Follows the careers four leading Black British Boxers, the rivalry that existed between them and the challenges that they faced
Original title
Four Kings
Released
9/27/2024
Origin country
CA, GB
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
Workerbee
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
4
Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Lennox Lewis. Four sporting heroes, driven by ambition in the ring and often forced to face even greater challenges outside it. This series focuses on the rise of each boxer from the late 1980s through to the early 2000s, charting their journeys and the prejudices they encountered.
Shines a light on the intense rivalry between heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno, and middleweights Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn. A combination of archive footage and present-day interviews details the stakes at play for each in this ruthlessly competitive world.
It starts with Bruno - Britain's first Heavyweight hopeful for 100 years.
The popularity of boxing in Britain is through the roof. But a shocking moment in-ring makes the world stop and contemplate. As the dust settles, the appetite for fighting is as strong as ever, with the biggest week in the domestic calendar approaching; Benn vs Eubank & Lewis vs Bruno. The fights will attract millions globally, but will injury jeopardise the bouts?
Bruno, Benn, Eubank and Lewis have out British boxing at the top of the world stage but personally they pay the price. Lewis suffers a maiden defeat, Eubank is forced into retirement after successive crushing defeats, Benn's life becomes plagued by crime, drugs and adultery whilst Bruno's mental health issues worsen.
With Bruno, Benn & Eubank in retirement, Lewis is the only man left fighting. He sees a chance to make history and, if successful, become Britain's first Undisputed champion. Without these four fighters, boxing wouldn't be what it is today. They sacrificed everything to prove their worthiness and in the process paved the way for future generations.
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