"This last year was a dream come true. To move up from 168 to 175, and beat Chad Dawson and fight on HBO. I think I showed my boxing skills and the level that I am on. I trained with Emanuel ...

Lampley was not wrong; from its inception in the early 1970s to the late 2010s, HBO World Championship Boxing was more than just a sports television series —it was a cultural institution of sorts.