Tweet
By Cliff Rold - What has been the best fight on U.S. TV in 2007 that didn’t cost an extra $50 bucks? Any real fight fan would probably say Jean Marc Mormeck winning the World cruiserweight championship from O’Neill Bell last month. What was the best fight you saw on HBO in 2006 without adding to your cable bill? It would come as no surprise if many answered with the rematch between Paul Briggs and Tomasz Adamek at 175 lbs. Now ask what both of those fights have in common? The answer is Don King.
Right about now, there are some who are putting their fingers in their ears. The mere mention of King’s name in regard to something good for boxing is inconceivable to those who can list the full range of the man’s sins. Count me among those who, having read the work of the legendary Jack Newfield, should join his detractors.
I can’t here because of what is abundantly clear: for those who are tired of paying for long nights of mismatched undercards and over hyped main events; who are tired of seeing HBO on their cable bill and knowing that all they got for their loyalty was Wlad Klitschko-Ray Austin or Miguel Cotto-Oktay Urkal; for all those real boxing addicts, Don King is your friend right now. [details]
Right about now, there are some who are putting their fingers in their ears. The mere mention of King’s name in regard to something good for boxing is inconceivable to those who can list the full range of the man’s sins. Count me among those who, having read the work of the legendary Jack Newfield, should join his detractors.
I can’t here because of what is abundantly clear: for those who are tired of paying for long nights of mismatched undercards and over hyped main events; who are tired of seeing HBO on their cable bill and knowing that all they got for their loyalty was Wlad Klitschko-Ray Austin or Miguel Cotto-Oktay Urkal; for all those real boxing addicts, Don King is your friend right now. [details]
Comment