RabbitPunchBoxing.com learned today that WBA Lightweight champ Juan Diaz is setup for an April Pay-Per-View that will be broadcast on ESPN.
He told us that he would like to face IBF champ Julio Diaz however after speaking with Julio, he told us that he would have to turn that fight down since he is already sceheduled to face Acelino Freitas on May 7th.
If Juan can't get Julio then his opponent will likely be Juan Lazcano. Juan's must first get by Billy Irwin on January 21st.
Rob
RabbitPunchBoxing.com
Geeze, I might pay 5 bux for a diaz fight with a couple undercards, but thats about it. Diaz is a good ESPN fighter, and well worthy of Shobox/HBO boxing after dark. PPV? Come on.
Diaz v. Lazcano...are you saying that Lazcano is an unknown guy? It is hard to tell if Juan Lazcano will be the same after his brutal beating by JL Castillo but if he is then I think he probably beats Diaz...Lazcano will be able to hurt Diaz and Diaz won't be able to hurt JL...so Diaz better hope that Castillo took a lot out of Juan otherwise it could be a very brutal night!
If it were 19.95-29.95 I might think about it ,but Margarito vs Cintron would have to be on the undercard.
undercard, shit!! that would be the headliner. fuck juan diaz. and it is not lazcano being talked about right now, it's ebo elder!! another protected defense for diaz!!
You have to pay because the CBs's, nbc's, and abc
s of the world all got out of the sport...you still have superstars that want big money but there is no network willing to jump in even though they would make a killing.
Imagine if on a saturday night Fox or CBS had the heavyweight championsip of the world on? VK vs. Lennox...they would bring a zillion new fans to the sport, it would be that simple...
Fox and CBS shell out over a billion for the rights to show one nfl game a week, they alternate who gets the double header...hell imagine if there budget for boxing was just 100 million.
Ok with all of that said I would pay 19.95 too watch Lazcano v. Diaz fight...this is a fight that is going to be a war...a war is worth money...maybe fans should rethink getting a fight like Hopkins/Oscar...you knew it would be a boring fight but we all got it anyway...PAy for the fight not the fighters...with Cintron/Margarito and Diaz Lazcqano that is exactly what you would be doing.
So Espn doesn't show a c level card every week, rather they show an A card and charge 15-20 bucks for it once every few months...
I would rather pay $19 to watch Citron vs. MArgarito then for free watch Billy Irwin vs. Emanuel Augustus...
Until the big boys like CBS, FOX etc get back into the game we will always pay for really good fights...NBC is at least giving it a shot on a preliminary basis and I believe they have had good results...someday this sport of ours will turn around, in the meanntime let's support the best of the sport we all love...Lazcano/Diaz-Cintron/Margarito...thats a pretty good start!
NBC found ratings success with some Saturday afternoon events last year. I think I read they'll have another season.
You have to pay because the CBs's, nbc's, and abc
s of the world all got out of the sport...you still have superstars that want big money but there is no network willing to jump in even though they would make a killing.
Imagine if on a saturday night Fox or CBS had the heavyweight championsip of the world on? VK vs. Lennox...they would bring a zillion new fans to the sport, it would be that simple...
Fox and CBS shell out over a billion for the rights to show one nfl game a week, they alternate who gets the double header...hell imagine if there budget for boxing was just 100 million.
Ok with all of that said I would pay 19.95 too watch Lazcano v. Diaz fight...this is a fight that is going to be a war...a war is worth money...maybe fans should rethink getting a fight like Hopkins/Oscar...you knew it would be a boring fight but we all got it anyway...PAy for the fight not the fighters...with Cintron/Margarito and Diaz Lazcqano that is exactly what you would be doing.
So Espn doesn't show a c level card every week, rather they show an A card and charge 15-20 bucks for it once every few months...
I would rather pay $19 to watch Citron vs. MArgarito then for free watch Billy Irwin vs. Emanuel Augustus...
Until the big boys like CBS, FOX etc get back into the game we will always pay for really good fights...NBC is at least giving it a shot on a preliminary basis and I believe they have had good results...someday this sport of ours will turn around, in the meanntime let's support the best of the sport we all love...Lazcano/Diaz-Cintron/Margarito...thats a pretty good start!
This is a prospect that I enjoy for 2 reasons: 1) He comes to fight all the time 2) and he walks the walk. Juan Diaz is a kid who is nowhere near his prime, yet he takes the tough fights and is already a champ. While I think he needs to let his body mature so he can get some power, he is the future of the lightweight division. In 2 years or so, I want to see him in there with a fighter like Corrales or Casamayor. Right now, I think Jauregui and Lazcano are where he needs to be.
i'd pay to watch this, especially $20. this kid diaz is a good fighter, and lazcano ain't bad either, with a decent undercard it's better than some of the shit HBO put on ppv.
So I guess ESPN is indeed serious about the whole PPV stuff. I wonder how much it's going to be?
Don't worry. You won't pay $60 for this package. Not $50. Not $40. Not even $30. This entire package could be yours for an introductorily price of only $19.99. And as a special TV offer, we'll cut the price by half. That's right, only $9.99. And if you call within 30 minutes, we'll include Margarito vs. Cintron, FREE.
Who would buy this? With all the big fights coming to spend money on. I am not going to waste twenty/thirty dollars on this when Felix Trinidad is fighting in April. Save your money
RabbitPunchBoxing.com learned today that WBA Lightweight champ Juan Diaz is setup for an April Pay-Per-View that will be broadcast on ESPN.
He told us that he would like to face IBF champ Julio Diaz however after speaking with Julio, he told us that he would have to turn that fight down since he is already sceheduled to face Acelino Freitas on May 7th.
If Juan can't get Julio then his opponent will likely be Juan Lazcano. Juan's must first get by Billy Irwin on January 21st.
Rob
RabbitPunchBoxing.com
Fuck ESPN.
Yeah thats exactly what boxing needs more of PPV's. Juan Diaz is not a PPV headling fighter.
RabbitPunchBoxing.com learned today that WBA Lightweight champ Juan Diaz is setup for an April Pay-Per-View that will be broadcast on ESPN.
He told us that he would like to face IBF champ Julio Diaz however after speaking with Julio, he told us that he would have to turn that fight down since he is already sceheduled to face Acelino Freitas on May 7th.
If Juan can't get Julio then his opponent will likely be Juan Lazcano. Juan's must first get by Billy Irwin on January 21st.
Rob
RabbitPunchBoxing.com
That "PPV" should have 3 undercards and be to the tune of 19.95. Diaz vs. Lazcano wouldn't headline either of the two major networks by itself.