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I'm definitely attending May 1...I was disappointed to see Baby Bull Diaz got injured and replaced, that would have been a feel good headliner. I'm not familiar with Ao, but just based on what I know of Beltran the fight is probably more evenly matched than it would have been against Diaz.
and I see one of my favorite prospects Zewski is on there, hell yea been looking forward to him stepping up competition and I'm excited to see him live
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Originally posted by Hougigo View PostAin't looking for another Versus incident... but these are a decent start.
Versus seemed to just hand Top Rank a pile of money and then gave them the reins.
TruTV, with some likely input from HBO, may have a better idea of what they're getting into and will probably want to take a more hands on approach.
Plus, the TV landscape has changed...Haymon has made his move to the networks and ESPN has canceled Friday Night Fights.
There's a need here for Top Rank, because there's a pretty big gap between UniMas and HBO.
Frankly, much of Top Rank's roster is below the HBO level right now, and while they're in the process of moving some of their fighters onto HBO (Gilberto Ramirez fought on HBO in January, Felix Verdejo will likely fight on HBO in June) there's other TR fighters that aren't at HBO's level and they need a tv outlet for them.
Some of the undercard fights I'd guess will probably be more showcase type fights for prospects - for guys like Jose Ramirez, Oscar Diaz, Saul Rodriguez, Julian Rodriguez, et al. - but the main events will hopefully be more likely to be solid, but not necessarily HBO level fights, for veteran guys like Ray Beltran, Matt Korobov, Glen Tapia, Seanie Monaghan, Jesse Vargas, Diego Magdaleno.Last edited by Mitchell Kane; 03-30-2015, 04:16 PM.
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This is Dan Rafael's piece on the deal.
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...-boxing-series
He doesn't add too much to this story...just more about the relationship between the channels.
Says HBO "will help market the series" and that Turner Sports (which includes MLB on TBS, NBA on TNT) will also "assist in marketing".
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Originally posted by Mitchell Kane View PostFrankly, much of Top Rank's roster is below the HBO level right now, and while they're in the process of moving some of their fighters onto HBO (Gilberto Ramirez fought on HBO in January, Felix Verdejo will likely fight on HBO in June) there's other TR fighters that aren't at HBO's level and they need a tv outlet for them.
Some of the undercard fights I'd guess will probably be more showcase type fights for prospects - for guys like Jose Ramirez, Oscar Diaz, Saul Rodriguez, Julian Rodriguez, et al. - but the main events will hopefully be more likely to be solid, but not necessarily HBO level fights, for veteran guys like Ray Beltran, Matt Korobov, Glen Tapia, Seanie Monaghan, Jesse Vargas, Diego Magdaleno.
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