Phil D. Jay WBN Editor Larkin: Boxing giant WBN remembers a true boxing catalyst One of the most powerful men in the boxing television business, Jay Larkin passed away in August last year at the age of 59 and here at WBN, we are marking some of his greatest achievements. Larkin created Showtime, Championship Boxing and ShoBox as pay-per-view phenomenons from 1984-2005 working with the likes on Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis in their prime. Born in Long Island, he rose from publicist to senior vice president and executive producer in a remarkable career that spanned over two decades in the boxing business. In the 1980’s, Jay was involved in bringing Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard to the small screen and worked with the great Julio Cesar Chavez amongst a whole host of other big name boxing stars. His greatest achievements though will forever be Tyson v Holyfield I and II, which on their nights were the biggest ever grossing boxing nigh...
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