DiBella's Triple Play Scores On Prime Time

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Ideally, promoter Lou DiBella hoped that his Boxing After Dark triple-header would produce a series of water-cooler fights under the spector of HBO's summit platform. What the chief principles came up with ranged from the spectacular, the predictable, to the controversial. In the end, DiBella walked away a 3-0 winner, a decent return on a calculated gamble. [details]

[Mr. Ryan]

Bump diggy, what'd you think of the fights?

[bishop2006]

Bump diggy, what'd you think of the fights?

I enjoyed both Andres and Paulies fights,i didnt enjoy the Powell-Ishe fight

[Mr. Ryan]

I enjoyed both Andres and Paulies fights,i didnt enjoy the Powell-Ishe fight

The whole time during the Powell fight I was yelling at him to get busy, but he couldn't figure his man out. He would allow himself to backed into corners and I was yelling "Spin out" but he just stood there. Truthfully, I thought Ishe landed the more important punches, but the judges did what they did.

[OctoberRed]

Horrible card for an HBO boxing after dark. I cant believe so many websites shilled for this event like it was something special.

[Mr. Ryan]

Horrible card for an HBO boxing after dark. I cant believe so many websites shilled for this event like it was something special.

It was special because it's New York, that makes it special because New York does it bigger than anywhere else in the world.

[OctoberRed]

It was special because it's New York, that makes it special because New York does it bigger than anywhere else in the world.

Are you kidding? The card was garbage. Every writer from Borges, to Jay to Hauser to Kimball tore the card and HBO apart.

What was special? Berto beating a bum in one round. Malignaggi boxing circles around a journeyman lightweight? Or Powell going the distance with Ishe Smith to chorus of boos from the crowd?

I may have been under a spell, but I was under the impression that Las Vegas is the boxing capital of the world.

[Mr. Ryan]

Are you kidding? The card was garbage. Every writer from Borges, to Jay to Hauser to Kimball tore the card and HBO apart.

What was special? Berto beating a bum in one round. Malignaggi boxing circles around a journeyman lightweight? Or Powell going the distance with Ishe Smith to chorus of boos from the crowd?

I may have been under a spell, but I was under the impression that Las Vegas is the boxing capital of the world.

New York has the spector of being the capital of the world, which tends to magnify things greatly. I admit it wasn't the best card, but it was HBO and it was business.

[OctoberRed]

New York has the spector of being the capital of the world, which tends to magnify things greatly. I admit it wasn't the best card, but it was HBO and it was business.

cards like that make boxing fans turn off the tv and turn away. how does a program that stood for fights that were wars turn into HBO's version of ShoBox

[Mr. Ryan]

cards like that make boxing fans turn off the tv and turn away. how does a program that stood for fights that were wars turn into HBO's version of ShoBox

As I said, it's business.