Will there ever be another series like ESPN's old Friday night fights?

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  1. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    @howard29 thread about the old HBO boxing made me think of this. Regular televised fights that were well matched between B and C level type of fighters. You think we might see something like this again?
    I reckon Paulie Maliignaggi would be a great color commentator for something like this.
     
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  2. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    ProBox is kinda' doin' it on Wednesdays. They have pretty good boxing newscasts as well. 18 bucks for a year subscription or watch it on youtube.
     
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  3. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Paulie's a great color commentator anywhere probably why no network will touch him. Too honest, too accurate, too transparent, too real.
     
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  4. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not sure we'll see the like again. I was never a fan of the espn friday night fights crew but decent fighters and fight action.
     
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    SergioJ91 Active Member Full Member

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    The craziest moment…
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  6. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    What about Teusday Night Fights? Those were good as well. Ahhh the memories.
     
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  7. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    There were many good fights back in those days. Morrison used to be featured on ESPN a lot in his early days and when he was on the comeback after his first loss.

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    That left hook was NASTY
     
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  8. Bustajay

    Bustajay Feel the Steel/Balls Deep Full Member

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    USA Tuesday Night Fights was the ****!!!!
    It was such a highlight of my life while serving in the US Army
     
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  9. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Besides HBO (my #1 boxing show I miss) this is a solid second
     
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  10. columbo

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    that was a brutal punch.
     
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  11. howard29

    howard29 Member Full Member

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    It was fine, if you could stand listening to Sean O'Grady. Every other phrase was "speed is power". LOL.
     
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  12. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Id take O'Grady over Bradley 8 days a week.
     
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  13. howard29

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    Bradley is serviceable, if not annoying. Should have never gotten rid of Atlas. He's forgotten more about boxing than Bradley or most others will ever know.
     
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  14. Bustajay

    Bustajay Feel the Steel/Balls Deep Full Member

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    Loved that show!!!!
     
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  15. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    USA's Tuesday Night Fights was always superior to every incarnation of ESPN's boxing.

    One of the greatest gimmicks in Tuesday Night Fights history was when they asked viewers to call in and vote for who they wanted the undefeated Oba Carr to face next.

    Livingstone Bramble won the call-in vote.

    So they made the fight.

    And it was GREAT!

    Can you imagine ESPN asking viewers to vote on who Jalolov should fight next ... and he fought the guy?
     
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