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October 23, 8:48 PMNY Boxing ExaminerMichael Marley
Like all pundits, this pugilistic pundit’s specialty is snap judgments.
The endless “deadline” pressure of the Internet makes for even more rapid dispensing of verdicts and opinions.
I make mistakes like any pundit. And I must admit my first reaction to Ricky Hatton’s suggestion that he fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. a second time and Freddie Roach’s trial balloon for a third Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez bout were both wrong.
Imagine that, Michael Marley off base. Hey, it happens but now I’m going to man up and admit same.
First, you could actually sell Mayweather-Hatton Redux in Manchester, UK. The Hatton fans will buy it like crackheads snapping up product on “The Wire” in the Baltimore housing projects. (Damn, I miss that wonderful HBO show, don’t you?)
Mayweather-Hatton II would be a bummer in America but in the UK you can peddle it and thrive based on the love for Hatton and the popularity Mayweather enjoys there.
Now, as to Juan Ma-Manny Chapter 3, let me say this about that.
I don’t think it’s a biggie anywhere except as a Pacman Homecoming bout in Manila.
Maybe you sell it as Megamanny’s Famous Final Scene in the beloved homeland.
HBO would likely fall for the story line.
It would be a lot more electric in Manila than in Macau, that is for sure. But I don’t see it as a Las Vegas superbout.
I could be wrong.
It wouldn’t be the first or last time for your Instant Pundit.
Like all pundits, this pugilistic pundit’s specialty is snap judgments.
The endless “deadline” pressure of the Internet makes for even more rapid dispensing of verdicts and opinions.
I make mistakes like any pundit. And I must admit my first reaction to Ricky Hatton’s suggestion that he fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. a second time and Freddie Roach’s trial balloon for a third Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez bout were both wrong.
Imagine that, Michael Marley off base. Hey, it happens but now I’m going to man up and admit same.
First, you could actually sell Mayweather-Hatton Redux in Manchester, UK. The Hatton fans will buy it like crackheads snapping up product on “The Wire” in the Baltimore housing projects. (Damn, I miss that wonderful HBO show, don’t you?)
Mayweather-Hatton II would be a bummer in America but in the UK you can peddle it and thrive based on the love for Hatton and the popularity Mayweather enjoys there.
Now, as to Juan Ma-Manny Chapter 3, let me say this about that.
I don’t think it’s a biggie anywhere except as a Pacman Homecoming bout in Manila.
Maybe you sell it as Megamanny’s Famous Final Scene in the beloved homeland.
HBO would likely fall for the story line.
It would be a lot more electric in Manila than in Macau, that is for sure. But I don’t see it as a Las Vegas superbout.
I could be wrong.
It wouldn’t be the first or last time for your Instant Pundit.
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