The Fight - Boxing In and Out of the Ring
Episodes4
Origins
Part one looks at how Mike Tyson s raw aggression and unconventional tactics in and out of the ring have bought him fame, fortune and ignominy in just about equal measure. But he, more than any other boxer, exemplifies the origins of the fight game in the bare-knuckle era, when it wasn't uncommon for fighters to gouge and kick their opponents.
Countries
Tonight's episode looks at German Max Schmeling and his remarkable 1938 title fight against African American Joe Louis that pitted the US against Nazi Germany.
The Mob
A chronology of events in the world of boxing, from Jake LaMotta and his ties to the mafia, to Cassius Clay and his eventual conversion to Islam.
Thrilla in Manilla
Tonight looks at the greatest, and most gruelling, heavyweight fight of all time: the 1975 'Thrilla in Manilla' between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.