25 years ago today Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox Lewis in Round 5 of 12 to win the IBF and WBC Heavyweight Titles
The Ring Magazine Upset of the Year
“My offer is this… nothing.”
The Godfather Part II (1974) has one of the coldest lines ever delivered in a boardroom. Michael doesn’t raise his voice, doesn’t threaten, doesn’t bargain.
Al Pacino acting opposite his real life teacher in The Godfather Part II (1974) adds a quiet extra charge to every scene. Lee Strasberg, who trained Pacino, plays Hyman Roth, turning their scenes into a quiet confrontation between student & master.
47 years ago this week, Jimmy Conway’s temper snapped at the Christmas party when Johnny Roastbeef committed the fatal error of flaunting a bright‑pink 1979 Cadillac Coupe de Ville he’d just bought for Mrs. Roastbeef. Hardly the kind of thing to impress Jimmy. After all, it was “a wedding gift… in his mother’s name”.
#LuftansaHeist
“My offer is this… nothing.”
The Godfather Part II (1974) has one of the coldest lines ever delivered in a boardroom. Michael doesn’t raise his voice, doesn’t threaten, doesn’t bargain.
November 30, 1987
"THERE GOES BO!"
Bo Jackson's 25th Birthday Bonanza on MNF
In just his fifth #NFL game, Bo rushes for a career-high and then club-record 221 yards in the #Raiders' 37-14 win over Seattle.
Three touchdowns:
• A 91-yard rip
• A 2-yard truck over The Boz
• A 14-yard reception
39 years ago, Mike Tyson defeated Trevor Berbick by TKO in round 2 of 12 to win the WBC heavyweight title. Iron Mike becomes the youngest (a record still held today) heavyweight champion ever, age 20.
"I'm not gonna let our team go down without having this guy start a World Series game."
@Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on his World Series-changing "hunch" to start Miguel Rojas in Game 6 and 7.