815

DVD-1358

TELEVISION

Touched By An Angel tv series- Episode 'Fighting the Good Fight' Guest MUHAMMAD ALI (1hr) (Drama)

In a run-down apartment complex, 11 year-old Tim endures being teased by his older brother Steven as they try to sleep on a fold-out couch. Uncle Frank, the boys' reluctant guardian, threatens to beat them if they leave the house while he is gone for the night. As he does every night, Frank takes the vicious pit bull he keeps chained outside the door with him and leaves. Monica, Tess, Andrew, and Rafael are on hand for this assignment, but Rafael notes they made need someone else's help, someone who, unlike themselves, actually knows what it is like to be a child and have to fight to survive. The next morning, Frank returns with the dog and prepares to sleep on the same couch as the boys go to school, demanding them to come home late so he can sleep longer. After school, Steven taunts and punches Tim and won't let him hang out with his gang of friends. Instead, Tim wonders into Tess' gym, where Rafael and Tess train boxers. Tim, wanting to be able to beat up Steven, begins to train. Later, Tim makes friends with Andrew, the new handyman at the complex. That night Steven complains of a headache and then collapses while trying to get out of bed. Tim panics. At the hospital, Tim learns from Monica that Steven has meningitis, a disease affecting hid brain, and that he will be in the hospital for quite some time. Tim, tired of being pushed around, is glad to get a vacation from his brother. Tim gets a hooded sweatshirt from Goodwill, but a bully named Jimmy recognizes it from Tim. This only gives Tim more incentive to train with Rafael, and he does, becoming stronger everyday. At the gym, he sees a poster of Muhammad Ali, who Tim really admires because he always won his fights. Andrew tells Tim the story of Muhammad Ali's greatest fight, how Ali refused to fight in a war because he believed in God didn't want him to kill another man, and how, because of this, he was made to give up his boxing title.

 

***

05/09/1999

0

816

DVD-1360

SPECIAL

CBS 60 Minutes Special segment on Muhammad Ali 1999 (6min)

 

CBS

****

 

0

817

DVD-1363

AMATEUR

U.S. Womens National Boxing Championships 1999 - Scranton, PA (1hr)

Includes A&E Special- The Story of Ruben Hurricane Carter - 1999 (1hr)

ESPN2

****

06/06/1999

0

818

DVD-1367

TELEVISION

Late Night with David Letterman talk show - Guest OSCAR DE LA HOYA (6/14/1999) (10min)

Also includes Late Night with Conan O'Brien show- Interview with female boxer Shannon Hall (5min)- HBO comedy show Arliss (1999)- Episode- "The Stories You Dont Hear About" with Bob Arum, Oscar De La Hoya, Don King, Naseem Hamed, Jim Hill, Jim Lampley, Al Bernstein(30min). CNBC with Geraldo Rivera- Guests Don King, Steve Farhood, discussion on Kings current court problems (6/30/1999) (25min). ESPN Inside The Ropes boxing update- (7/2/1999) clip.

CABLE

***

 

0

819

DVD-1373

DOCUMENTARY

In My Corner- Story about Amateur Boxers (1hr) (1998)

For 30 years, Luis Camacho has operated a community boxing gym behind a deserted grocery store in New York City’s South Bronx, where young men learn the skills they need to win in the ring and in life. In a neighborhood better known for quick deals and short lives, the Bronxchester Boxing Club is a proving ground and a sanctuary, a home away from home where trainers become surrogate fathers who teach not just jabs and right crosses but discipline, self-esteem and respect. IN MY CORNER centers on 15-year-old Joey Rios (who won the Golden Gloves in April, 1999), an amateur boxing phenom battling family problems as he trains for the Junior Olympics, and 13-year-old José Suarez, a newcomer to the gym who shows drive and promise, but whose ties to the mean streets threaten his chances to succeed in the ring. Faced with the same adolescent temptations that can plague teenagers everywhere, the two young boxers struggle to stay focused, spurred on by the tough love of their mentors, Camacho and his former trainee, Angel Alejandro.

