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After its cancellation on CBS, the series was picked up by ABC, renamed The Wednesday Night Fights, [3] and continued until 1960. Kinescopes of some of these matches were later re-broadcast under the title Blue Ribbon Classics. In recent years, ESPN Classic has aired some of the bouts. Most Pabst Blue Ribbon fights can be viewed at TVS Classic ...
After cancellation of Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts on CBS in 1955, the series was picked up by ABC, renamed The Wednesday Night Fights, [11] [12] and continued until 1960. Russ Hodges and Jack Drees both stayed with the show when it transferred from CBS. Hodges however, left in October 1955 and Drees was the only regular announcer for the five years ...
USA Tuesday Night Fights (also known as Friday Night Boxing, Wednesday Night Fights, and Thursday Night Fights) is a television boxing show. It aired from October 1, 1982 to August 25, 1998 on the USA Network; at one time it was the longest-running boxing show on television.
Both were open-ended programs – as the station signed off the air after the last bout ended (in the early days of television, most stations did not have late-night local newscasts). St. Nicholas Arena in New York City was the site of the earliest bouts and continued to host the Monday night fights until that program's cancellation in May 1949.
The cable television network ESPN has occasionally broadcast boxing events over the majority of its history, as part of several arrangements, including contracts with specific promotions and consortiums such as Golden Boy Promotions, Premier Boxing Champions, and Top Rank, as well as Friday Night Fights—a semi-regular series that was broadcast by ESPN and ESPN2 from 1998 through 2015.
The morning of the fight, at the customary weigh-in, Paret needled Griffith with an insult in Spanish while Griffith stood on the scales.Contemporary newspaper reports described the exchange without being specific about the insult, but did say that when asked afterward to pose with Paret for photos, that Griffith replied, "I'd better not.
The liberal late-night hosts put their post-election meltdowns on full display Wednesday evening less than 24 hours after President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Pre-fight record: 38–1 (27 KO) 55–7–1 (40 KO) Age: 30 years, 8 months: 37 years, 8 months: Height: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Weight: 218 lb (99 kg) 188 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb (86 kg) Style: Orthodox: Orthodox: Recognition: NABF heavyweight champion Former undisputed heavyweight champion: Former 2 time undisputed heavyweight champion