Niners Fan in CT Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Any word on the undercard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Nothing yet, but Top Rank usually put on crappy PPV undercards. The Floyd/TMT ones aren't much better. The problem is most of the quality Haymon fighters are already booked. So I expect somebody like Leo Santa Cruz occupying one of the 3 prized undercard spots against a jobber. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 So that was pretty much the longest GGG fight in forever. I always laugh at guys like Kelly Pavlik claiming that he has no power, but no one is lined up to fight him. He's gotta have Cotto next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith_h Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Cotto will drop the WBC belt so he doesn't have to face GGG. There's no way he takes that fight. At this point Cotto is just cashing out, he doesn't want to get KO'd. We'll see Cotto/Canelo before we ever see GGG/Cotto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Is the Carl Frampton / Chris Avalos fight being aired anywhere in the US tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 AWE (formerly known as Wealth TV), which I don't think is in too many homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Boxing returns to plain ol' main affiliate television: NBC announced the “Premier Boxing Champions” series last month, with Leonard as an analyst and Al Michaels as a host. Albert will call the 11 broadcasts on NBC this year, with five planned for prime time and six for Saturday afternoons. The first fights air March 7 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas when Keith Thurman faces Robert Guerrero and Adrien Broner takes on John Molina Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Mauro is actually pretty good IMO aside from the obligatory puns and catchphrases. I don't love him like Meltzer does, but he fits into whatever seamlessly compared to everyone else. Now who I don't want to see? Kellerman. He's a HBO shill guy now. FNF era Kellerman would shit on how awful 2012-present Max Kellerman is. Larry Merchant finally retired a while back so anyone is an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Merchant was only there for every big fight just to remind people that this could be the best thing ever or the worst thing ever. Just pick any big HBO fight between 1992 and 2012. He might as well said after every Buffer intro, "Shucks, too bad you already paid that $34.95 asshole". That's why I chose not to mention him even though he did have his clever quips every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Looks like there will be only be one Mayweather vs. Pacquiao presser before fight week (which will obviously have one) and it will be on 3/11. However, it's closed to public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Boxing returns to plain ol' main affiliate television: NBC announced the “Premier Boxing Champions” series last month, with Leonard as an analyst and Al Michaels as a host. Albert will call the 11 broadcasts on NBC this year, with five planned for prime time and six for Saturday afternoons. The first fights air March 7 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas when Keith Thurman faces Robert Guerrero and Adrien Broner takes on John Molina Jr. As per the random advert, this fight card goes down on NBC this Saturday night @ 8PM-ish EST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Molina did absolutely nothing and Broner's fake ass Floyd persona is getting old. He's way too boring for it. Not the way you want this NBC series to start. Hopefully Thurman and Guerrero is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Once Kell Brook beats Jo Jo Dan later this month, I would love see him versus Keith Thurman. Also, I would like to see Amir Khan still without a fight because he was dumb enough to believe he was fighting Floyd Mayweather twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Thurman/Guerrero was actually pretty fun in the second half. I knew going in that Broner was the worst possible guy to put up there as the first fighter the audience sees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Good fight. Guerrero showed a lot of heart but Thurman beat the crap out of him. Guerrero didn't find his groove on the inside until it was too late. Thurman picked him apart from a distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Thurman/Guerrero was actually pretty fun in the second half. I knew going in that Broner was the worst possible guy to put up there as the first fighter the audience sees. I love anyone who can actively troll people. Broner does a fine job at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Looks like the first undercard spot for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao has been taken by Vasyl Lomachenko facing his WBO 126-lbs. title mandatory Gamalier Rodriguez. Not an awful fight, but it really is a showcase bout. That's right in line with the type of fights I expect to be on this card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Am I wrong for expecting this to be the typical boring, 12 round Mayweather decision fight? I'm already picturing the standard "potshot/hold" formula. I hope I'm wrong, since it will be the first boxing ppv I have gotten in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 That's a giant blanket statement. The problem with it is it's basically disconnected from the level of opponents. Yeah, just go in there in and "potshot" Marcos Maidana or Canelo Alvarez. See how that works out for you. That's fucking ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 That's exactly what he did to Maidana in the second fight though. Many other fights as well. You can't pretend like there isn't an extreme amount of clinching on his part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 That's exactly what he did to Maidana in the second fight though. Many other fights as well. You can't pretend like there isn't an extreme amount of clinching on his part. That's not exactly what he did to Maidana. If you cannot see and/or determine clear, appreciable offense, then you probably should not be watching boxing PPVs period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm not calling into question his effectiveness of what he's doing at all. I'm just point out how unappealing it is to watch. I've said on this board multiple times that I will never say Floyd isn't skilled. What he does clearly works. The only thing I ever call out is how god awful boring he is to watch. And yes, I understand he doesn't give a shit, and yes I understand you win however you can. But as a viewer that wants to watch a fun fight, yes, all I see is land a few shots/shoulder roll/clinch before the other guy throws. No need to go into attack mode over it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm not calling into question his effectiveness of what he's doing at all. I'm just point out how unappealing it is to watch. I've said on this board multiple times that I will never say Floyd isn't skilled. What he does clearly works. The only thing I ever call out is how god awful boring he is to watch. And yes, I understand he doesn't give a shit, and yes I understand you win however you can. But as a viewer that wants to watch a fun fight, yes, all I see is land a few shots/shoulder roll/clinch before the other guy throws. No need to go into attack mode over it though. There are "fun" mediocre fights you can watch on UniMás or whatever Spanish language TV platform. You can watch those instead. I don't give a shit if you find him entertaining or not. The simplistic nature of how you're looking at this is still astounding. It's devaluing what it takes to beat top level opponents. If you're using tired ass ten year old, recycled narratives, then go right ahead and disregard what you're watching. Just know that any attempt you make to try to truly analyze something is downright laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elsalvajeloco Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 SHOWTIME SPORTS @SHOsports 4m Here at @LALIVE for #MayPac! Awaiting @FloydMayweather & @MannyPacquiao. WATCH at 4:30p ET http://youtube.com/shosports Weird seeing the words "Mayweather vs. Pacquiao" and the promotional & network logos all together in a non-Photoshop manner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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