Comments Thread For: The Kings: Compelling Series Will Leave Viewers Wanting to Binge

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By Cliff Rold - Every decade of American life seems to get another life in US popular culture. In the 1970s, "American Graffiti," "Happy Days," and "Grease" were just some of the nostalgia trips taken to the 1950s followed later by more critical fare. The 1960s continues to be rehashed, for good and ill.
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[Bob Haymon]

Why does Duran look like Margarito in the poster?

[Nightfall]

this is going to be epic

[Oldskoolg]

For those who were not fans at that time you just can’t understand what those fights were like nor how boxing was so much apart of the regular sports landscape in the USA. EVERYONE knew who Duran, Leonard, Hagler, and Hearns were. EVERYONE. You heard them mentioned on ABC Wide World of Sports, you read about them in Sports Illustrated, they were covered in the sports sections of every newspaper, they were on commercials on television and in advertisements elsewhere. And when they fought, they fought to win, rather than fighting not to lose so common in today’s boxing. Not one of them fought in a manner to protect an investment. And plainly, they all fought each other, period.

[kingstip9]

Why does Duran look like Margarito in the poster?

This is true. It looks like margarito with Duran on his shorts.

[The Big Dunn]

For those who were not fans at that time you just can’t understand what those fights were like nor how boxing was so much apart of the regular sports landscape in the USA. EVERYONE knew who Duran, Leonard, Hagler, and Hearns were. EVERYONE. You heard them mentioned on ABC Wide World of Sports, you read about them in Sports Illustrated, they were covered in the sports sections of every newspaper, they were on commercials on television and in advertisements elsewhere. And when they fought, they fought to win, rather than fighting not to lose so common in today’s boxing. Not one of them fought in a manner to protect an investment. And plainly, they all fought each other, period.

Great post!!!!!’

[VashDBasher]

Excited for this series.

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For those who were not fans at that time you just can’t understand what those fights were like nor how boxing was so much apart of the regular sports landscape in the USA. EVERYONE knew who Duran, Leonard, Hagler, and Hearns were. EVERYONE. You heard them mentioned on ABC Wide World of Sports, you read about them in Sports Illustrated, they were covered in the sports sections of every newspaper, they were on commercials on television and in advertisements elsewhere. And when they fought, they fought to win, rather than fighting not to lose so common in today’s boxing. Not one of them fought in a manner to protect an investment. And plainly, they all fought each other, period.

Just the energy surrounding Haggler vs Hearns, to this very day, nothing has ever close for me. The fight itself is the very definition of living up to the hype! Ali vs Foreman, The Thrilla in Manilla are up there as well just like Duran vs Leonard but, Haggler Hearns was hadcore from the build up to the final bell.

[El_Maldito_Rey]

Why does Duran look like Margarito in the poster?

I was about to post the same thing!

[El_Maldito_Rey]

For those who were not fans at that time you just can’t understand what those fights were like nor how boxing was so much apart of the regular sports landscape in the USA. EVERYONE knew who Duran, Leonard, Hagler, and Hearns were. EVERYONE. You heard them mentioned on ABC Wide World of Sports, you read about them in Sports Illustrated, they were covered in the sports sections of every newspaper, they were on commercials on television and in advertisements elsewhere. And when they fought, they fought to win, rather than fighting not to lose so common in today’s boxing. Not one of them fought in a manner to protect an investment. And plainly, they all fought each other, period.

You mean in today's black American boxing. Mayweather ruined his people's mentality. (Except for Shawn Porter and maybe a few more)