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[illmatic22]

Leo will keep fighting scrubs. Too many belts in this sport.

 

[RBH]

The first show of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC will be March 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Robert Guerrero will face Keith Thurman and Adrien Broner will take on John Molina. The NBC broadcast will run from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. PT.

A third fight was announced Thursday and will either appear on the NBC broadcast if there is time or will be on NBC Sports Network starting at 11 p.m. ET that night. Three-division former world champion Abner Mares will meet Arturo Reyes in a featherweight bout.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxin...gree-camera-in-boxing-coverage-000311323.html

 

[abuC]

Martin Murray vs GGG on Saturday, should be a good one.

 

[x Power Pad Death Stomp x]

Rumors on Twitter have ESPN dropping Friday Night Fights and having an Al Haymon PBC show once a month.

 

[abuC]

Rumors on Twitter have ESPN dropping Friday Night Fights and having an Al Haymon PBC show once a month.

That sucks, I love Friday night fights, it'll just be Al Haymon guys being fed cans like 1980s WWF jobbers.


He already has a series like that on Spike too.

 

[Turin]

Bummer. I love Teddy Atlas critiquing fighters who have things to work on.

 

[illmatic22]

Al Haymon just got CBS and showtime on his side.

CBS and its premium cable partner Showtime announced a multiyear deal with powerful boxing manager Al Haymon on Tuesday that will bring the sport regularly to network television and include bouts anchored by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Adonis Stevenson and Jhonny Gonzalez.

Mexico's Gonzalez, the World Boxing Council featherweight champion, will defend his belt March 28 in Showtime’s season-opener against Gary Russell Jr., a card that will also include super-welterweights Jermell Charlo vs. Vanes Martirosyan.


CBS will follow April 4 by airing Premier Boxing Champions fights, the circuit formed by Haymon, starting with light-heavyweight champion Stevenson defending his belt against former super-middleweight champion Sakio Bika.

Chavez, who left promoter Bob Arum’s Top Rank stable to join Haymon, is expected to fight in the Southland in his April 18 light-heavyweight bout on Showtime against Andrzej Fonfara.

The second scheduled CBS show is May 9, featuring unbeaten former lightweight world champion Omar Figueroa, in his junior-welterweight debut, against former world champion Ricky Burns.

The May 9 card and the ones to follow on CBS will begin at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time.


The network announced it will stage as many as eight Saturday afternoon cards this year, with others to follow in June, July and September.

The fights will be promoted across multiple platforms, including CBS, Showtime and CBS Sports Network, the networks said in a news release.

Sooooo much boxing on basic television. Fantastic news for the sport.

 

[abuC]

Al Haymon just got CBS and showtime on his side.





Sooooo much boxing on basic television. Fantastic news for the sport.

So that's CBS, NBC and Spike showing Premier Boxing?

Al Haymon is not messing around, needs to leave FnF alone though!

 

[x Power Pad Death Stomp x]

FNF is done with the end of the Boxcino tournaments in May. PBC will move to regular ESPN once a month. Apparently Teddy Atlas may remain on commentary, he has some sort of long term contract with ESPN.

 

[Turin]

Teddy Atlas remains or we riot.

 

[av2k]

For those who are still interested, rumor has it that Pacquiao Mayweather will be announced tonight.. seriously.

Can't wait.

 

[illmatic22]

THE CASUALS ARE COMING, THE CASUALS ARE COMING

 

[IrishNinja]

THE CASUALS ARE COMING, THE CASUALS ARE COMING

WHY DOES MANNY FIGHT SO BOORRRRING

REAL BOXERS BLOCK CROSSES WITH THEIR FACE

 

[x Power Pad Death Stomp x]

I HATE WHEN THEY DONT FIGHT AND RUN, MOAR KNOCKOUTS AND TOUGHMAN FIGHTS....WHOS GOT A LAMP?

 

[Heebie Jeebies]

Fuck Mayweather vs Pacquiao, it's all about Murray vs Golovkin tomorrow night.

 

[Boogybro]

And here we go!

 

[Avon Barksdale]

Better late than never, I guess.

 

[illmatic22]

The reckoning is truly upon us. Hold strong Boxing-GAF. And may God have mercy on us all.

Anway, while newfound "experts" debate that fight in may, we got Heavyweight Boxcino tournament tonight. And the aforementioned Golovkin-Murray fight tomorrow.

