The ESPN Friday Night Fights Thread.

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by jpab19, Dec 29, 2011.


  1. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    It's not going to be The Coach who replaces Kenny :happy. Bernado Osuna is the new host.
     
  2. The Batkilt

    The Batkilt Guest

    I can live with this. I could have lived with a talking parrot as the host instead of Coachman though, to be honest. At least with Bernardo we're getting someone who knows and loves boxing, and that's a good start.
     
  3. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    ShoBox? Don't be mentioning the enemy here, Ish.

    I can't see anything about any repeats on the Sky TV Guide, unfortunately. I'm hoping to be able to upload them to YouTube if not so perhaps all hope is not lost.

    :think Odd, it had been confirmed that The Coach would be taking the reigns as far as I know. Not that it bothers me that much, because he won't be there!

    :party
     
  4. The Batkilt

    The Batkilt Guest

    He might still be a part of the show in some way though. You've probably jinxed us all.
     
  5. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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  6. gasman

    gasman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How long does the ESPN fight season run, until what month?
    If you subscribe to ESPN on your Sky platform is this on live or shown the next morning?
    And do you get any other boxing from ESPN if you subscribe?
     
  7. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    Nine months.
    ESPN America. It's on live. Repeats are yet to be seen.
    No, not from the channel that has FNF's.
     
  8. gasman

    gasman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thanks man. I wish I had subscribed to this instead of BN tbh.
    :good
     
  9. harvinmagler

    harvinmagler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There is a repeat on normal espn in the early hours of sunday morning
     
  10. gasman

    gasman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What do they show, headline and co-support live and highlights? Plus a bit of Atlas pre-fight tactics roleplay etc Havent watched one of these cards in ages....
     
  11. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    Didn't notice that, thanks.:good

    Gasman, the repeat is indeed the full 2-hour show, but it's on from like half one until half three in the morning. It's the very early hours of Sunday morning.
     
  12. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    The undercard features a guy that looks like he may become a regular on FNF's, 27 year old lightweight Dannie Williams. He went 12-0 in his first 4 years as a pro until he ran into fellow prospect - now super featherweight contender - Eloy Perez, whom he exchanged early knockdowns with(Williams falling once, Perez being decked twice) before dropping a unanimous decision to the Dominican. Williams blames this on having to shed ten pounds mere days before the fight, which many others blame on the notion that he didn't anticipate the full ten rounds transpiring being likely after having a string of knockout wins that filled him with a false sense of self-entitlement.

    Preceeding that loss, ''Dangerous'' had a sabbatical ranging from 2006-2008 as he served time in a penitentiary, something he attributes to his rough upbringing in the projects of North St.Louis. Despite having been signed by Don King, he himself admitted to ''playing both sides of the fence...... I was trying to mix boxing with the street stuff; I wasn’t focused all the way.'' This indeed was reason to bring about change, and after the Perez defeat he moved full-time to Jack Loew's gym in Youngstown, Ohio.

    He's reaped the rewards of this move, and it was evident in August on the undercard of Kermit Cintron-Antwone Smith in August - incidentally his only televised fight to date - where he zapped Mexican journeyman Antonio Cervantes in four rounds with a colossal right hand, in what was regarded as one of the knockouts of last year.


    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piZAgNmd3Es[/ame]

    That was his seventh straight win since his one and only defeat, and having recorded one since he's upped his ledger to 20(16)-1. He wields the reputation amognst those who have seen a decent amount of him as being a promising boxer/puncher who possesses a cinder block of a right hand(which didn't seem to be misplaced in the only fight most of us have seen). He has a chance to further solidify that standing against yet another trailhorse from Mexico in Fernando Trejo.

    El Pillo is one one of the toughest dudes in the sport, and at his best he had some solid fundamentals to boot, with an educated left hook to the body and a decptive right uppercut to go with his tight but rather pourous defensive stance. He's always been more of a competant loser though, with a record of 33(19)-17-6 that has some relatively big names within, none of whom had it an easy night. It's only fair to mention that he holds superior wins to his opponent however, winning shootouts against Jose Santa Cruz and Darling Jimenez to go with a narrow loss to Urbano Antillon and not so narrow ones to Anthony Peterson and Julio Diaz. His only stoppage loss was an unfortunate one to Bobby ''Blow-Blow'' Pacquiao, against whom he was pulled out during a bizarre fourth round where he severely injured his right hand after taking a left hook to it, which resulted in the referee stopping the action there and then due to the excruciating pain he was suffering.

    At 37 and on the back of two wide losses he's not at the level he was once at, where you could expect him to have a substantially greater chance at toppleing the young upstart, but what he won't do is allow Williams significant openings from the get-go, and what he also won't do is immediately wilt upon feeling Dannie's right hand. He's not an adept fighter when it comes to protecting himself, but he maintains a tight stance and guard while throwing proper technique, the exact converse of what his adversary has thrived on to this point. He serves a more than useful purpose in this fight, a gauge of just how good Williams may be right now, and a man that will give us an indication of how dedicated the younger man has become to his craft.
     
  13. pathmanc1986

    pathmanc1986 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    last season im pretty sure they used to show a repeat on saturday afternoons?
     
  14. RustBelt

    RustBelt The Pride Of Youngstown Full Member

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    Look out for "Dangerous" Dannie Williams tomorrow! He is also fighting. He is a Lightweight with HUGE punching power! He fought on FNF's Months ago and had a Giant KO !