Why is ESPN boxing so much worse than USA Tuesday Night Fights was.

[The Troll]

ESPN doesn't have a bigger budget than the USA network?

People complain about boxing declining it starts right there on the mainstream networks and what you get has declined dramtically in my opinion.

[Derranged_]

I'm a big fan of FNF's myself; I don't see anything wrong with it. They showcase up-and-coming talent and fighters who are trying to regain some of their former glory..

[The Troll]

I'm a big fan of FNF's myself; I don't see anything wrong with it. They showcase up-and-coming talent and fighters who are trying to regain some of their former glory..

It's a decent show, I just think that tuesday night fights was alot better. It really was a great program. Look how even today they sell DVD's at a premium price. I need to download some of those if anybody knows where they are.

[Ishmael27]

Good question. I am a fan of FNF but there was something very special about TNF. Maybe tuesday is just a better way to break up the week and maybe Shawn was just more fun than Teddy and his endless repetition.

[The Troll]

Good question. I am a fan of FNF but there was something very special about TNF. Maybe tuesday is just a better way to break up the week and maybe Shawn was just more fun than Teddy and his endless repetition.

They had way better venues, better fighters, and much more exciting fights. You hardly ever see a great KO on ESPN boxing. Tuesday Night Fights has like 5 DVD's full of them.

[ferocity]

I remember the TNF days, they also had some horrable fights. One comment i still remember from one of the announcers is, "if you're still watching this, then you are truly a boxing fan." But they did have some great fights too. And i do remember see a lot of kos. And i liked how somtimes name top fighters would fight on there card against a proven fighter on there network and then most times the name fighter just walked through the other guy when i was expecting a tough fight.

I came to know Charles Brewer from watching TNF. And if you know his story you know it is a great one. I remember him on TNF regularly fighting. I also remember him winning for a good period then he lost one, then another one. Then he said he would retire. Then I hear he is boxing again and does really good, I think he won a title, but i know after his comback, he really made big noise in his division. And this is a guy that was ko'd twice on TNF.

[The Troll]

I .

it's funny the one guy you remember is Charles Brewer.

[ferocity]

it's funny the one guy you remember is Charles Brewer.

I remember brewer because it was a great to see him come back to boxing after two failers and then then become really succesfull.

I also remember Jermey Williams 15-20 second ko. Barrera-Agapito Sanchez classsic brawl. I missed when MAGO was fighting. Then i also remember a regular fighter that was out from prison had that tyson style don't know what happneed to him, i thin i remember he lost. I remember a few other too on there Junior jones, orlando canazales, "thunder" somthing the heavyweight, butterbean always fun to watch, i remember looking forward to Hopkins defence on tnf but hopkins really stunk out the place and a host of other fighters.

[Phantasm]

Ever since ESPN cut the Friday and Wednesday night fight cards budgets, the quality of the fighters hasnt been as good. Now you'll get guys with a few losses going on the main event and a few local stars, who have little chance of hitting the big time to fill in the undercard fights. Before, they had some good prospects headlining main events. Everyonce in awhile they get a good prosepect to headline, but then the put him in with some guy who used to be his sparring partner or something and he gets rolled over in 4. You would think that with the supposed success of the Contender, they would up the budget some.