The second Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight  championship fight in Chicago. Marciano, who knocked out then heavyweight champion Walcott in their first 1952 bout in the 13th round, knocked down Walcott in the first round of their second fight and the bout was declared a knockout. The result was disputed by Walcott's corner, arguing a fast count by referee Frank Sikora. But it appeared that Walcott rose a split-second too late, to end the uneventful bout. This proved to be the 39-year old Walcott's final bout and was Marciano's first defense of the heavyweight title he won from Walcott a year earlier.                                     

The 1956 heavyweight boxing championship fight between Floyd Patterson and Archie Moore. Don Dunphy gives the blow-by-blow report of rounds 1 and 5 with commentary by Jimmy Powers. Patterson knocks out Moore in round 5. Patterson and Moore are interviewed after the fight with commentary by Winn Elliott.                                                   

The second Ingemar Johansson vs. Floyd Patterson fight from the Polo Grounds is broadcast by WABC radio in New York City. Patterson regains the heavyweight championship from Johansson with a 5th round knockout. Pre-fight commentary by Howard Cosell,  and an interview with former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. An interview with Patterson following the fight. Les Keiter and Howard Cosell report the action.                                                              

Radio broadcast of the first Sonny Liston-Floyd Patterson championship fight from Comiskey Park in Chicago. Liston knocks out Patterson in the first round and becomes the new heavyweight champion. Pre-fight interviews with James Braddock, Barney Ross, Joe Louis, Gene Fullmer, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, and commentator Howard Cosell.                                       

The Las Vegas Convention Center is the host for the second Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson world heavyweight championship fight. Pre-fight comments by Howard Cosell, predictions by newspapermen and former fighters Lou Nova, Joe Louis, and Billy Conn, comments by Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson. As in their first fight, Liston knocks out Patterson in the first round to retain his world heavyweight crown.                                     

Howard Cosell 's commentary on the upcoming Sonny Liston vs. Muhammad Ali, heavyweight championship fight.           

The Miami Beach Convention Center is the site for the first Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston Heavyweight Championship fight. 
Les Keiter gives the blow-by-blow account with Howard Cosell doing color commentary. Also on hand are Rocky Marciano, Jim Brown, and Sugar Ray Robinson. Cassius Clay becomes the new heavyweight champion of the world when Liston refuses to come out for round 7.  

A sports presentation of the ABC radio network.                                      

Howard Cosell interviews Willie Mays                         

Sports commentary with Howard Cosell.            

Howard Cosell interviews Jackie Robinson who will be a sports commentator. On March 17th, 1965, Robinson became the first black network broadcaster for Major League Baseball. 

Time Length: 4 minutes, 30 seconds.                         

Howard Cosell discusses the May 25th fight between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali with Barney Nagler, Jerry Isenberg, and Will Hines.                         

Howard Cosell hosts a pre-fight broadcast prior to the Floyd Patterson-Muhammad Ali heavyweight championship fight. Comments by Joe Louis, Sonny Liston, and Eddie Machen. Ali stops Patterson in round 12.             

Muhammad Ali Fights Brian London at Earls Court Arena in London, England. Ali won by knockout in the third round. Pre-fight interview with Ali and Howard Cosell.            

Muhammad  Ali scores a third round TKO over Cleveland Williams at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. 

An ABC radio broadcast.  

Les Keiter reports the blow-by-blow from ringside.                    

Muhammad  Ali vs. Ernie Terrell for the heavyweight boxing championship in the Houston Astrodome. Ali won a unanimous 15 round decision. 

ABC radio. 

  The fight
Ali was ahead in most of the rounds. In the first two rounds, Terrell was competitive, but in the third Terrell's eye started to swell, leaving him half-blind for much of the match. By the sixth round Ali was clearly ahead, though Terrell still had moments. The shift came in the seventh round, when Ali landed a left hook that sent Terrell to the ropes, and launched a flurry of blows seeking a knockout. Terrell repelled Ali with his own desperate offensive, but had wobbly legs for the remainder of the match. Terrell landed a hard right hook that forced Ali back to the ropes in turn, causing the announcer to say "Clay is hurt, Terrell is desperately fighting back." The eighth round went solidly to Ali, battering the wobbly and half-blinded Terrell, though Terrell still landed jabs and would jolt Ali with a hook. This state went on for the rest of the fight; in the 13th round, commentator and boxer George Chuvalo commented that Terrell had been unexpectedly hanging on and that Ali looked tired, predicting the fight would end with a decision rather than a knockout, which turned out to be a correct assessment.[4] In the eighth round, Ali taunted Terrell by asking "What's my name?" and calling him "Tom", but ceased to speak to him after that point, not even saying a word to him when the match ended and both boxers went back to their respective corners.[5] Two of the Judges scored the bout 148–137 and the other had it 148–133 all in favor of Ali.          