 

[x Power Pad Death Stomp x]

I have exactly one real life friend who watches boxing, and suddenly everyone is engaging me on facebook with their expert opinions on May/Pac. 😑🔫

Viva Boxcino

 

[abuC]

I have exactly one real life friend who watches boxing, and suddenly everyone is engaging me on facebook with their expert opinions on May/Pac. 😑🔫

Viva Boxcino

LMAO, same here, I talk boxing with my father, sister, brother in law and 1 other person, but everybody on FB is now Teddy Atlas.

 

[Turin]

It is a little agitating. People who don't know anything about boxing or combat sports talking out of their ass about it.

 

[Leunam]

5 years too late 5 years too late 5 years too late 5 years too late 5 years too late 5 years too late

We get it, you think you know shit about boxing. Roger Mayweather has something to say about that I'm sure.

 

[abuC]

It is a little agitating. People who don't know anything about boxing or combat sports talking out of their ass about it.

My response to them is always the same

I'm in a boxing group on FB that is pretty good though, so that helps when I can't speak to my normal boxing crew folks.

 

[Turin]

Alright, I'm just gonna say it. The perfect time to make the fight was NOT 2009-2010!

Both guys had still had unanswered questions by a chunk of core boxing fans before we could buy into it as this "ultimate summit meeting". Floyd still had unfinished business with Shane Mosley and I had suspected at the time that Manny was just a benefactor of smart match making. Both guys did end up answering those questions and then some but my point is that, to me and quite a few others, the fight would have seemed half baked.

 

[3Sixty]

David Price is up against some Brazilian Sauerland found on his couch.

Remember when Price was the big British heavyweight hope

 

[abuC]

GGG vs Murray is on right now

 

[illmatic22]

I think GGG stops Murray late.


Which means he'll probably wipe him out in 2 or 3 rounds.

 

[3Sixty]

Brave effort from Paul Smith.

Abraham looked good though.

Think Murray will take GGG deep but late stoppage.

 

[El Topo]

Murray couldn't stop Sturm, although he should've won that fight, don't see how he could beat GGG. Of course it could always turn out that GGG has a glass chin, who knows?

David Price is up against some Brazilian Sauerland found on his couch.

Remember when Price was the big British heavyweight hope

Gotta love Tony Thompson. I don't get why they let Price fight Thompson that early, did they really underestimate Tony that much?

 

[3Sixty]

Gotta love Tony Thompson. I don't get why they let Price fight Thompson that early, did they really underestimate Tony that much?

I guess so, baring in mind the biggest name on his record was Audley Harrison.

Price always looked domestic level to me.

 

[3Sixty]

Murray fighting smart so far, hitting GGG on the way in and spoiling in close.

 

[El Topo]

Murray fighting smart so far, hitting GGG on the way in and spoiling in close.

Yeah, he seems to have a good strategy. No idea if it'll work out, but it seems like a solid plan.

Edit:
GGG with some nice hits at the end of round 3.

 

[El Topo]

Okay, Murray is not gonna survive this.

Edit:
Sorry for the double post.

 

[3Sixty]

Okay.

This is over

 

[talisayNon]

game over.

 

[El Topo]

He just keeps taking shots. That said, he survived the round without a knockdown. Let's see if he can stay in the fight or maybe even get back.

 

[3Sixty]

Is anyone better than Murray ever going to get in a ring with GGG...

 

[El Topo]

Murray seems to have recovered. I'm impressed, but he'll need a lucky punch to win this.

Is anyone better than Murray ever going to get in a ring with GGG...

GGG doesn't bring in top money yet and is too dangerous for less than that, the top fighters will be wary.

 

[illmatic22]

Is anyone better than Murray ever going to get in a ring with GGG...

High risk, low reward.

 

[3Sixty]

Murray brave.

and landing some shots

 

[abuC]

GGG looks like he's just getting some extra rounds in, there's no urgency at all and he's ok with just beating the shit out of Murray.

 

[TuXx]

They need to stop this. Murray is just getting his ass beat

 

[3Sixty]

Not sure there is alot in these shots from Murray. Looks tired.

 

[El Topo]

Not sure there is alot in these shots from Murray. Looks tired.

Doesn't seem like GGG is very fresh either. Murray might hope for the Brewster-memorial-knockout.

 

[3Sixty]

GGG getting tagged alot though.

Murray dropped end of the round.

Looked off balance to me

 

[abuC]

Murray's corner is irresponsible, this could ruin him.

 

[El Topo]

Good decision by the ref. Murray kept eating shots and was just hoping for a miracle. Corner could and maybe should have stopped it a few rounds earlier.

 

[3Sixty]

Can't argue with the stoppage.

Think Murray could have got to the end though

 

[TuXx]

Damn... can anyone go a full 12 with GGG?

 

[abuC]

Ref did the right thing, this should have been stopped 2-3 rounds ago.