![]() ![]() Springer did play-by-play for basketball, football and baseball at California State University Northridge, where he graduated in 1968 with a broadcasting degree and later did play-by-play for high school football in El Centro from 1969 through 1972. Instead he hoped to be the second coming of Vin Scully, the legendary Dodgers announcer who for 67 years was the voice of the team. Springer didn’t intend to become a sportswriter. Today, Jake Paul, another gimmick, wannabe boxer, is a main attraction. Back when I covered boxing, Butterbean, an overweight four-round fighter, was a novelty act, comic relief before the big matches. “Today, however, it ranks third in popularity among combat sports behind MMA and WrestleMania. Boxing’s popularity had faded by the time I covered the sport (1985 to 2008), but was still relevant,” he offered. A century ago, the top sports columnists basically covered only four sports: boxing, baseball, horse racing and college football. In what way is boxing different for Springer, who wrote 14 books including three bestsellers? “Yes, I know, I’m just an old guy living in the past, but it was a glorious past.” I don’t find many of today’s fighters interesting or exciting and I don’t have any interest in MMA or WrestleMania,” he said. “I really don’t keep up with it like I used to. Springer, who spent 25 years at the Los Angeles Times, is definitely thankful for the opportunity to be ringside, which he was for 23 years, but doesn’t miss those days when he covered boxing. "I'm only 5ft 9in so, if I stand up here he can see me at the corner of his eye all the time.Nestled in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, Steve Springer, a former sportswriter who for nearly 35 years covered several sports including the world of boxing, is at peace. "I'm super proud, that's why I'm standing up here so you can see me all day," he added. "Was I worried at any point? No, it gets rough, you've got to know how to dig down and change gears and get going." "It was an extraordinary fight for both men, for Deontay Wilder showing his toughness and courage and for Tyson Fury being a big dog coming out on top," he said. I used to be a handsome rogue but now I'm just a bald-headed fat fella who can fight like King Kong."Īs Fury peeled off to continue celebrating with his team, Steward was keeping close to his fighter, clearly delighted. He added: "I appreciate all of the support all through the years. "I was listening to what Sugarhill was saying in rounds nine, 10 and 11 and he was like this should be done now, get him out of here and he was like the big dog gets them out of there and that's what you are meant to do." I even managed to get a song in at the end," Fury said. I could go another 12 rounds not a problem, fit as a fiddle, healthy as a trout. The British heavyweight, who serenaded the crowd in the ring after his knockout, insisted he could have gone on for another 36 minutes. You showed great heart, great determination and ring IQ. What a man."įury, 33, stepped out of the shower to loud cheers, wearing only his shorts and a red cap before former undisputed champion Lennox Lewis entered the room. I'm just going to enjoy it and soak it all in. "Can you tell me a better atmosphere? This is off the scale. "He's the best to ever do it," an equally excited Tommy said. How the Rock and the rest of the world reacted to Fury-Wilder epic.I am the greatest heavyweight of my era - Fury.Superb Fury recovers from two knockdowns to stop Wilder. ![]() "They gave it everything from the first round and when you have two fighters giving it everything from the beginning that makes for a great, great, great fight." ![]() Both men showed a lot of heart and gave it everything they had but the best man came out on top, the Gypsy King. "That was one of the most exciting trilogies that I've ever seen. "I'm lost for words," said Parker, who trained with Fury for several months earlier this year. Parker and Tommy Fury are both professional boxers and neither could quite believe what they had witnessed. His brothers Tommy Fury and Shane were there, as well as Fury's wife Paris and his sparring partner Joseph Parker." "The dressing room was full of Fury's family and friends. "Take it from me, it was joyous," Bunce said on the 5 Live Boxing podcast. BBC Radio 5 Live commentator Steve Bunce was invited into the dressing room and soaked up the atmosphere after what will go down as one of the best bouts in heavyweight history. ![]()
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