HBO documentary shows how low boxing can go

'Assault in the Ring' tells the story of the tainted 1963 fight between Billy Collins and Luis Resto.

Bill Dwyre
LA Times
August 1, 2009

So, you hate boxing. You think it is mostly one lowlife beating on another, each trained and managed by more of the same.

Well, look no further for reinforcement than tonight's HBO premiere of a documentary called "Assault in the Ring."

It has it all. Liars, cheaters, scumbags and crooks. Some brutality too.

Make sure the kids stay up late.

It is a story of a 1983 match between undefeated Irish Billy Collins and journeyman punching bag Luis Resto. The welterweight fight was on the undercard of the Davey Moore-Roberto Duran show in Madison Square Garden.

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