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CANELO ALVAREZ quite rightfully dominated the headlines after his one-sided victory over Jermell Charlo at the weekend, but it was the return of a true boxing legend that caught the attention of this writer. Jim Lampley’s voice is synonymous with some of the most memorable fights in modern boxing history thanks to his peerless run as a commentator on HBO. When the broadcaster pulled out of boxing in 2018, Lampley too withdrew from the sport.
That was until this weekend, when he called the Canelo-Charlo fight for , a fringe streaming platform that features a live