Friday February 19th - forget ESPN FNF, better card on Telemundo

Hear me out.

Light middleweight prospect Shawn Porter is generating buzz and rightly so, particularly in the wake of his storied sparring with Manny Pacquiao - but he's hardly matched tough against Russel Jordan, who's been stopped by everyone with even a minor name that he's stepped up to at both 147 and 154 with the exception of Larry Mosley.

As a co-feature, Lane vs. Tucker is another showcase that probably won't be too competitive, although Tucker did recently upset undefeated Michael Torres...

Meanwhile, on Telemundo you have:

Bones Adams vs. Edel Ruiz.

Bones, 35, the 90's lower-weight contender (and briefly WBA super bantam titlist) on the comeback trail, has been in with the likes of Orlando Canizales, Kevin Kelley, Nestor Garza, and Paulie Ayala and is undefeated since 2002.

Meanwhile Ruiz, 32, himself has a who's who of past dance partners - Ayala, Israel Vazquez, Joan Guzman, JuanMa Lopez, Jhonny Gonzalez, and Robert Guerrero. He does have five knockout losses - but out of fifty-nine pro fights. He's won more than he's lost and while several of those wins were of questionable merit he does have some creditable scalps and is not someone to be taken lightly.

A real pick'em and a can't-lose affair for both, expect a desperate and bloody battle to be pitched here.

The co-feature is William Gonzalez vs. Jesus Vazquez.

Gonzalez dropped a hard-fought majority decision to King Kong Agbeko, making the Ghanaian struggle visibly to earn it just before Joe went on to well handle the feared Vic Darchinyan in a unanimous decision victory. He lost a shootout with Jhonny Gonzalez back in '05 where both men went down, and has undeniable power to match his vulnerability, making him always exciting to watch.

Vazquez has much the same double-edged appeal, racking up knockout victims in between shocking upset losses.

This should be another ferocious contest, the reckless young guns providing a little contrast to what should be a grind-out attrition affair between the vets Adams and Ruiz.

Decide for yourself. I know which card I'll be tuning into live if the show times conflict (of course, with the miraculous advent of DVR, FNF can be viewed right after! )