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By Jake Donovan - I heard a juicy boxing rumor. It doesn't have anything to do with cross-dressing superstars appearing in photos (doctored or otherwise). Or whether or not said person's latest acquisition will also include ratings manipulation.
It doesn't suggest that a fighter or two is faking an injury to avoid an upcoming challenge.
It doesn't even suggest who got the best of a press conference tour, or what effect it will have on a fight that's more than two months away.
Nope. This bit of gossip involves an actual fight on television. In fact two separate cards televising two fights each.
Televised boxing in September; a crazy concept, I know.
You know it's been too long between major fights when boxing discussion is limited to tabloid filler. You know it's been a rough month on the injury front when even boxing websites are sent to the disabled list.
But, alas, the worst appears to be over, if only for the moment. The drought is over at last. No longer do we need to depend on baseball, college football and UFC to get through a Saturday.
Boxing is back - pending injury, of course, which this month is asking a lot.
Though they didn't plan it that way, the next two weekends can be viewed as making up for lost time as Showtime and HBO (and its PPV arm) going head to head with separate telecasts. [details]
It doesn't suggest that a fighter or two is faking an injury to avoid an upcoming challenge.
It doesn't even suggest who got the best of a press conference tour, or what effect it will have on a fight that's more than two months away.
Nope. This bit of gossip involves an actual fight on television. In fact two separate cards televising two fights each.
Televised boxing in September; a crazy concept, I know.
You know it's been too long between major fights when boxing discussion is limited to tabloid filler. You know it's been a rough month on the injury front when even boxing websites are sent to the disabled list.
But, alas, the worst appears to be over, if only for the moment. The drought is over at last. No longer do we need to depend on baseball, college football and UFC to get through a Saturday.
Boxing is back - pending injury, of course, which this month is asking a lot.
Though they didn't plan it that way, the next two weekends can be viewed as making up for lost time as Showtime and HBO (and its PPV arm) going head to head with separate telecasts. [details]
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