The Fabulous Four chronicles the competition of four great champions: Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler. This video is a must for any sports fan, depicting some of the greatest fights of this decade-long struggle: Duran's "hands of stone" pounding Leonard for the welterweight crown in Montreal, the famous "Alley Fight" between Thomas "the Hit Man" Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler, and Leonard's amazing comebacks from retirement to recapture titles from his three opponents. While many of these bouts require no introduction, the narration expertly introduces each fight for the uninitiated. A drawback of this video is the exclusion of the celebrated rematch between Leonard and Duran in which the latter was pummeled into crying "No mas, no mas" after enduring the Sugarman's viscious combinations. However, there is still plenty of bone-crunching action. A necessary addition to any sports fan's library, The Fabulous Four details some of boxing's greatest rivalries. -James Highfill.

Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in professional baseball. He spent his major league career playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers and breaking many records. Upon retiring from professional baseball, Jackie became an advocate in the civil rights movement and was on the NAACP Board of Directors. See how he changed the 20th century.

The vintage film biography The Jackie Robinson Story is unusual in that Robinson portrays himself, and the movie was produced in 1950, barely three years after he took up his position at second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the "color line" in professional baseball. After providing a fast portrayal of Robinson's early life, up to his collegiate sports career at UCLA and his stint in the U. S. Army, the story turns serious when Branch Rickey offers him a contract to play for a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team. Interestingly, some of the scenes, such as an incident when Robinson and his teammates were being locked out of a stadium at a spring training game in Florida, may have more impact with viewers today than when the film was first released. -Robert J. McNamara.

This is a chronological history of Jackie Robinson, "The Pride of Brooklyn". From his boyhood love of baseball to his distinguished career as a college track and football star to his time in the Negro Leagues and on to his signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black man to break baseball's "color bar" in his first major league baseball season. Robinson hit a solid 297 and led the league with 29 stolen bases. This is a fascinating forthright look at all the obstacles facing black Americans during the pre-civil rights era.

Joe Louis was called the "Brown Bomber". he represented the United States and the African American population, and did both admirably.

Michael Jordan had won two championships and lived through two small scandals when this documentary-lite was made in 1993. During his 1991-1992 season, the unauthorized book The Jordan Rules accused the player of being a bossy, hot-tempered team captain, and questions about Michael's off-court gambling habits arose. Still, as the level-headed Jordan notes, he had decided that year that the only person who could knock him off his pedestal would be himself-not a book author or media folks. In short, Michael matured. And while watching Air Time, it's hard not to believe in a guy who's had to believe in himself so often-especially when you see the endless stream of media pressure and public attention the man faced every day. It puts Jordan's love for golf in a new light, as a serene escape from the NBA circus. While the video sprinkles Jordan's commentary throughout, it covers the Chicago Bulls' first two championships (with downright cool footage of the 1992 playoff series against the Knicks); Michael's second Olympic experience; his commercial endorsement work; and a music video with the ever-ghoulish Michael Jackson. Sneak peeks into Jordan's home life with Juanita and the kids are also tossed in. What's most engaging, though, is not walking down memory lane into the Bulls' glory days against L. A. [+]

The 1986 nationally syndicated television series "War of the Stars" hosted by Dick Van Patten brought together famous Hollywood actors & superstar athletes for a series of sporting contests that proved to be entertaining and often surprising. All we found mentioned were 15 shows including: Milton Berle vs Willie Mosconi in billiards, Chad Everett and Sonny Bono vs Anne White in tennis, Actor Christopher Atkins vs Indy Car driver Danny Sullivan in auto racing, John Davidson and Pancho Segura vs brothers Nels and Vince Van Patten in tennis, Abby Dalton and Elke Sommer vs brothers Nels and Vince Van Patten in tennis, Actor Paul Sorvino vs Lou Butera in billiards, Comedian Norm Crosby vs Lee Trevino in golf, Actress Jennifer O'Neill vs jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. in horse racing, Tim Conway vs jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. in horse racing, Comedian Dick Shawn vs J. C. Snead in golf, William Devane and Jameson Parker lead a celebrity polo team against the USC Trojans, Actress Valerie Perrine vs Willie Shoemaker in horse racing, Gabe Kaplan vs PBA Hall-of-Famer Dick Weber in bowling, Comedian Jack Carter vs PGA tour player Rex Caldwell in golf, and "Michael Jordan vs The Sheens. " This is the only episode we've ever seen released on videotape, and not many of these were made at all. In fact it is perhaps THE holy grail of videotape collecting; most rare video dealers aren't even aware of its existence and will never even see a copy for sale let alone touch one! The tape also has vast appeal to sports & Michael Jordan Collectors. The film was copyrighted in 1987 and was possibly made after the 1986/1987 season when Jordan was still approaching superstar status; Jordan still has hair! It was released two years before "Come Fly With Me" & is Jordan's Film Debut! After a dunking exhibition they do three events Foul Shooting, Horse, & 2 on 1 to 10. Jordan throws the fellahs some handicaps including shooting his free throws with his eyes shut. [+]

Over two hours of video footage of Muhammad Ali that was shot between April 1988 and September 1992. This footage was shot by Davis Miller, the author of the number-one internationally bestselling book, THE TAO OF MUHAMMAD ALI. This VHS cassette includes one-of-a-kind footage of the last time that Ali ever (beautifully) boxed in public; scenes of him with his father, brother, Jimmy Ellis, Davis Miller, and numerous fans, among others; scenes of him training on his heavy bag and speed bag at his home in Michigan; and scenes of him playing with Miller's son. Much of this footage is famous because of Miller's writing. This sale also includes autographed copies of Miller's books, THE TAO OF MUHAMMAD ALI and THE ZEN OF MUHAMMAD ALI.