Legendary Nights is an American boxing documentary television series produced by HBO Sports. Each half-hour episode chronicles a single high-profile fight televised by HBO between 1981 and 2002, examining its build-up and aftermath through archival footage and interviews, narrated by Liev Schreiber. The twelve original episodes aired weekly from March 5 to May 21, 2003.
The series won the 2004 Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology. A thirteenth episode, The Tale of Gatti–Ward, was produced a decade later and premiered in October 2013; it did not follow the format of the original series.
Production Legendary Nights was produced by HBO Sports during the tenure of network sports president Ross Greenburg. Each installment provides context on a notable HBO-televised bout before giving way to narration by Liev Schreiber, interspersed with archival footage and interviews with the participants.
Episodes Each episode was titled The Tale of, followed by the two fighters' surnames. The twelve original episodes covered the following bouts: The Tale of Leonard–Hearns – Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns The Tale of Pryor–Argüello – Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Argüello The Tale of Holmes–Cooney – Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney The Tale of Hagler–Hearns – Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns The Tale of Hagler–Leonard – Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard The Tale of Chávez–Taylor – Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor The Tale of Tyson–Douglas – Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas The Tale of Holyfield–Bowe – Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe The Tale of Foreman–Moorer – George Foreman vs. Michael Moorer The Tale of Bowe–Golota – Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota The Tale of De La Hoya–Trinidad – Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad The Tale of Lewis–Tyson – Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson
The series premiered with The Tale of Leonard–Hearns on March 5, 2003, and concluded with The Tale of Lewis–Tyson on May 21, 2003. A thirteenth episode, The Tale of Gatti–Ward, covering the rivalry between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward, premiered on HBO in October 2013.
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