Muhammad Ali defeats Zora Foley via a 7th round knockout at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This was to be Ali's last fight before losing his title for refusing induction into the US Army. Don Dunphy and Win Elliot report from ringside. 
Don Dunphy interviews Ali after the fight.

Begins in round 1, 7th round KO, not complete.
Radio broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting System.                                                

Radio broadcast of a high school football game between Bosse and Chatard of Indianapolis from Enlow Field in Evansville, Indiana.
Marv Bates calls the play-by-play.             

The heavyweight championship boxing match between Joe Frazier and Oscar Bonavena. Frazier wins by unanimous decision. Audio air check is Joined at the end of the fight, Tony Roberts reporting He interviews, briefly both fighters. 
Assertions by Yank Durahm that the referee was terrible. 

     Joe Frazier 203 lbs heard by ring announcer winning unanimous decision over  Oscar Bonavena 207 lbs.
Date of the fight - 1968-12-10
Location: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Decision:
Referee: Joe Sweeney 70-67
Judge: Dave Beloff 72-64
Judge: Nate Lopinson 74-64
                 

Indiana vs. Indianapolis in the Washington State basketball finals from Marion High School.              

In his first return bout following a three and one-half year layoff, Muhammad Ali defeats Jerry Quarry via third round technical knockout in Atlanta.        

Howard Cosell interviews Muhammad Ali.          

The Central Soviet Red Army hockey team meets the NHL Philadelphia Flyers in Superseries '76, live from the Philadelphia Spectrum. The Flyers scored in each of the three periods and posted a 4-1 victory over the Soviet team. Marv Albert reports the action.                      

Howard Cosell interview with  Muhammad Ali                        

A live, primetime heavyweight bout between Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Young at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Ali won by unanimous decision.

Howard Cosell calls the action from ringside.                  

Muhammad Ali knocks out Michael Dunn in round 5 of their heavyweight fight in Munich, Germany. This would be the final time Ali would knock down an opponent in the ring.    

 HBO SPECIAL BROADCAST of an exhibition contest promoted at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadow Queens, NY. A Top Rank Production. 

-WWWF from Shea Stadium on HBO 7/7/76 (taped 6/25/76)
Vince McMahon intro
Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Hansen - WWWF World Championship match
Andre the Giant vs. Chuck Wepner - wrestler vs. boxer
Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali - wrestler vs. boxer


First match is for the WWWF championship. It is fought within a steel cage. Bruno Sammartino vs Stan Hansen who fails to continue to fight after 10 minutes 19 seconds of the bout. Vince McMahon and Antonino Rocca call the match.

Second contest is between New Jersey Heavyweight Champion, Chuck Wepner and undefeated Wrestling champion Andre the Giant who is victorious winning in the third round (1 minute & 15 Seconds). Vince McMahon and Antonino Rocca call the match.

Final attraction for those in attendance at Shea Stadium is viewing on a large screen an event that occurred live on June 26, 1976.
 
Attendees at Shea Stadium view (pay by view admission) on the big screen from Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali take on Japanese wrestling champion Antonio Inoki who has been staging exhibition fights against champions of various martial arts, in an attempt to show that pro wrestling  is the dominant fighting discipline. 

Broadcast at 12:30am on its final HBO TV CABLE re-run, July 7, 1976. 
Rounds number 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, & 15 are telecast.
The fight is a draw! Fans are upset as is Ali. 

HBO signs off the air.     

NOTE: While Bruno Sammartino vs Stan Hansen and Andre the Giant vs Chuck Wepner  matches are uploaded to you tube it is shown not with the ringside commentary of Vince McMahon and Antonino Rocca. 

NOTE: There are a few moments in the broadcast where audio speed is compromised for only a few seconds. 

         HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating subscription television service in the United States. HBO pioneered modern pay television upon its launch on November 8, 1972.

