Instead, cards usually took place in smaller venues, such as The Blue Horizon in Philadelphia, the Felt Forum/Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, or the ballroom of Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
Tuesday Night Fights would also not limit itself to American venues, as they traveled to England, Mexico, and other places to televise shows.
Williams, at the time a rising heavyweight contender, dropped Weathers with an uppercut almost immediately after the bell rang to start the contest and referee Marty Denkin called a halt to the contest after ten seconds, which was erroneously referred to as a world record for quickest knockout (although it remains one of the fastest ever).
Both George Foreman and Larry Holmes were frequently featured on Tuesday Night Fights as they began to return after their initial retirements.
Roberto Durán was another fixture on Tuesday Night Fights later in his career, and his 100th professional bout was carried by USA.
This included names such as Oscar de La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Roy Jones Jr., Arturo Gatti, Fernando Vargas, Hector Camacho, Tony Tubbs and Antonio Tarver.
[1][2] After taking Koplovitiz's CEO position, Diller made plans to cut at least $40 million from the USA Network's massive budget, which had been criticized for overspending on content which was not deemed feasible.
Narrated by Washington Redskins play-by-play man Larry Michael, the sixty-minute series featured various fights from throughout the years.
It is promoted several times during the broadcast, and viewers are encouraged to pick which of the two men won the bout.. Reruns of this series air across the country on various sports channels, including MSG Plus.