by Cliff Rold - When stars collide in boxing, everything feels possible.
There are always big fights. There are not always Superfights. We have a Superfight this weekend. Anytime a weigh-in has more butts in the seats than most main events, one knows they are witnessing a spectacular event.
Floyd Mayweather is the biggest star in US boxing, maybe the biggest star since the heights of Mike Tyson and Ray Leonard. For the first time since those men, the biggest star also appears to be the game’s greatest fighter. Across the ring, he’ll find a young man desperate to supplant him.
This is already great theatre. The opening bell looms and we wonder if we will also get a great fight. To prepare for the hour at hand, a deeper examination is in order of the fight: its stakes, its historical implications and context, and its possible outcome.
We begin with the numbers. [Click Here To Read More]
There are always big fights. There are not always Superfights. We have a Superfight this weekend. Anytime a weigh-in has more butts in the seats than most main events, one knows they are witnessing a spectacular event.
Floyd Mayweather is the biggest star in US boxing, maybe the biggest star since the heights of Mike Tyson and Ray Leonard. For the first time since those men, the biggest star also appears to be the game’s greatest fighter. Across the ring, he’ll find a young man desperate to supplant him.
This is already great theatre. The opening bell looms and we wonder if we will also get a great fight. To prepare for the hour at hand, a deeper examination is in order of the fight: its stakes, its historical implications and context, and its possible outcome.
We begin with the numbers. [Click Here To Read More]
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