November 27, 1972
THE FIRST WRESTLING MATCH TELEVISED ON HBO, PRIOR TO GOING NATIONAL IN SEPTEMBER 1975.

Time	
8:30pm	Wrestling Live from Madison Square Garden	
Pedro Morales vs. Ray Stevens
Verne Gagne vs. Buddy Wolf
Black Gordman vs. Sonny King
Tony Garea vs. Chuck O'Connor
Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow

It was the first television service to be directly transmitted and distributed to individual cable television systems, and was the conceptual blueprint for the "premium channel," pay television services sold to subscribers for an extra monthly fee that do not accept traditional advertising and present their programming without editing for objectionable material. It eventually became the first television channel in the world to begin transmitting via satellite—expanding the growing regional pay service, originally available to cable and multipoint distribution service (MDS) providers in the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England, into a national television network—in September 1975. 

-WWWF from Shea Stadium on HBO 7/7/76 (taped 6/25/76)
Vince McMahon intro
Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Hansen - WWWF World Championship match
Andre the Giant vs. Chuck Wepner - wrestler vs. boxer
Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali - wrestler vs. boxer

                                                                      

Vince McMahon calls the matches of the World Wrestling Federation. Bouts include Johnny Rodz vs. Manuel Soto, Pete Sanchez vs. Kevin Sullivan, Gashouse Gilbert vs. Bobo Brazil, Jose Gonzalez vs. Tor Kamata, Stan Hansen vs. Ivan Putski, Baron Scicluna vs.Victor Rivera, World Wrestling Federation champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Nicolai Volkoff, Executioner I and II and Bruiser Brody vs, Chief Jay Strongbow, Billy White Wolf, and Andre the Giant in a triple tag team match.

Matches took place on October 25th, 1976.                                   

Gordon Solie and Vince McMahon call the matches on this early HBO WRESTLING SPECIAL. 

 #8251: HBO WRESTLING 
1976-10-30, HBO, 120 min.
Announcers for these HBO matches presented monthly were Gordon Solie and Vince McMahon.
 
This broadcast has eight matches.
1-Johnny Rodz vs Manuel Soto
2- Pete Sanchez vs Kevin Sullivan    
3- Gashouse Gilbert vs Bobo Brazil  
4- Jose Gonzsalez vs Tor Kamata
5- Stan Hansen vs Ivan Putski         
6- Baron Scicluna vs Victor Rivera
7- Bruno Sammartino vs Nicolai Volkoff
8- Executioner 1 & 2 and Bruiser Brody vs
Chief Jay Strongbow, Billy Whitewolf and 
Andre The Giant. (Triple tag team match).
                  

Gordon Solie and Vince McMahon call the matches in this early HBO Wrestling presentation broadcast from Georgia. This broadcast is 70 minutes and incomplete. 

  Joined in Progress. Three matches. 
1-Dick Slater vs Mr. Wrestling 1
2-Gene and Ole Anderson vs Dusty Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat
3-WORLD HEAVYWEIGTHT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Terry Funk vs Mr. Wrestling 2 (one hour time limit). 
From Atlanta Georgia. Ring announcers Gordon Solie and Vince 
McMahon, who promotes HBO's upcoming schedule of events including films "Prisoner of Second Avenue," "Lucky Lady," "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't" and "Harry & Tonto starring Art Carney. 

NOTE: These matches are not known to be extant, and except for a brief opening uploaded to you tube  of this broadcast with commentators  Vince McMahon and Gordon Solie, none of these evening's matches have surfaced. 
                                          

Professional Wrestling from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Bouts include Johnny Rodz vs. Greg Gagne, Gashouse Gilbert vs. Don Serrano, Baron Miguel Sicluna vs. Pat Patterson, Manuel Soto and Dominick Dinucci vs.Tor Kamata and Nikolai Volkoff, WWF champion Bruno Sammartino vs. challenger Ken Patera in a championship match, tag-team champions Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf vs. Executioners I and II in a tag-team championship match (2 out of 3 falls), Ivan Putski vs. Bruiser Brody, Stan Stasiak vs. Bo Bo Brazil. Vince McMahon calls the matches.                                                                                                   

Vince McMahon calls 10 matches of this Special broadcast presentation.  WWWF live wrestling from Madison Square Garden in New York City. 

This HBO live feed air check has no commercials. The opening five minutes is missing. Otherwise a complete 2 hour and 22 minute archived broadcast including HBO sign-off. 


