NOTEBOOK: LAMPLEY GETS LEAD ROLE IN FIGHT.Byline: Michael Rosenthal Assistant Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper MEMPHIS Memphis, city, ancient Egypt Memphis (mĕm`fĭs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 B.C.), at the apex of the Nile delta and 12 mi (18 km) from Cairo. , Tenn. - The Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson fight will be televised on HBO's pay-per-view arm on Saturday. However, Showtime will be represented. As part of the unusual alliance of the fighters' rival networks - Lewis fights for HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Tyson for Showtime - HBO's Jim Lampley will do the blow-by-blow call while Showtime's Bobby Czyz Robert Edward ("Bobby") Czyz (born February 10, 1962 in Orange, New Jersey) is an American boxer. A New Jersey native of mostly Italian and some Polish descent,[1] he is both a former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion. does the color analysis. ``It's going to be an adventure,'' said Lampley, who usually works with Larry Merchant and George Foreman. ``... There should be an element of fun in it. I watch their telecasts, I've known Bobby for a long time. I'm looking forward to it as a one-time-only curiosity.'' Lampley added that he expects it to be a challenge. He and Czyz will have only a few undercard un·der·card n. The event or events coming before and supporting the main event, as of boxing matches. fights to establish chemistry. ``Unlike a lot of sports, calling fights is an impressionistic im·pres·sion·is·tic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or practicing impressionism. 2. Of, relating to, or predicated on impression as opposed to reason or fact: impressionistic memories of early childhood. adventure,'' he said. ``There's no established cadence or rules of timing. .... It's more free form. Bobby and I have to get a feel for how we like to get in and out or we'll step on each other.'' At the same time, Lampley has worked less frequently with Roy Jones Jr. and Emanuel Steward but has had little problem adjusting. ``I've had other chemistry challenges,'' he said. ``Bobby's very smart and a student of both the craft and the sport. It could be really good.'' Lampley was chosen to do the blow by blow a coin flip. Steve Albert is Showtime's blow-by-blow announcer. ``No matter how you read a coin flip, I don't feel good about it,'' Lampley said. ``I'm planning to call Steve to cover that point. In our business, sometimes things work out this way.'' --Boom town: The gambling resort of Tunica tunica /tu·ni·ca/ (too´ni-kah) pl. tu´nicae [L.] a tunic; in anatomy, a general term for a membrane or other structure covering or lining a body part or organ. , Miss., is co-hosting the fight. Memphis and the Pyramid, the arena in which the fight will take place, reportedly put up a $12.5 million site fee while Tunica provided the fighters' room, board and training facilities. Tunica has come a long way. Ten years ago, Tunica County was the poorest in the nation. Then, after gambling was legalized and the town began to build casinos, the resort brings in about $1.3 billion a year, according to Webster Franklin, head of Tunica's visitors bureau. The casinos have created 16,000 jobs. Only 10,000 live in the town of Tunica. |
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