Watching Older Fights on Network TV Makes Me Kind of Pissed and Sad

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  1. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    So does seeing how good undercards used to be on a lot of the PPVs in the mid 90s.

    I wish a big audience on network TV nowadays could see fights like Rosario-Ramirez II.
     
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  2. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The undercard on Hopkins vs. Wright was excellent.
     
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  3. emanuel_augustus

    emanuel_augustus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You'd think one of the networks would try and bring back boxing, particularly during the slower non-NFL times of the year. All three networks used to put in great cards on Saturday afternoons.
     
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  4. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It was great watching Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, Duran, Ali, Sanchez on regular TV. No paying extra. I wish basketball and golf would go to PPV.
     
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  5. thunder06

    thunder06 Active Member Full Member

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    and football, especially the superbowl.
     
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  6. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    It was excellent by today's standards.

    Some of the PPV cards in the mid 90s crapped on it.

    I don't like it when people are overly nostalgic, because there are some great fighters and great fights in boxing today, but undercards is certainly something that has declined in quality in the past 10-15 years.
     
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