 

***

 

0

820

DVD-1375

DOCUMENTARY

The Learning Channel: The Mike Tyson Story (1hr) (1998)

Also includes Court TV episode with attorney Johnnie Cochoran and the release and interview of Tony Ayala Jr from prison and his boxing comeback (7/9/1999) (30min)

 

***

 

0

821

DVD-1377

INTERVIEW

PECO Energy Spotlight Comcast Sports interview with David Reid and coach Al Mitchell 7/12/1999 (10min)

Includes Toughman Competition Semi Finals 7/23/1999 (1hr)

COMCAST

****

 

0

822

DVD-1386

SPECIAL

ESPN's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century- Sugar Ray Robinson #24 (1999) (30min)

Includes Pay Per View pre fight footage for the Erik Morales vs Reynante Jamili for the WBC Jr Feather title and Michael Carbajal vs Jorge Arce WBO Jr Fly title at the Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Includes Eric Butterbean Esch's tko of Peter McNeeley in a previous fight. (7/31/1999) (15min)- Also includes E-TV show "Fashion Emergency" featuring Lucia Rijker getting a fashion "make-over" (12min)- Also includes Toughman footage (50min)

CABLE

***

 

0

823

DVD-1390

TELEVISION

Nickleodeon Kids tv Show with guest EVANDER HOLYFIELD (1999) (4min)

Includes Comedy Central Show with the Upright Citizens Brigade and a skit titled- "A Boxer Vs A Horse" clip. Includes ESPN clip of Lewis vs Holyfield II pre bout press conference (8/31/1999). Also includes E-TV show biography of Mickey Rourke (1999) (1hr)

CABLE

***

 

0

824

DVD-1391b

TELEVISION

MTV Fanatic show- Guest ROY JONES JR (1999) (5min)

A fan gets to meet Roy!!!

CABLE

***

 

0

825

DVD-1393

SPECIAL

UPN Hip Hop Awards 1999- Guest Mike Tyson as presenter (last 10min of show) (2hrs)

 

UPN

****

 

0

826

DVD-1400

TELEVISION

Late Night wth Craig Kilborn talk show- Guest EVANDER HOLYFIELD (7min)

Includes Matlock TV episode- "The Fighterr" . When fighter Billy Leon is accused of murdering reporter Nick Underwood, a man he thought was his friend who announced in the paper that he was using steroids, Matlock agrees to take him on as a client. (12/11/1990) (1hr)

CABLE

***

06/29/1999

0

827

DVD-1401

TELEVISION

BET TV show- Madd Sports with guest Evander Holyfield (15min) (1999)

Includes Lois and Clark tv show episode- "Requiem for a Superhero".When several boxers appear to have powers far beyond those of mortal men, Lois and Clark investigate- only to discover that the man making it all possible is Lois's estranged father Dr. Sam Lane, who is a legend in the world of sports medicine. (10/171993) (1hr). Also MASH tv episode- "Requim for a Lightweight". Trapper and Hawkeye seek to keep a new nurse from being transferred by Hot Lips, and they vie for her affection. Henry Blake, challenged by another commander to a boxing tournament, makes Trapper fight a big, intimidating soldier in exchange for keeping the nurse at the 4077th. Hawkeye and Ugly John employ the use of a glove soaked with ether to insure Trapper's victory, which impresses the nurse. Margaret and Frank's attempts to unfix the match collapse as they are flattened by the unconscious boxer! (10/1/1972) (30min)

CABLE

***

 

0

828

DVD-1402

AMATEUR

Amateur World Championships 1999- George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas (90min)

Featuring Brian Viloria, Ricardo Juarez, Michael Bennett, Michael Simms Jr,

ESPN2

****

 

0

829

DVD-1403

TELEVISION

Cristina (Spanish) talk show Univision- Guest OSCAR DE LA HOYA (Oscar "sings" too) (1999) (25min)

