Writer David Phillips has made no secret of his admiration for the film-work of Mat Whitecross, who directed “The Kings,” a four-part documentary series running on Showtime....
At first, director Mat Whitecross may seem like a surprising choice for a project like Showtime’s The Kings. Whitecross admits that he is at best a...
The brilliant finale of Showtime’s documentary series begins by cutting to each of the four kings working a speed bag. Ray Leonard, then Marvin Hagler, then...
“This is a poor boy’s sport.” That’s one of the first lines you hear in voiceover from episode three of the Showtime documentary The Kings,...
“It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men.”—Frederick Douglass Episode two of The Kings places a large amount of its focus on...
The Showtime documentary series The Kings, about the grand era of the 80s when the giants of their sport, boxers Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas...
Nordine Oubaali (17-1, 12 KOs) vs. Nonito Donaire (41-6, 27 KOs) In the Showtime headliner in Carson City, California, Nonito Donaire turned back the clock with...
Undefeated Super Lightweight prospect Gary Antuanne Russell, the younger brother of featherweight champ, Gary Russell Jr. stepped up in class, scoring a dominant sixth round TKO...
The wildly talented welterweight prospect from Philadelphia Jaron Ennis (27-0 with 25 KOS) overpowered former IBF Light Welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (16-2-1 with 12 KOs) in...
Jerwin Ancajas Scores a Surprisingly Wide Unanimous Decision Over Jonathan Javier Rodriguez Fighting on the undercard of the Boots Ennis/Sergey Lipinets headliner at Mohegan Sun in...
