ESPN Friday Night Fights - Thoughts/Concerns

Maybe I'm just completely bored out of my mind after watching that garbage debut episode tonight, but does anyone else get the impression that ESPN Friday Night Fights sometimes does more harm to the sport than good? Even as I'm typing that, I'm not sure I agree with what I'm saying, but damn did tonight's card suck. I mean, come on. Boxing gets so little mainstream free tv coverage and that is the best they could do. Whoever is preventing ESPN from airing better brodcasts (promoters, the network, the fighters themselves) should get their act together and give us all something wortwhile to watch. I'm not even suggesting they give us a PPV worthy fight, but at least throw a prospect or two into the ring. Guinn-Hawkins, Woods against some mall security guard. People wonder why more fans don't watch the sport. Maybe it has to do with the fact the only free boxing they get to watch is sometimes about as exciting as watching ice melt. Thank God we get Allan Green, Miranda and Pascal and Darnell Wilson in the next few weeks. I can't wait for those. But for now, I'm really down on FNF. Just a garbage night of boxing.

 

Agreed, but honestly, if I see Darrell Woods on FNF one more time. I mean, come on. I'm not asking for much. I did think it was funny at the start of the show when Atlas basically said, "I wish we had a better card for you tonight." Honesty at its best.

 

My biggest complaint isn't with the undercard necessarily. For the most part, those are at least entertaining. But less see some new blood. No more Darrell Woods, no more John Brown, no more Randall Bailey. And I agree completely on the main events. There isn't anyone in the world who could have thought tonight's main event would be exciting. I'm just frustrated because this one of the boxing world only chances at mainstream free tv, and this is what we get?

 

I completely agree. Which is exactly why tonight's card frustrated me. No one on that card will ever be on Showtime or HBO. It was nothing more than a bunch of has beens. Sad that was the best they could do. They've only had six months to plan.

 

Once again, I am 100% glad it's back. I love the show. I couldn't wait for it to come back. And I will watch it no matter what. BK and Teddy are great. The in studio guests are great. I'm not asking for a championship fight. I'm just asking not to feel embarrassed when I watch the fights. And like I said in my earlier posts, the next few weeks should be much better. Tonight's fights sucked.

 

Can we get a Darrell Woods petition going to? I thought I'd seen the last of him a few months ago when Allen Green knocked him out in less than a minute. Hopefully, tonight will convince him to hang em up.