Changes coming for ESPN Friday Night Fights

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  1. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    According to an article on the Scene it looks like ESPN Friday Night Fights will undergo a big change after its May 22 card(Boxcino finals)

    Instead of smaller weekly cards they will be going to a once a month card of higher quality.

    Cards will also move from ESPN 2 to regular ESPN and will move from Friday Nights to Saturday nights.

    Not sure if he is doing all of them or just some but Al Haymon is doing time buys for the new set up.
     
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  2. Stefan Johnson

    Stefan Johnson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Quality over quantity any time, if that's truly the case.
     
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  3. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Saturday Nights Main Events in Boxing Form !!
     
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  4. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Eh, not something I prefer. I like the current format even if the fights aren't between well the best of fighters.
     
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  5. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd agree and like this new format, if it does go down this way.

    On one hand I really liked having that weekly card. Even if there were no major fights on a weekend there was always Friday Night Fights.

    There's some pros and cons here but I think I prefer the quality to the quantity.
     
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  6. Kid Cincinnati

    Kid Cincinnati GOOD BOY NATION Full Member

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    Any talk about changing the color commentator?
     
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  7. Stefan Johnson

    Stefan Johnson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    To who? Benny Ricardo? :good
     
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  8. Kid Cincinnati

    Kid Cincinnati GOOD BOY NATION Full Member

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    A chimpanzee would be an improvement.
     
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  9. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    My suggestion for a change... capital punishment for incompetent/corrupt judges.

    FNF, home of the robbery.
     
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  10. kenneth86

    kenneth86 Active Member Full Member

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    moving to regular espn. I assume in canada nothing is changed, TSN 2 on 3 hour tape delay.
     
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  11. Savagekat

    Savagekat TEAM USYK. I AM VERY FEEL! Full Member

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    I really enjoy FNF because every Friday I get together with my brothers and get wasted listening to Teddy Atlas and watching the fights. Sometimes in that order because the fights a'int always decent but Teddy is always entertaining. I need my fix weekly, ya bastads! I'm a needy bastad!
     
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  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Why not monthly ESPN Saturday Night Fights as well as continuing the ESPN2 FNF tradition? :huh
     
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  13. Kid Cincinnati

    Kid Cincinnati GOOD BOY NATION Full Member

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    So that's my problem? I'm not high enough when I'm watching Teddy? I'm gonna take this under advisement.
     
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  14. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Yeah but he can just bankroll the new monthly Saturday night programming on ESPN.

    Can't whoever ran FNF before just...continue to?

    :?
     
    IntentionalButt, Feb 17, 2015
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  15. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    I tuned in for the season premiere, and literally fell asleep to the awful fights. Woke up in the morning with the tv still on. I don't remember FNF being that bad before. They've had some great fights on there over the years. I haven't watched any since. Has it been any better lately?
     
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