Bouts include Jose Gonzalez vs. Don Kent, Johnny Rodz vs. Gino Hernandez, Executioner II vs. Carlos Rocha, Executioner I vs. Ivan Putski, Gas House Gilbert vs. Larry Zbysko, Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. challenger Ken Patera in a championship match, Jan Nelson vs. Bo Bo Brazil, Pete Doherty vs. Dusty Rhodes, Tony Garea vs. Baron Miguel Sicluna, tag-team champions Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf vs. challengers Tor Kamata and Stan Stasiak in a tag-team championship match. 

Ring announcer: Howard Finkel.

Referee: John Stanley. Guest Referee: Gorilla Monsoon. 

WWWF MSG Show (Mar '77 #1)
Date: Mon, Mar 7th 1977
United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Promotion: WWWF
	 
Star Matches for MSG Show (Mar '77 #1)
no.	10 Matches - 20 minute time limits	
1	Don Kent	-    Draw	- Jose Gonzales		 		
2	Gino Hernandez	Def.	Johnny Rodz		 		
3	Larry Zbyszko	Def.	Doug Gilbert		 		
4	Bobo Brazil	Def.	Jan Nelson		 		
5	Carlos Rocha	Def.	Executioner #2		 		
6	Ivan Putski	Def.	Executioner #1		 		
7	Tony Garea	Def.	Baron Mikel Scicluna		 		
8	Dusty Rhodes	Def.	Rocky Tamayo		 		
9	Billy White Wolf (C) & Chief Jay Strongbow (C)	Def.	Stan Stasiak & Tor Kamata		 	WWWF International Tag Team Titles
10	Bruno Sammartino (C)	Def.	Ken Patera		Referee: Gorilla Monsoon 	WWWF World Heavyweight Title                                      

Jimmy Young meets George Foreman in a heavyweight bout in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Young wins by unanimous decision after knocking down Foreman in the 12th round.           

Vince McMahon calls the matches. 
Joined in progress. Bouts include Johnny Rodz vs. Jay Nelson, SD Jones vs. Jose Gonzalez, Carlos Rocha vs. Baron Miguel Sicluna, Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Executioner # II, Little John and Billy The Kid Vs. The Hillbilly Kid and The Hattie Kid,
Baron Von Raschke vs. Bruno Sammartino in a championship match, Tony Garea vs. Gashouse Gilbert, Tor Kamata vs. Dusty Rhodes, Larry Zbysko and Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera and Stan Stasiak, Billy White Wolf vs. Executioner # I.  

NOTE:
Variations in sound quality at times.                     

Vince McMahon calls the matches of the World Wrestling Federation from Madison Square Garden in New York City. 

Bouts include, joined in progress, Carlos Rocha victory vs. Jan Nelson, Ron Mickolaczk (Debut at Madison Square Garden) victory vs. Gashouse Gilbert, Baron Von Raschke vs. Ivan Putski, fight to a draw,  George "The Animal" Steele vs. victor Bruno Sammartino, Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ken Patera, fight to a draw, World Heavyweight champion "Superstar" Billy Graham victorious vs. Gorilla Monsoon in a world title match, Indian Billy White Wolf victorious vs. "Rocky" Tamayo, Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko take the first two matches, victorious, vs. Stan Stasiak and Nicolai Volkoff in a tag-team title match. 

NOTE: These early SPECIAL HBO WRESTLING telecasts were scheduled approximately once every month with ring "color commentator" announcer, Vince McMahon who interviews Billy Graham.                                                        

Live matches of the World Wrestling Federation from Madison Square Garden in New York City.    

Host: Vince McMahon.                       

Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali meets Leon Spinks for the second time in his career at the New Orleans Superdome. Ali, who lost his title to Spinks on February 15th, 1978, came back in this fight to regain the heavyweight championship for the third time in his career, via a unanimous decision. He became the first boxer to win the heavyweight title three times. Ali retired after this fight only to come out of retirement for a brief comeback two years later.  

                                              

Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes for the heavyweight boxing championship from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Holmes wins by tenth round TKO.          

Larry Holmes stops Renaldo Snipes via 11th round TKO. After the fight, comments by a visibly upset Snipes and Holmes. Howard Cosell comments on the current sad state of professional boxing, including boxing deaths and unruly fans. Cosell calls the fight from ringside.