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  • 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z on UKTV History
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  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
This six-part series captures all the excitement of heavy championship fight night, negotiating 300 years of history to give the low-down on the greatest fighters, the most brutal bouts and all the headline-grabbing issues that surround the sport.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

1x01 Rules of the Ring

Series Premiere

1x01 Rules of the Ring

  • 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z1h

How the rules of boxing came about and why. Narrated by Anthony Howell

1x02 Jack Johnson and Joe Lewis

  • 2000-01-02T00:00:00Z1h

This episode looks at the rivalry between two of boxing's legends, Joe Lewis and Jack Johnson.

2000-01-03T00:00:00Z

1x03 A Dirty Business

1x03 A Dirty Business

  • 2000-01-03T00:00:00Z1h

Looking the Mafia's involvement in boxing and how Rocky Marciano stood up to them.

1x04 The Closest Thing To Dying

  • 2000-01-04T00:00:00Z1h

Sometimes boxers push themselves to the limits to with a match

2000-01-05T00:00:00Z

1x05 The Man Who Beat Hitler

1x05 The Man Who Beat Hitler

  • 2000-01-05T00:00:00Z1h

Loe Lewis took on a nation when he squared up to Max Schemling

1x06 Ali: More Than Just a Boxer

  • 2000-01-06T00:00:00Z1h

A closer look at Ali

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