The magazine “8:30 p.m. on Saturday” (Twitter)presented live by Laurent Delahousse just after the 8 p.m. news on France 2, reveals the little story in the big one, to leaf through like a family album. It is Alain Delon and his taste for fists that inaugurates the season 5 from “8:30 p.m. on Saturday”…
The day when > Alain Delon organized a world boxing championship
Alain Delon was passionate about boxing to the point of organizing a tournament that has gone down in history. The actor discovers this sport for the first time during the filming of the film Rocco and his brothers, by Luchino Visconti (1960). He became bitten to such an extent that in 1973, he decided to organize and finance a world boxing championship. At the time, the whole of France was crazy about this sport, and the French contender for the title, Jean-Claude Bouttier, the new Marcel Cerdan. Alain Delon becomes his coach and installs him discreetly in his property in Douchy, in the Loiret, for a top secret training. But it’s not so easy to improvise as a sports coach, especially when you’re a movie star. “8:30 p.m. on Saturday” tells “Delon, a fist that’s all”.
And also, Bruce Lee, Johnny Hallyday…
News > Bruce Lee, the king of cha-cha
Bruce Lee had a meteoric career with five notable films. Nearly fifty years after his death, the man is still a myth. The king of kung-fu was also a champion of dance, the cha-cha, and passionate about philosophy. Without his two other passions, he would surely not have had the same destiny. Another Bruce Lee to discover…
Bonus > Johnny Hallyday in the ring
In 1969, Johnny Hallyday, at the height of his career, sought to renew himself. He will get into the ring for a real-fake fight at the Palais des Sports…
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– The swimming poolby Luc Larriba (eds Huginn & Muninn).
– Rocco and his brothersdirected by Luchino Visconti (1960).
– Bruce Lee: a chinese gladiatorby Adrien Gombeaud (ed Capricci).
Non-exhaustive list.
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