They were really pushing him hard this weekend. It was interesting to see a push like that from a big Network that’s just really getting into boxing. The round table discussions, the talk about his size, reach, getting up from Wilder. It was just like HBO did over a longer period of time for fighters but this seemed like a hard push so they can start making there money back. It was enjoyable though as a fan of the sport to see a huge sports network getting more involved in boxing
It's not like ESPN is just getting into boxing, they just returned to it after a small hyatus. ESPN Friday Night Fights is legendary, and also infamous for it's huge amount of robbery decisions in the later years. But they were really riding this as if it was some legit titlefight, with Fury a legit beltholder and Schwarz a legit challenger.
Bradley was giggling like a child and that one cuck creamed in his pants during the second round. It was ridiculous. Bradley must have been high as a kite. He was literally just giggling away. Wtf?
And the Jimmy Lennon intro, " making the 4th defense of his lineal title....lol " ! Very funny stuff. He may have had 4 fights since Klitschko but to call 3 of them title defences! Only the Wilder fight could be a legit lineal title defence!
The promotion for this fight was so embarrassingly cringy and full of deception, hood-winking and downright lying to the public.
Yeah when they announced Fury as he walked out into the post presser they were like "Tyson Fury the heavyweight champion of the world". I was like... erm... wait a minute guys.
lol even Robbie Williams was coming out to the dressing room of Fury and he was like " Yeah mate, yeah so uhhh this Schwarz guy he's legit yeah... his one of them erm.. you know.. top fellas?" And Fury was like: "Yep. He is unbeaten."
Very mixed feelings. As a boxing fan, I was glad to see a real promoting of the sport. But, for the most part it was cringe-worthy. Listening to them try to fool the public into thinking this was anything more than a big farce.
ESPN+ isn't doing well, I think, so they are hoping to drive up its subscriptions by any means necessary. It's good and bad, as others have mentioned.
Casuals don't know the difference and are READY to spend their money. These same type of degenerates are the ones that queue outside an Apple store over a weekend or Footlocker to buy the latest iPhone or tacky Yeezys........ They are ready to be milked
We all know the fight was a farce but the goal was to promote Tyson Fury. As long as we never see him in the ring with a guy like Schwarz again, I'm okay with it.
