - This is when it REALLY starts to hit. Bravo HBO Boxing. Storytelling at it's best.

Very heart wrenching. I love that Lampley said I would be remiss in not mentioning the simanil figures who capability hosted this broadcast before. The he said the name that should be paid a very high honor, Barry Thompkins!

Thank you for uploading this in 4K. I grew up watching HBO boxing. Long live HBO BOXING. This makes me emotional again. Showtime is gone too. :(

The 4K version is outstanding! Well done! Timeless recap!

I grew up watching HBO Boxing & I played with every single boxing video games boxing is the sport besides NFL, NBA, UFC, WWE & MLB

Jim Lampley is an absolute gem, going down the memory lane very profoundly and emotionally. HBO Boxing can never be replicated.

hbo boxing was child hood. my family bonded and celebrated together especially on ppv fight nights. very sad day but great memories.

A farewell and tribute to HBO that only HBO is worthy of having put together. Standing fucking ovation.

The sport of kings. I'm so envious of those who got to experience this golden era. Good night, sweet prince.

Unbelievable can’t believe it!! What’s a Great Run!

Even in the UK but having to find streams for a lot of US fights, these guys were the voice over of my boxing fandom. Larry Merchant is arguably the greatest sports broadcaster of all time, Jim Lampley is one of the finest play by play guys ever and the whole team added such class, elegance and eloquence to boxing.

I will never forget this day 😢

One of the greatest boxing commentary show to watch👊

just absolutely splendid quality !

So beautiful

Thanks for this! What an amazing send off. We were lucky to have witnessed the best network and broadcast team in fight sports history💯

Well done, fantastic.

I remember this man what a day

Amen to the contributions of our local legend Barry Tompkins.

Definitely part of my life... HBO televised the BIGGEST upset in the history of professional sports! Douglas vs Tyson Only party to this day that I've ever hosted in my small apartment that I still reside in, was for the HBO replay of Douglas/Tyson 1990

HBO heart & Soul, We love you forever. The best to ever to do it ❤

The best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be !!!! HBO Boxing and the G.O.A.T of boxing commentators

The sport of boxing will never be the same. I can barely watch another production. HBO was simply the best

Re-watching this after recently finding out that Showtime also stepped away from boxing. Still hard to watch this with all the memories I have enjoying so many fights on HBO PPV with family. The fight game hasn't been the same for me since.

Thank you so much brother, damn I miss HBO boxing, now Showtime is on its way out too… who knows what’s next for boxing 😢

I remember watching HBO Boxing After Dark with my old man

I'd say Boxing has officially died now that HBO & Showtime are out of boxing

Did they miss mentioning Harold Lederman ? HBOs unofficial ringside judge who always made sure you knew which boxing rules applied to the championship fight you were watching

@vanessadebrino7231

3 ай бұрын

@@threerings1345 Watching it again I believe you're right. Strange considering how much he contributed. His role may have been small but I always looked forward to his score card throughout the fight

@vanessadebrino7231

3 ай бұрын

@@threerings1345 That's good to know. Lampley was always a class act. Thanks for the info.

@kidmack3556

Ай бұрын

And his daughter Julie Ledermann filled in for him at least once.

1973/1/22-2018/12/8, Home Box Office Championship Boxing!

A part of me died with hbo boxing. Will never be the same.

One of the best pound-for-pound fights to broadcast on HBO was Meldrick Taylor VS Julio Cesar Chavez in 1990

I would love for HBO Boxing to come back

Always remember watching HBO on pay per view when it was a Pacquiao fight night. Miss those days.

You, Sir, are KZread royalty!

Hate to be that guy but I recall all the Mayweather fans being happy about this and they claiming Mayweather ended HBO. Well, Mayweather has since retired and Showtime has also exited the sport. Lesson here: you won’t be here one day but the sport will so be respectful.

I don’t understand why they got rid of HBO Boxing. Weren’t they extremely successful? Man I grew up on this, really sad

Now it's Showtime's turn. Their production team better be cooking up a masterpiece.

Ordering HBO PPV fights in the past was almost something so spiritual and artistic. But with the advances in technology you just need to learn to adjust.

I Miss HBO Boxing Sad Day For Boxing

😢😢😢😢

UFC WILL NEVER REPLACE BOXING. NO ENERGY, NO LOVE OR PASSION WILL BE THE SAME

@kidmack3556

Ай бұрын

You left out NO CLASS...

The G.O.A.T of boxing telecasts. It is sorely missed with today's garbage fights bring put out by horrible promoters and networks. BRING HBO BOXING BACK!!!!

I am wondering if HBO would ever restart a legacy for future generations.

@jtaco4101

Жыл бұрын

Nah. Boxing is dead as regular entertainment. There will still be big fights from time to time, but it will never be the same.

@iSnaaacky

5 ай бұрын

We can only hope. I’m so envious of those who got to experience this era.

Is there any way of finding out the background music?

@damnkris

Жыл бұрын

Shazam

@peterbarry9921

Жыл бұрын

@@damnkris Good shout, but I’ve tried and I think the voiceover stops it detecting it properly.

@kidmack3556

Ай бұрын

The long and short versions are uploaded on YT "HBO Boxing theme song"

At least we can tell our kids about it right?

Anyone know the song at 12:00

HBO World Championship Boxing will always live on. It is not the same after 2018

What about mentioning Howard Lederman?

I wasn’t into boxing at time but HBO leaving is really sad and I’m not ready when it’s Showtime Boxing is gonna shutting down soon. It’s not gonna shut down anytime soon probably not until 2050 or something because Showtime is still having its rise it’s been there at the same time as HBO but it won’t shutdown cuz all those fighters who would give up their family just to be a part of showtime and PBC. And Mayweather made it more Known

@miguelyarturo

7 ай бұрын

Sadly showtime just announced it's boxing shut down 😢

Greatest call: 14:42 - 15:02 -- "Look at Holyfield! What a warrior!"

They screwed themselves by mistreating Mayweather when he was their only cash cow. It’s unfortunate because their production was top notch and nothing has come close to it since.

@ShotgunSandwichENT

8 ай бұрын

Has nothing to do with that. Boxing just gradually started fading as a mainstream sport in the early 2000s. UFC had a lot to do with that. As well as fighters trying to replicate the whole Mayweather blue print without having earned it. This year has been pretty good. But I sorely miss the hood old days of the sport

@nikosvault

6 ай бұрын

Always make it about Mayweather. Like their boring wife-beating hero.

23:00

The night boxing died

Interesting! In all the fights presented during the intro, not a single one displayed Floyd Mayweather.

@CesarPerez-it8xy

5 сағат бұрын

He got his own shine in the middle there.

What went Wrong

Max Kellerman lost his voice

Sad grow up with boxing it's a dieing sport

Thursday Night Football is awful. If Amazon or Peacock were smart they would bring back Primetime Boxing.

HBO boxing was awesome until Max Kellerman came aboard...