Includes TNT tv show Due South and episode- "Mountie and Soul". Kowalski is coaching in a boxing program for gang kids. When his protege seriously injures another kid in the ring, Fraser and Kowalski begin an investigation that leads them into the seamier side of boxing. Kowalski " coulda been a contender" but he quit boxing when he married Stella. Now he's coaching boxing in a community-policing program. Kowalski's protege, Levon, an " ex-gang" member is up against Deron, a kid from a rival gang. Deron has been trained by the legendary Franko Devlin. Devlin trained some of the best fighters, but unfortunately lost them when they hit the big time. Members of both gangs turn out for the big fight. It looks like Levon is overmatched, but then he gets in a few good punches and Deron goes down and is taken to the hospital in a coma. Deron's brother Jamal and his gang, the Rollin' 22s swear vengeance. Fraser and Kowalski offer protection, but Levon disappears. When Jamal's body turns up in a back alley, beaten to death by someone who knew how to box, things look bad for Levon. Fraser finds a clue that leads him to suspect that Deron's coma may be linked to steroid usage. Jamal's killing could be a cover up. (10/26/1997) (1hr)

CABLE

***

 

0

830

DVD-1404

TELEVISION

Star Trek Voyager tv series- Episode- "The Fight" with CARLOS PALOMINO (3/24/1999) (1hr) (Sci-Fi)

Voyager becomes trapped in an area of "chaotic space", where the laws of physics are in constant flux. Meanwhile, Chakotay suffers from hallucinations related to his holodeck boxing program. Although he is afraid he is losing his mind, Chakotay's hallucinations may be Voyager's only hope of learning how to escape from chaotic space. Includes The Tonite Show with Jay Leno- Guest MIA ST JOHN (9/10/1999) (10min)- Also includes HBO Countdown to De La Hoya vs Trinidad (30min)

CABLE

***

 

0

831

DVD-1405

MOVIE

THE KID - Rod Steiger (Drama) (90min) (1997)

Rod Steiger stars in this story about Jimmy, a young man who has both talent and enthusiasm for boxing, and an elderly trainer and former fighter who sees in Jimmy the makings of a champion. However, Jimmy's parents don't approve of his ambitions as a pugilist, and he finds himself leading a double life in order to follow his own dreams without betraying his family. (AMG)

DISNEY

***

 

0

832

DVD-1408

MOVIE

BODY AND SOUL- Ray Mancini (Drama) (90min) (1998)

Former boxing champ Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini brings years of experience in the ring to his role in this drama. Charlie (Mancini) is an up-and-coming boxer who decides he needs to move to the big city if he wants to be a contender. With his best friend and manager Tiny (Michael Chiklis) in tow, Charlie heads to Reno; en route, Charlie falls for Gina (Jennifer Beals), an attractive hitchhiker, though Tiny is certain she's up to no good. In Reno, Charlie's skills as a fighter attract the attention of Johnny (Rod Steiger), a veteran trainer who thinks Charlie has what it takes to be a champ. Johnny is able to arrange a meeting for Charlie and Tiny with Dumas (Joe Mantegna), a boxing promoter who controlls the fight game in Reno. Charlie soon learns that fame and fortune could be his for the asking, but is he willing to give up his principles and betray the people he cares about in exchange for a shot at the big time? Body and Soul is a loose adaptation of the 1947 classic starring John Garfield, though beyond the fact the lead characters are boxers named Charlie, the two films have little in common. (AMG)

 

***

 

0

833

DVD-1409

NEWS

ESPN clip on Mike Tyson after his 2nd release from prison and upcoming fight with Orlin Norris and Mia St John vs Kelly Downey.

Includes CNBC clip on the police high speed car chase after suspect thru Los Angeles that accidentally killed boxer Ernie Magdalano while driving in his car. Also includes NY Undercover tv episode- "Mama Said Knock You Out". Williams and Torres go undercover to try and solve a case where a lethal drug is killing young boxers. G has to decide between two girls. (2/2/1995) (1hr)

CABLE

***

 

0

834

DVD-1410

PRE FIGHT

Countdown to PPV show with interviews for De La Hoya vs Trinidad 9/18/1999 (1hr)

Includes A&E show Murder She Wrote- Episode "Death Takes A Dive" (1hr)

 

***

 

0

835

DVD-1411

AMATEUR

U.S. Amateur Olympic Cup Championship 1999 (pre Sydney Olympics) The Concourse, San Diego, CA (1hr)

USA/UKRAINE/RUSSIA/MEXICO- Featuring Brian Viloria, Darnell Wilson

ESPN

****

 

