American Prizefighter.

It's worked pretty well in the UK. It's like a super concentrated version of the contender. What happened to that?

 

It would be nice but what kind of boxers would participate? I'm not familiar with the UK Prizefighter but I don't recognize most names and the ones I do are old and shot. (Williams shot Harrison old)

 

its what boxing needs it allows fresh faces to get in the limelight

 

You'd think it could be a hit in the US given the massive success of the UFC, which has the same bar room brawl type of concept behind it.

I think a major problem would be US fighters in general having a prima donna complex seemingly bred into them. This sort of thing will be seen as being beneath them by most of US contenders.

 

If they could get a U.S one up and running, the winner could fight the British champ.

 

I think the difference between a British and American fan is that Brits often want to see a good fight. Where as Americans want to see two undefeated guys fighting. They're more obsessed with those 0's which in some ways is killing the sport over there because fighters are **** scared of losing the big 0.

UFC on the other hand have guys at the top with 25-3 records because they chase everyone around them.

 

Why it hasn't happened regionally is a wonder to me, perhaps nobody wants to put up the cash or they fear there isn't a TV network that would put it on. I've come out with various 'American Prizefighter' rosters before, here are some:

Middleweights:
Kassim Ouma- NABA Champion
Walter Wright
Ronald Hearns
Jesus Gonzales
Ishe Smith
Bronco McKart- UBO Champion
Daniel Jacobs(I know this is a bigger stretch than Hearns)
Hector Camacho Jr.

North American Champions(heavyweights):
Evander Holyfield- WBF
Johnathan Banks- NABF
Cedric Boswell- NABA
Maurice Harris- USBA
Chauncy Welliver- WBC Continental Americans
Bermane Stiverne- WBC USNBC, WBC Fedelatin, WBC International
James Toney- IBA
Chris Arreola- WBC FECOMBOX Champion/Sherman Williams- Interim WBF Champion/Frank Lawrence- IBO Inter-continental Champion

Now this is a classy event, so you stick this one on World Championship Boxing perhaps even PPV. If it does go to PPV, stick some strippers on it like the Williams-Holyfield fight. Winner gets $50,000 and with all the belts a shot at one of the big 3.

 

Because Prizefighter is flawed to hell. Just look at last nights, and the fact 2 substitutes managed to fight. Complete cack.

 

I would make it an extravaganza and stick it on ESPN, have a little "pregame" thing going on looking into the history of the fighters. A story like Kassim Ouma would definitely pull at the fans. And once its through the door I am sure a once every couple of months tourney could garner great ratings. An even better thing would be to have the "reward" fight on ESPN as well. So lets say they have Jr. middleweights, a fight with K9 on ESPN would do pretty good ratings.

 

cuts and walking back out for another match is really bad. ted bami needed to have stitches between fights. bad cut as well...gaping.

there are flaws but it's good for the upper tier journeyman. who can earn a bit , get some tv time and fight known prospects.

 

It's hit and miss, some have been great others have been shite