Hall Of Fame Calls To Jim Lampley, 0-1 As Fighter, The Best Ever As Blow by Blow Caller

Posted Jul 24, 2015
Mom to son: "Sit down, you are going to watch the Friday Night Fights, Sugar Ray Robinson versus Bobo Olson. This is what you and your father would be doing if he were still here." Robinson scored a KO win. Don Dunphy called the event. An abiding, over-riding interest was born, in the sport, in the blood of a premier presenter of pugilism, Jim Lampley. (The Sweet Science)

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