0

836

DVD-1421

MOVIE

SNAKE EYES - Nicolas Cage (Action/Drama) (105min) (1998)

Brian DePalma directed this taut thriller, set in Atlantic City, where a corrupt cop investigates a political assassination. Outside an Atlantic City arena-hotel-casino, a TV news reporter stands in a pre-hurricane storm to report on the heavyweight boxing match about to begin inside. A transition to the stadium interior focuses on Atlantic City homicide Detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage), a father with a wife and son, yet also a dishonest cop who maintains a mistress and cheerfully accepts bribes. (AMG)

 

***

 

0

837

DVD-1423

TELEVISION

Wings tv series - Episode 'Raging Bulls@it' (5/14/1997)(30min) (Comedy)

Joe's entry into a boxing tournament to fight a long time rival turns unusual when his opponent drops out and Joe finds himself matched up against Brian. But what starts out as a friendly competition gets decidedly unpleasant as Helen manages Joe and Antonio backs Brian. Includes U.S. National Amateur Boxing Championships (1999), Colorado Springs, Colorado (90min)

 

***

 

0

838

DVD-1426

MOVIE

THE PRIZE FIGHTER AND THE LADY (aka The Kids last Fight) - Max Baer (Drama) (102min) (1933)

One woman helps make an unknown boxer a star, but could a handful lead him back to obscurity again? Steve Morgan (Max Baer) is a ex-sailor tending bar in a seedy dive when The Professor (Walter Huston), a boxing coach, sees Morgan make short work of a troublesome customer. The Professor convinces Morgan that he has what it takes to be a successful prizefighter, and takes him under his wing. One day, while Morgan is jogging, he's nearly hit by a car operated by an attractive woman named Belle (Myrna Loy), who is making a name for herself as a nightclub singer. Belle has been dating underworld kingpin Willie Ryan (Otto Kruger), but before long Morgan is able to win her away from Ryan, and they get married. Morgan's marriage to Belle turns out to be god for publicity, and soon he's racked up an impressive string of victories, but Morgan can't keep his eyes off other women, and she has reason to believe he's been unfaithful. Belle, despondent, goes back to Ryan, while Morgan starts hitting the bottle, just as he's lined up a championship fight with Primo Carnera. The Prizefighter and the Lady gave heavyweight contender Max Baer his first leading role; a year after the film was released, Baer faced off against Carnera in a real championship bout, which Baer won by a knockout. (AMG) PRIMO CARNERA/JACK DEMPSEY/ MAX BAER.

 

***

 

0

839

DVD-1428

MOVIE

DIRTY WORK- Norm Macdonald (Comedy) (81min) (1998)

Shortly after leaving the "Weekend Update" anchor slot on Saturday Night Live, Norm Macdonald resurfaced in this comedy about smart-aleck Mitch Weaver who teams with buddy Sam McKenna (Artie Lange of Mad TV). They open a revenge-for-hire business (Dirty Work Inc.) in order to raise $50,000 so Sam's father (Jack Warden) can get a heart transplant. After they bring down a dictatorial movie theater manager (Don Rickles), they next hire prostitutes to pose as dead bodies during an auto dealer's live TV commercial. Millionaire real-estate developer Travis Cole (Christopher McDonald) is bothered when Mitch and Sam interfere with his plan to wipe a woman's home out of existence. (AMG) KEN NORTON, GEORGE CHAVULO.

 

***

 

0

840

DVD-1429

MOVIE

THE BOXER - Daniel Day-Lewis (Drama) (154min) (1997)

Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) directed this drama about a Belfast boxer, filmed with Dublin locations substituting for Belfast. Released after his 14-year prison sentence for IRA activities, 32-year-old Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) returns to his old neighborhood and sees former-flame Maggie (Emily Watson), who has an unhappy marriage and now raises her son alone while her husband is in prison. To get back in the boxing ring, Danny gets the community-center gym back in operation and starts training, encountering opposition from militant IRA members, including Harry (Gerald McSorley). Danny and Maggie grow closer, but after a bomb sets off events leading to the destruction of the gym, Danny leaves for a disastrous boxing match in London. More grim situations arise when he returns to Belfast. (AMG) BARRY MCGUIGAN.

