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On Wednesday May 31st, the first GBA monthly television show was screened, entitled Guts,Blood,Adrenalin. It was hosted by the eccentric boxing journalist/historian, Buzz Reilly and a panel of experts. Here is a brief re-cap;
The show opened with the Marvin Hagler - Gerald McClellan world middleweight title fight, followed by the Maurice Hope - Ayub Kalule Commonwealth middleweight title fight and was followed by a discussion on cuts stoppages, as both of these fights were stopped in the third round with the champions both sustaining cuts under the eye. What followed was a lively debate, made even more lively when the phone-in started.
Next up was the North American heavyweight title eliminator between James 'Buster' Douglas and Tony 'TNT' Tubbs, which Douglas won in the fifth.
An update was given on the lightweight elimination tournament. Roberto Duran is in the final by way of default after Cornelius Boza-Edwards and Sammy Serrano boxed to two draws, thus eliminating themselves. They had a look at next months semi-final match between Edwin Rosario and Livingstone Bramble, with the general consensus being that it's a pick 'em fight.
An update was given on the sensational Ray Mancini lawsuit, with speculation as to the whereabouts of the main suspect, Rob Lord, dubbed Rob The Rogue by the national press. He has been missing for the past week.
And finally, it showed the heavyweight sslugfest between ex-world champ 'Iron' Mike Tyson, and his former conqueror Oliver McCall. Tyson got the win this time, stopping 'The Atomic Bull' in the fourth.
The ratings for this show went throught the roof.
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