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By Cliff Rold - “You really ain’t the champ. You ain’t beat Tyson.”
So says Evander Holyfield, reflecting on the public opinion of him in his first heavyweight title reign. His 1990 knockout of James “Buster” Douglas gave him the championship. It didn’t give him the throne. It’s easy to forget, knowing now what we didn’t know then, how true that was. Chasing Tyson, the latest installment in the outstanding ESPN 30 for 30 series debuting Tuesday, November 10th at 8 PM EST, is a captivating reminder.
It’s not just a reminder of that truth.
Chasing Tyson is a reminder of the passage of time.
Fans of a certain age grew up watching, and have continued to watch, retrospectives about the great fights that came before them. The great rivalries of Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali have been, and continue to be, well documented.
Those fights belonged to our grandfathers and fathers.
Time has caught up and now it’s our turn. Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson was the rivalry, the spectacle, the centerpiece of our time. We’ve seen other vehicles, like HBO’s Legendary Nights, look at some of the key moments of the 1990s golden era at heavyweight, but finally we have a deep dive into the biggest fights of them all.
We are old enough for OUR fight to get its proper place.
Among the boxing themed stories under the 30 for 30 imprint, it’s a dramatic improvement on the examination of the relationship between Tyson and the late Tupac Shakur and only a hair short of the sad reflection on the battle between Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali. It’s must-see viewing for any boxing fan. [Click Here To Read More]
So says Evander Holyfield, reflecting on the public opinion of him in his first heavyweight title reign. His 1990 knockout of James “Buster” Douglas gave him the championship. It didn’t give him the throne. It’s easy to forget, knowing now what we didn’t know then, how true that was. Chasing Tyson, the latest installment in the outstanding ESPN 30 for 30 series debuting Tuesday, November 10th at 8 PM EST, is a captivating reminder.
It’s not just a reminder of that truth.
Chasing Tyson is a reminder of the passage of time.
Fans of a certain age grew up watching, and have continued to watch, retrospectives about the great fights that came before them. The great rivalries of Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali have been, and continue to be, well documented.
Those fights belonged to our grandfathers and fathers.
Time has caught up and now it’s our turn. Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson was the rivalry, the spectacle, the centerpiece of our time. We’ve seen other vehicles, like HBO’s Legendary Nights, look at some of the key moments of the 1990s golden era at heavyweight, but finally we have a deep dive into the biggest fights of them all.
We are old enough for OUR fight to get its proper place.
Among the boxing themed stories under the 30 for 30 imprint, it’s a dramatic improvement on the examination of the relationship between Tyson and the late Tupac Shakur and only a hair short of the sad reflection on the battle between Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali. It’s must-see viewing for any boxing fan. [Click Here To Read More]
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