 

***

 

0

841

DVD-1430

TELEVISION

The Tonite Show with Jay Leno and guest Oscar De La Hoya after his loss to Trinidad (10/8/199) (15min)

Also includes The Tonite Show with Jay Leno with guest Vingh Rhames promoting the Sonny Liston movie (10/12/199) (10min). Also includes The Perry Mason tv series and episode "The Case of the Playboy Pugilist". Boxing trainer Jimmy West thinks he's finally found a championship contender in Davey Carroll. Unfortunately, Davey has a hard time keeping it in his pants and his tangled love life leads to Jimmy being charged with murder. (10/11/1962) (1hr) (Drama) Also In Living Color tv series with Mike Tyson skit (5min), Tyson is not in skit.(Comedy)

NBC

***

 

0

842

DVD-1433

TELEVISION

The Rosie O'Donnell talk show - Guest OSCAR DE LA HOYA (10/19/1999) (10min)

Also includes Philly After Midnight show guest clip of Joe Frazier's daughter Jackie Frazier on upcoming fight with Laila Ali (10/1999) . Also Philly After Midnight show with guest Steve Albert (10/23/1999) (7min). TNT crime show L.A. HEAT -Episode "The Old Scores". A promising young boxer is beaten and left nearly dead. Arriving at the hospital, August and Chase intercept a hitman who attempts to finish the kid off with a lethal injection. They pursue the would-be killer through the hospital, finally stopping him with a jolt from a set of defribulator pads. Immediately, they sense that this case involves more than a random beating. August is visited by his former boxing coach, Frank, to whom he hasn't spoken since their falling out many years before. Frank says that he must tell August a secret that has been haunting him. But before he can reveal what he knows, Frank turns up dead, plunging the detectives further into mystery. (1hr) (3/30/1999) (TV.COM)

CABLE

***

 

0

843

DVD-1437

TELEVISION

Snowy River tv series - Episode of The Mcgregor Saga, "The Manly Art" (Drama) (1hr)

An old fighter, Dandy Jim O'Rourke, comes to Paterson's Ridge eager to fight Matt. Despite Matt's reservations, he agrees to O'Rourke's demands. Meanwhile, Julius Waugh, a talented pianist arrives in town but he has more on his mind than a recital. Also includes HBO Special on Howard Cosell- Telling It Like It Is- (1999) (1hr)

ODESSY

***

09/10/1995

0

844

DVD-1441a

PRE FIGHT

Countdown to Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield II (30min)

 

HBO

****

11/06/1999

0

845

DVD-1441b

INTERVIEW

ABC TV talk show "The View"and guest Don King (11/99) (7min)

Also includes HBO Chris Rock comedy show and guest Don King (11/99) (10min).

CABLE

***

 

0

846

DVD-1443

TELEVISION

The Late Late show with Craig Kilborn- Guest DON KING (11/9/1999) (15min)

Also ESPN pre fight clips and weigh ins of HolyField vs Lewis II. Also Geraldo Rivera CNBC show and guests Don King, Greg Sirb, Bert Sugar, Evander Holyfield pre Holyfield vs Lewis II. Includes ESPN weigh in for Holyfield vs Lewis II (11/1999) (30min)

CABLE

***

 

0

847

DVD-1445a

PRE FIGHT

Evander Holyfield vs Lennox Lewis II pre fight interviews (1hr)

 

HBO/TVKO

***

11/13/1999

0

848

DVD-1446

TELEVISION

Due South tv series- Episode "Mountie and Soul" (10/26/1997) (1hr) (Drama)

Kowalski is coaching in a boxing program for gang kids. When his prot�g� seriously injures another kid in the ring, Fraser and Kowalski begin an investigation that leads them into the seamier side of boxing. Also includes ESPN clip and a look back to (1982) and the Year in Boxing. Includes TV show with Bill Mahr- "Politically Incorrect" with guest Lennox Lewis (11/1999) (30min).

