Why? Why does ESPN want to relive the terrible day of 11-13-82? The fight that effectively ended the career and changed the life of Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini. The fight that ended the life of Duk Koo Kim. Kim's mother took her own life 4 months later. The referee, Richard Greene, blamed himself for letting the fight go on too long and took his life 7 months after Kim's death. One of the darkest days in the history of boxing is remembered for a lot of things. Do we really need to do an ESPN show about it? I'm not sure if I am going to watch this special. I normally sit thru most things, especially when I find myself initially repulsed by the idea. Most of their stories have some 'feel good' twist, or some point they are trying to make. This is a story that is played out and covered every which way possible. I just don't see the point. Am I missing something?
Corey, Like you I don't understand the appeal of this kind of production, but I've come to realize that networks like ESPN are willing to throw a lot of things up against a wall to see if they stick. They throw standards out the window and try to appeal to the lowest common denominator in their perceived audience. I won't watch it, just like I've chosen not to watch several of their productions. On a side note, I did not know about the suicides that followed the tragedy in the ring.
Im with you Sid <t>I often watch things that I find myself repulsed by, simply because I like to check out things that would normally turn me away from another person's perspective.<br/> <br/> I guess that would be the one redeeming factor to making this show is to explain to people what a horrible tragedy this was and how it changed lives (and the sport) forever. This is the reason why there aren't 15 round title bouts anymore.<br/> <br/> This is just such a dark day. The people who SHOULD pay for this, never will. Kim NEVER should have been ranked #1 challenger in the world. This is a fight that never should have taken place.<br/> <br/> On an unrelated note, I was listening to ESPN radio while picking up Carson from school the other day and heard an african-american radio personality say that 'he is a hispanic, and like all hispanic's, he doesn't have the jaw to take a punch. he doesn't have a big fight jaw because he's hispanic.'<br/> <br/> i giggled at the irony a little bit.</t>