I used to enjoy watching Olympians turn pro and following their careers on TV. The 70's and the 80's had lots of great fights on TV. I used to go to see fights regularly in Atlantic City.
The hype that surrounded fights like Holmes-Cooney, Duran-Leonard 1 and Leonard-Hearns were incredible. There were so many fighters whose names were basically "household names" back then, it was something.
The Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton days were great as well. The new issue of the Ring Magazine making its way to the shelves meant you wouldn't hear from me for at least an hour.
Yes, like the saying goes, "There were Giants in those days!"