CABLE

***

 

0

849

DVD-1448

TELEVISION

Jack and Jill tv series - 'Men Will be Boys' episode, (1hr) (11/1999) (Drama)

Jack fights Jill's boss to prove his love to her. When a coworker (Sean O'Bryan) at the toy company takes credit for one of his ideas, Jill challenges him to a boxing match at a new club where public boxing challenges take place. And when Matt (Josh Hopkins) hears about it, he decides to make it a story at the TV station, much to Jack's chagrin. Elisa sees her "romantic stranger" (Chad Willett) at the boxing cub. Also includes MTV Celebrity Death Match cartoon epsiode Don King vs Donald Trump (5min)

WB

***

 

0

850

DVD-1452

TELEVISION

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air tv series - Episode 'Deck the Halls' with EVANDER HOLYFIELD (Comedy) (30min) (1990)

Will (Will Smith) tries to bring a touch of the old 'hood to Bel-Air on the occasion of his first Christmas with the Banks family. Unfortunately, our hero's garish Yuletide decorations (including lights so bright they can be seen from the freeway!) incurs the wrath of each and every one of the Banks' wealthy neighbors--especially boxing champ Evander Holyfield. This episode marks one of the rare TV sitcom appearances of former president Ronald Reagan...or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof (namely, versatile impressionist John Roarke). (AMG)

CABLE

***

 

0

851

DVD-1452

TELEVISION

NORM comedy tv series- Norm Macdonald episode "Norm vs the Boxer" (30min)

After witnessing a 15-year old has a hidden talent, Norm encourages him to fight in a boxing tournament in order to pay off his $10,000 debt to his bookie.

ABC

***

12/01/1999

0

852

DVD-1454

SPECIAL

Sports Illustrated presents -The Greatest Sports Legends of the 20th Century - (12/1999) (2hr)

CBS TV special from Madison Square Garden, includes segments on Evander Holyfield, Muhammad Ali. Paul Simon sings his hit song 'The Boxer'.

CBS

***

 

0

853

DVD-1461

NEWS

Fox Philadelphia news clip on Jackie Frazier training to box in her first pro fight 12/99 (3min)

Also includes Showtime short film titled 'Women: Stories of Passion' episode titled 'The Boxer'. Adult theme. 1996. Also Howard Stern's E Entertainment show with guests boxer Mia St John and Amanda Skelton pre fight. 1999 (12min).

FOX

***

 

15

854

DVD-1461a/b

MOVIE

THE LONG GRAY LINE - Tyrone Power (Drama) (138min) (1955)

The life story of West Point athletic director/boxing instructor Marty Maher was the inspiration for John Ford's The Long Gray Line. Told in flashback, the film recalls the first days at the Point for Irish immigrant Maher (Tyrone Power), a pugnacious boy who can't seem to fit in with the institution's regimen of unquestioning discipline. Athletic director Ward Bond takes a liking to Maher and arranges for the young man to become his assistant; Bond also plays Cupid between Maher and Irish maidservant Mary O'Donnell (Maureen O'Hara). When Mary's baby is stillborn, the Mahers begin to regard the West Point cadets as their surrogate children: this eventually leads to the film's most touching scene, in which Mary bids farewell to her son-substitute as he marches off to World War II. Following Mary's death, Marty stays on at the Point, until the place seems somehow incomplete without his presence. On the occasion of his forced retirement, Maher gently pleads with one of his former students--President Dwight D. Eisenhower--to permit him to remain at his post (Ike is played by Harry Carey Jr. in his early scenes, and by the voice of Paul Frees in the wraparound White House scenes). Based on Marty Maher's autobiography, The Long Gray Line seems at first glance too leisurely for its own good, but this appealing film gradually grows on its audience--just like Marty Maher himself. (AMG)

AMC/non-boxing

***

 

0

855

DVD-1463

DOCUMENTARY

Showtime special: Bud Greenspan's Kings of the Ring; Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing- (95min)

Sports documentarian Bud Greenspan presents this special that examines four of the most important men to ever don boxing gloves, "Kings of the Ring" who helped define and glorify their sport. Included are profiles of all-time greats Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali.

SHOWTIME

***

01/03/2000

0

856

DVD-1464

NEWS

ESPN clip on upcoming Lennox Lewis vs Michael Grant bout -1/2000

Also Court TV Katherine Crier Today show interview with Ruben Carter and John Artist 1/2000 (30min).

