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| Pascal vs Erdei, Taylor vs Alcine on April 14 on Showtime?
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By Rick Reeno BoxingScene.com has been advised by multiple sources that discussions are ongoing to finalize a Showtime televised doubleheader for a tentative date of April 14. The main event would feature a light heavyweight contest between former champions Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs) and Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs), and then a middleweight co-feature between the comebacking Jermain Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KOs) and Canadian veteran Joachim Alcine (33-2-1, 19 KOs), who recently upset David Lemieux. The card would be a co-promotion by Yvon Michel and Lou DiBella. There are still a lot of question marks pertaining to this card. I've been told the possibility of a split-site show is being explored - with Pascal-Erdei happening in Canada and Taylor-Alcine taking place in the United States, possibly in Arkansas. There is also the issue of money. Taylor-Alcine, at this point, is a lot closer to being done than Pascal-Erdei. Some of the financial details are dependent on Showtime's budget for this fight, and the overall budget is dependent on whether or not Showtime stamps this doubleheader as a "Showtime Championship Boxing" event or a "Special Edition of ShoBox." Tags: Jean Pascal  , Zsolt Erdei , Jermain Taylor , Pascal-Erdei , Pascal vs Erdei , Taylor-Alcine , Taylor vs Alcine |
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comment by nycsmooth, on 02-18-2012 |
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seems none of the '75#ers want anything to do w/Syllakh...he'll b champ whenever some 1 is forced 2 defend vs IS... |
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comment by RSBonos, on 02-18-2012 |
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[QUOTE=QUELOQUE]If I were to guess the reason it's because Bute alone commands around $2,000,000 and this proposed doubleheader could be done with less than $2M between all 4 fighters.
These are good fights, but not a great night for counter programming though.[/QUOTE]
You are right i'm su... |
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comment by ny123, on 02-18-2012 |
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[QUOTE=HBGBoxingFan]Rios-Gamboa is scheduled for the same day. Not a hard decision on which fight I'll watch live and which one I'll catch on replay.[/QUOTE]
I was thinking the same thing. Why the **** does HBO and Showtime do this so often when there are so many weekends without any relevant... |
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comment by warp1432, on 02-18-2012 |
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Would be a triple header since Kessler is fighting Steglitz that barring another injury.
Not a bad card. Little iffy on Taylor being televised like that, but whatever. |
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comment by Heru, on 02-18-2012 |
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[QUOTE=RSBonos]Showtime chose this instead of Bute v Froch?
Really??[/QUOTE]
If I were to guess the reason it's because Bute alone commands around $2,000,000 and this proposed doubleheader could be done with less than $2M between all 4 fighters.
These are good fights, but not a great ni... |
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