ShoBox: Edwin Rodriguez vs. James McGirt Jr. TONIGHT @ 11pm - RBR here!!

On this attractive triple-header the recurring themes are:

- Undefeated power-punching super middleweight prospects taking a step up in class (or at least moving laterally).

- Sons of legends getting one more chance to redeem themselves in the long shadow of their namesakes.

- Somewhat unpredictable match-ups that could all be either blowouts or highly competitive.

• FIGHT CARD:
• Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez vs. James "Buddy" McGirt Jr.
• Dyah "Ali" Davis vs. Aaron "Chickenhawk" Pryor Jr.
• Marcus "Too Much" Johnson vs. Kevin "Hitman" Engel

The grown men will be separated from the teat-sucking boys!

Interestingly, there are some somewhat well-known names taking a backseat to the 168lb trio being showcased - Ishe Smith, Andy Kolle, and Antwone Smith are all competing on the non-televised portion of the undercard (which is probably for the best, with all three scheduled to meet a very poor level of opposition).

 

Did you catch his upset loss to Tyner a few months ago? He obviously took Lanardo lightly. Expect him to knock out Martinus Clay, but it's hard to say when he'll get back to regular screen-time after having suffered that setback.

As for the ShoBox fights, they're able to squeeze all three in because Rodriguez-McGirt is scheduled for 10 rounds while Davis-Pryor and Johnson-Engel are each only 8.

 

Are you a little more uncertain on the "main event" between Rodriguez and McGirt, then? :think

That does seem to be the most plausible upset.

 

He has in the past...and probably still does unless they had one of those all-too-common father and son falling-outs. :think

Does anybody remember seeing Buddy in the corner in his last fight? It was on the Hopkins-Jones II undercard.

 

Poll added.

 

Tonight's the night.

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