 

***

 

0

857

DVD-1467

MOVIE

MUHAMMAD ALI: KING OF THE WORLD- Terrence Howard (Drama) (90min) (2000)

It is just possible that the made-for-TV biopic Muhammad Ali: King of the World was hastily pieced together to capitalize on the popular theatrical documentary When We Were Kings and the publicity attending the upcoming Will Smith movie vehicle Ali. Actually, the title of the TV film was something of a misnomer, since the story covers the formative days of Ali's career and fame, when he was still fighting under his given name Cassius Clay. Played by Terrence DaShon Howard, the young Clay slugs his way from poverty-stricken obscurity to the 1960 Olympics, garners both positive and negative publicity with his incessant self-worship and improvised rhymes, and proves that he is more than just talk when he defeats Sonny Liston (Steve Harris) in 1964. It is in fact at this point that the film draws to a close, with a few hints of what is to come manifested in an early meeting between the impressionable Clay and Islamic activist Malcolm X (Gary Dourdan). Based on the bestselling 1998 biography by David Renwick, Muhammad Ali: King of the World debuted January 10, 2000, on ABC. (AMG)

ABC

***

01/10/2000

0

858

DVD-1470

TELEVISION

Sports Night tv series - Episode 'The Cut Man Cometh' (30min) (Comedy)

While prepping to cover a major fight, Dana and Casey duke it out over their stalled fling, and Dan's dad, Jay, hits town for a tense visit. But after the match goes south, the CSC staff bands together to knock out a killer show, including an hour's worth of coverage of a fight that lasted under a minute and a correspondent who only will respond to being called "the cut man", calls Dan; Casey, and Casey; Dan. He also shows he has no idea what he is talking about, when he talks about the last winner of the Miss America pageant, Miss Rochester. Includes ESPN clip of Mike Tyson pre fight with Julius Francis in England. Also Entertainment Tonight clip with Laila Ali (1/20/2000).

ABC

***

01/18/2000

0

859

DVD-1473

DOCUMENTARY

A&E American Justice :Justice Denied :The Ruben 'Hurricane' Carter story (1hr) (2000)

Examining the case of boxer Hurricane Carter and his friend John Artis, who in 1967 were wrongly convicted of a 1966 triple homicide. Artis was eventually paroled in 1981, while Carter's conviction was finally overturned in 1985. Included: comments from Artis, Carter and their attorneys. Host: Bill Kurtis. (TVGUIDE.COM)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

***

 

0

860

DVD-1476

MOVIE

ROCKY MARCIANO- Jon Favreau- (Drama) (100min) (1999)

Jon Favreau, George C. Scott, and Judd Hirsch star in this biography (produced for the Showtime premium cable network) about the life and career of Rocky Marciano, who rose from a childhood of poverty through the often corrupt ranks of professional boxing to become the only undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. (AMG) Also includes a post show special on Marciano: Marciano's Greatest Moments A Right to Remember (15min)

SHOWTIME

***

 

0

861

DVD-1478

NEWS

Philly Comcast Sports and Fox Philadelphia news coverage of Jackie Frazier's 1st pro fight ( 2/5/2000) (10min).

Also includes Hollywood Squares tv game show w/ guest Oscar De La Hoya (2000) (30min). Also Moonlighting tv episode 'Symphony in Knockout Flat'- Dave and Maddie agree to each arrange what they consider to be an ideal evening for the other, but the concert tickets Dave buys from a scalper get them into nothing but trouble. w/Don King and Lou Filippo (10/14/1986) (1hr).

 

***

 

0

862

DVD-1481

AMATEUR

USA Boxing 2000 Olympic Trials- Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL (2hr)

 

NBC

***

 

0

863

DVD-1482

DOCUMENTARY

A&E in the Classroom - Biography on Muhammad Ali (1hr) (1999)

Also includes ESPN2 interview with Lou Duva/Zab Judah and IBF president Bob Lee bribe footage 2/11/2000 (10min)

 

***

 

0

864

DVD-1486

TELEVISION

The View talk show - Guest OSCAR DE LA HOYA pre fight vs Derell Coley. (6min)

 

ABC

***

02/22/2000

0