Can the fall save a shitty year of matchmaking?

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  1. Lampley

    Lampley Boxing Junkie banned

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    So far, 2010 has been pretty lousy in terms of big fights. Pac/Clottey and Mayweather/Mosley proved to be anti-climatic as everyone wants the real thing, and there have been a handful of other painful postponements.


    So, what needs to happen the second half of the year to redeem it?

    1. Mayweather/Pacquiao, though I don't think it's a great fight, will be an event to justify all others. This fight has to happen, just to get it over with.

    2. Competitive bouts between Froch/Abraham and Ward/Dirrell in the Super 6. Anything with Green in it is a waste of time.

    3. Dawson/Pascal needs to be as good a scrap as I think it will.

    4. Something meaningful needs to happen with Bute and Pavlik, and someone needs to step up and fight Sergio Martinez.

    5. The various young contenders need to fight tougher opponents. Gamboa/Cabellero would have been great, or Khan/Maidana.


    Just a few ideas. What else?
     
  2. GeorgeJ

    GeorgeJ Puncher is born not made Full Member

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    I hope these fights save the rest of the year, look at what shitty fights they atre talking about..

    Casamayor vs Guerrero, Ortiz vs Vivian Harris, Barrera vs Soto, Spadafora vs Morales....see anything in common here? recycled fighters....
     
  3. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    Probably not. What an extremely lackluster year it's been.
     
  4. the_brigand

    the_brigand I'll Eat Her Later... Full Member

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    If not for the S6, Martinez and Adamek most of this year has been a wash.
     
  5. sam_sunders

    sam_sunders science Full Member

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    yep, worst first 6 months for a year in a while
     
  6. Lampley

    Lampley Boxing Junkie banned

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    The worst part is that the fights that were seriously discussed are better than the ones that have happened or are scheduled:


    Mayweather/Pac
    Gamboa/Callallero
    Khan/Maidana
    Berto/Mosley
    Bradley/Maidana
    Darchiniyan/Donaire
    Haye/Klitschko

    Plus Dawson hasn't fought this year, Pavlik may fight only once, Martinez only once. There are three Saturday nights of boxing this month, but it's these matches: Lopez/Concepion, Bradley/Abreju and Marquez/Diaz PPV.

    None of those three is worthy, although I'm going to buy the PPV for what is a good card overall. Still, HBO should have lots of money to schedule good fights the rest of the year.
     
  7. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It seems to me like boxing just took the World Cup month off and didn't even try to compete for an audience. Add in the little break during the Olympics (like anybody watches slap boxing) and it's been a slow year. I know tv revenue dictates everything, but this year has been ridiculous.
     
  8. RSBonos

    RSBonos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly, we had a lousy start with almost no boxing in the winter months...then a huge stretch of meaningful fights in the spring and almost nothing again in the summer. The problem is that most of those HBO Spring fights weren't that great, some decent stuff but no great fights. The two marquee PPVs also were lacklsuter.
     
  9. RSBonos

    RSBonos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The biggest problem...BY FAR...is the inactivity of fighters. Instead of the promoters bitching and whining about HBO/Showtime TV slots, they should you know...PROMOTE fights. Geez.

    It would be funny if HBO and Showtime give up on boxing, it would be better for the sport. Look at Berto, what a pampered phony champion, whose best accomplishment was losing to Collazo, is getting the royal treatment from HBO.
     
  10. greatone

    greatone Active Member Full Member

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    you ain't lyin about that sir.:good
     
  11. dubLshot

    dubLshot Member Full Member

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    Juanma and Concepcion is gonna be v.good and Nonito is a pleasure to watch even if he is just t-ing off on someone.
     
  12. dubLshot

    dubLshot Member Full Member

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    maybe this ain't classic stuff, but AT LEAST it's free on Showtime!
     
  13. jdubyah15

    jdubyah15 Active Member Full Member

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    Juanma vs. Marquez should be entertaining as well as the rumored Rojas vs. Gamboa fight.