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Welcome to Ring Talk with Lou Eisen! This week, we're going to be talking about the classic light-heavyweight title fight between Dick Tiger and Bob Foster at Madison Square Garden on May 24th, 1968. This was a fight that had it all – two of the greatest light-heavyweights of all time going toe-to-toe in the Big Apple. We'll be talking about the strategies employed by both fighters, the background to the fight, and the energy that filled the air in MSG that night. We'll also be looking at the legacy of this fight and why it's still remembered vividly by boxing fans today. So, join us as we take a trip back in time to one of the most exciting and iconic fights in boxing history. Subscribe on SubStack
Programa dedicado al boxeador africano Dick Tiger, uno de los más grandes campeones de su época. Conoceremos sus complicados comienzos en Nigeria, su paso por Liverpool y todas las vicisitudes que tuvo que superar hasta llegar a convertirse en ídolo del Madison Square Garden. La vida de Dick Tiger estuvo llena de obstáculos, que el valiente guerrero fue superando con tesón, esfuerzo y trabajo. Hacia el final de su carrera, Tiger acabó perdiéndolo todo por su decidido y valiente apoyo a la causa de la independencia de la República de Biafra, de la que se convirtió en principal embajador y propagandista. Le costó muy caro. Dick Tiger fue un ejemplo como boxeador y además un ser humano generoso y comprometido al máximo con su pueblo. Corte 1: “Smooth Operator”, Sade Corte 2: “Point and Kill”, Little Simz Corte 3: “Heygana”, Ali Farka Toure Corte 4: “Sawale”, Cardinal Rex Lawson Corte 5: “It's highlife time” Fela Kuti Corte 6: “Africa Unite”, Bob Marley
CANELO ALVAREZ and Gennadiy Golovkin look set to renew their hostilities on September 17. Alex Steedman and Matt Christie examine the appeal of their trilogy bout and make some early predictions.Last weekend, Joshua Buatsi overcame a spirited Craig Richards in a terrific domestic dust-up while Danny Dignum fell badly when he made a gigantic leap in Las Vegas. We ponder if Buatsi is on track to rule the world while examining why Dignum's flattering world ranking ultimately did him few favours.The next instalment of the Gervonta Davis story is previewed and, in This Week, we go back to Bob Foster's brain-shuddering KO of Dick Tiger.Please rate, review and subscribe if you have time. Thanks for your support, and for listening to The Opening Bell.
Dan Quinn to Auburn? Hugh Freeze? Bo Jackson? Dan Wolken-America's CFB-hating P*ssy, Memes and puns about Florida shoe-tossing loss, Indians change their name to the Cleveland Steamers, Braves change their name to the Crackers, Chiefs change their name to the Aces, Matt Ryan fading, Todd Gurley washed up, Julio Jones and his hamstring duo, Ozuna rocks, most homers by each country, best & worst QBs in Dolphins history, new catchphrase sweeping ESPN, petedavis.buzzsprout.com, Pete's Tweets, This Day in Braves and Sports history. Listen to find out why you shouldn't play ping pong underwater and what happened to Dick Tiger
Champions league in full force, the conclusion of the NBA "regular season", and the legend of DICK TIGER!!! A few of the things we talk about on today's podcast. -Max Williams and John Blake --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/section423/message
GREATEST PERFORMANCES #69: DICK TIGER
GREATEST PERFORMANCES #54: EMILE GRIFFITH VS. BENNY PARET I 4-1-61 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s07eLncqY0I VS. GASPAR ORTEGA II 6-3-61 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxShgKGtZTw VS. DICK TIGER I 4-25-66 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrsVuEdN8-0
Today's guest hold the informal title of "greatest living sportswriter," Robert Lipsyte. Lipsyte distinguished himself with multiple stints at the New York Times, covering Muhammad Ali when he was still known as Cassius Clay. He is also noted for his recent tenure as an unflinching Ombudsman at ESPN. The author of celebrated books such as "SportsWorld: An American Dreamland" and his memoir “An Accidental Sportswriter,” Lipsyte offers Dave Zirin unvarnished opinions on the likes of Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, Bill Simmons and ‘Grantland,’ Derek Jeter and ‘The Player’s Tribune,’ the delays besetting ESPN’s ‘The Undefeated,’ Donald Trump, and his most indelible memory in sports: helping a Nigerian boxer named Dick Tiger mail his medal back to the Queen of England in protest.“Superbowling” by Robert Lipsyte, New York Times (January 18, 1969) http://nyti.ms/264VMclRobert Lipsyte New York Times archive http://nyti.ms/23AhWVgRobert Lipsyte website http://robertlipsyte.comRobert Lipsyte in The Nation http://thenation.com/authors/robert-lipsyteRobert Lipsyte's current column 'Codger' http://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/author/rlipsytehttp://edgeofsportspodcast.com | http://twitter.com/edgeofsports | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@slate.comMusic by ctkrecording http://soundcloud.com/ctkrecording
Greatest performances of Bob Foster Foster vs Dick Tiger 5/24/68 http://youtu.be/f95k0taKVYo Foster vs Vincente Rondon 4/7/72 http://youtu.be/o8_RKrws5c4 Foster vs Mike Quarry 6/27/72 part one http://youtu.be/eH0XsGz1IT8 Foster vs Quarry part two http://youtu.be/SQgA41C3fCs