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BY MICHAEL KATZ - They're threatening to put Mike Tyson in prison and thought about giving Foul Pole Golota a title shot. Meanwhile, the fall schedule for which we had as much anticipation as the "plop plop" from a bottle of ketchup, if you recall those wonderful Heinz ads of years ago, has become a headache, more like Alka-Seltzer's "plop, plop, fizz, fizz." Oh, what a relief it is to have a major fight Saturday.
In the meantime, I haven't watched a minute of the Contender, ever, and I refuse to look at "Dancing With the Stars" to check out Floyd Mayweather Jr. We know he can dance and, as one scribe (can't remember who, otherwise of course I'd give him credit) noted, he just can't punch. Mr. 24/7 thinks he's better than the original Sugar Ray, who was in fact a professional dancer (try it with taps on, Floyd). Robinson could also knock you out with either hand - going backwards. There were middleweights back then.
I'm beginning to suspect that Saturday's HBO main event is more significant because it is a legitimate middleweight championship bout between two undefeated fighters - not because it's a matchup of compelling talents. How good REALLY is Jermain Taylor after his recent struggles with immigrants from the 147-pound class? And should we take Kelly Pavlik at face value when hall of fame trainer Emanuel Steward thinks he's just another "over-rated, hyped" fighter? [details]
In the meantime, I haven't watched a minute of the Contender, ever, and I refuse to look at "Dancing With the Stars" to check out Floyd Mayweather Jr. We know he can dance and, as one scribe (can't remember who, otherwise of course I'd give him credit) noted, he just can't punch. Mr. 24/7 thinks he's better than the original Sugar Ray, who was in fact a professional dancer (try it with taps on, Floyd). Robinson could also knock you out with either hand - going backwards. There were middleweights back then.
I'm beginning to suspect that Saturday's HBO main event is more significant because it is a legitimate middleweight championship bout between two undefeated fighters - not because it's a matchup of compelling talents. How good REALLY is Jermain Taylor after his recent struggles with immigrants from the 147-pound class? And should we take Kelly Pavlik at face value when hall of fame trainer Emanuel Steward thinks he's just another "over-rated, hyped" fighter? [details]
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