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As the decade of 2010 began, I realized that boxing and the fights I watched had changed for me, especially on HBO. I still tuned in to watch a bout from time to time, but my favorites had disappeared. Lennox Lewis was gone, as were Oscar De La Hoya, Evander Holyfield and George Foreman. While […]

This is my last list of fights I watched on HBO over the years. 116. Oscar De La Hoya vs. Steve Forbes. May 3, 2008. Oscar was making his first appearance in the ring since his close decision loss to Floyd Mayweather the previous May. His opponent in Carson, California, was Steve Forbes, a former

I continue my list of fights I watched on HBO over the years. 111. Vladimir Klitschko vs. Lamon Brewster 2. July 7, 2007. Another Saturday night watching HBO on tv, this time from Germany. Vladmir Klitschko dominated the action from the opening bell, forcing Brewster to quit on the stool after the sixth round. Klitschko

This is my continuing list of fights I watched on HBO over the years. 106. Vladimir Klitschko vs. Samuel Peter. September 24, 2005. The luster was gone from the heavyweight division when Lennox Lewis retired, but I watched Klitschko fight because was the reigning champ. He also got knocked down almost every time he fought,

This is my continuing list of fights I watched on HBO through the years. 101. Vitali Klitschko vs. Kirk Johnson. December 6, 2003. Klitschko was making his first appearance in the ring since his loss to Lennox Lewis in June. His opponent from Madison Square Garden in New York City was Kirk Johnson, who I

I continue my list of fights I watched on HBO over the years. 96. Roy Jones Jr. vs. Clinton Woods. September 7, 2002. The bout from the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon saw Jones take on the WBC’s number one contender from England, Clinton Woods. The most memorable thing from the one sided six round

I continue my list of fights I have watched on HBO over the years. 91. Vernon Forrest vs. Shane Mosley 1. January 26, 2002. I sat on my recliner on a cold night in south Jersey, glad that I was alone to tune into the fight from the Theatre at Madison Square Garden on HBO.

This is my continuing list of fights I have watched on HBO over the years. 86. Roy Jones vs. Richard Hall. May 13, 2000. This one from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis was another run of the mill title defense for Roy, which was hardly exciting. Jones won every round, and finally stopped Hall in

I continue my list of fights I watched on HBO over the years. 81. Michael Grant vs. Lou Savarese. June 19, 1999. As I watched this bout from Madison Square Garden on a stormy night in south Jersey, I was curious to see how Michael Grant would perform against a solid professional like Lou Savarese.

This is a list of the fights I watched on HBO over the years. 76. David Tua vs. Hasim Rahman. December 19, 1998. I watched this one from Miami, Florida between two heavyweights, pulling hard for David Tua. I never liked Hasim Rahman, and when David stopped him in the tenth, I was happy. Tua