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    Comments Thread For: PBC on NBC: Reflecting Back on Boxing/Network TV

    LAS VEGAS - In the days of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Sugar Ray Leonard, sports fans could tune in during primetime on network television and catch the greatest sports stars of the day in the biggest events in the world, without it costing them a cent.

    With NBC bringing fights back to primetime network television, the glory days of boxing are making a comeback. NBC's last primetime bout took place in 1985 when Larry Holmes defended his heavyweight world championship against Carl Williams.

    The matchups taking place on March 7 featuring Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero and Adrien Broner vs. John Molina Jr. harken back to the days when boxing dominated the sports world with Hall of Famers like Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns.
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