VERSUS is doing a wonderful thing for boxing!

[Kball15]

this is what ESPN had the oppurtunity to do but blew it big time.

Versus, or OLN, has apparently gotten the MESI and RAHMAN card. Thats like a Showtime or HBO's BAD card.

Thats really cool. More cards like this and it'll be hard to ignore this channel. Every boxing fan is gonna want to tune in

I think they could eventually play a very big role in boxing, especially when SHOWTIME gets into MMA and turns down some of the cards. Versus could pick them up.

[cupcrazy01]

Well, Vs. had the huge advantage of being in bed with Top Rank (this is a Top Rank-exclusive series), and with Rahman being with Top Rank--and a potential Rahman-Mesi fight in the works--it makes perfect sense.

ESPN would probably have paid more for it, given the opportunity.

[Phantasm]

I agree...VS has had some GREAT fight cards last year. Mostly recognizable names in great style matchups. ESPN has been putting on some ****ty cards the last few years. I guess when they cut the budget things really went down the tube.

[neils7147933]

The Friday Night Fights lineup on ESPN2 that's been announced is weak. VS. has replayed a few of their fights the past week that I've been able to tape, that I missed earlier.

What sucks is they didn't label Foreman vs. Morrison as boxing so I missed it on the grid. It was just a "Legends of the Ring" special. I hope they replay it again...

I've got the directv sports pak - and many of the fights are not live, but there's boxing on about every night on at least one non-ESPN Classic channel. Just got to watch Darchinyan-Pacheco on the 23rd, Carlos Hernandez's last fight that same night, and Kelly Pavlik's last one was on last night...

[Kball15]

Well, Vs. had the huge advantage of being in bed with Top Rank (this is a Top Rank-exclusive series), and with Rahman being with Top Rank--and a potential Rahman-Mesi fight in the works--it makes perfect sense.

ESPN would probably have paid more for it, given the opportunity.

Versus gets first dibs because they paid a ****load for access to the toprank library...