What Did We Trade Friday Night Fights For?

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  1. AMTRKN

    AMTRKN Here's to The Snake Full Member

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    I think we've gotten a total of 3 ESPN/PBC shows? FNF was not the best product but it more than made up for that with its style and quantity. I grew up a Micky Ward fan due to FNF (that and Ward being Ward). FNF was comparable to cheap beer: it pairs well with Friday night, you can have a lot of it, and when its the only thing you have at a given time its much appreciated.
     
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  2. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    I miss Tuesday Night fights on USA with Sean "The Champ" O'Grady.
     
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  3. PRINC£

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    Yeh I really miss FNF
     
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  4. Hercegovac

    Hercegovac Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yup, FNF were always fun

    Quite a few guys came up through FNF recently, like Gradovich. I really liked there tournaments too
     
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  5. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I watched it for years. Now we get FNF quality fights on the post fight undercards? on NBCSN instead, with those creepy mother****ers Kenny Rice and BJ Flores. I never thought I would say, I really miss my almost weekly dose of Teddy Atlas.:|

    At least we still get ShoBox The Next Generation....for now.
     
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  6. OvidsExile

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

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    PBC is definitely better than FNF. Better fights, better quality matches. Just better.
     
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  7. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    A good SAT/wrestling analogy would be "PBC is to WWF as FNF is to ECW", I was an ECW guy as a kid.
     
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  8. Greco

    Greco Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I miss FNF and Teddy's crazy ass ****ogies.
     
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  9. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    :deal:deal:deal
     
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  10. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Actually, "we" didn't trade FNF for anything.

    "We" don't control anything.

    PBC is just as good or better than FNF, so I really haven't missed it as much as you.
    Being overly concerned about network scheduling is a useless endeavor.
     
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  11. JayTesla

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    they show old tuesday night fights replays on boxnation and they are great. lots of interesting matchups and prospects. outdoor fights. young floyd and james toney were even on today. we need tusday night fights bringing back and we need friday night fights.

    theres just no market for pro boxing these days in this sissified, pc world. these maggots get offended if you tell a woman shes attractive without putting her on a pedestal and beating around the bush. its ***ual harrasment. as if they are going to want to watch pro fighting on a weekday.
     
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  12. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    :lol:
     
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  13. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    FNF offered frequent entertaining fights even if they weren't high profile
     
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  14. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Me too. And the original ESPN "Top Rank Boxing" series with Al Bernstein. Those shows were, imo, better than FNF. Particularly when that unqualified punk Max Kellerman was on it.
     
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  15. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I liked FNF. It offered TV time to prospects and fringe fighters. These type of shows help build a fighter and fans can get to follow the fighter from the start of their career. Lack of appreciation of the type of cards that FNF put on leads to the type of fan that calls fringe world level fighters "bums".
     
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