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By Jake Donovan - Step to a boxing fan this time last year with talk that this sport is dead, and the best argument that could be offered in return was that it's merely in recession. Some wouldn't even bother putting up a fight, instead conceding defeat and shuffling off to the nearest MMA event.
Try talking that mess this year, and you can best believe you're nonsense will be contested. If not, it's because we're remaining silent while shaking our collective heads in embarrassment over the quarter-year you missed.
Most other sports enjoy their biggest moments in their season ending championships, meaning the best playing the best to decide the absolute best. How remarkable it's been for boxing, with that in mind, that it gets off to such a great start without the benefit of its best and/or biggest stars in action.
The one thing the first three months has been in short supply of, was knockouts. It took until the second weekend in March to have a major main event end inside the distance, with the night providing two – David Haye's 2nd round blitzing of Enzo Maccarinelli, and Samuel Peter's highlight-reel finishing of Oleg Maskaev in six rounds of heavyweight action.
Just outside of the top level, Edison Miranda made his presence felt in the super middleweight division, leaving David Banks limp along the ropes with a 3rd round knockout that still has Joe Tessitore gushing.
The latest entries came in the final weekend of March, on Telefutura and Telemundo.
The Telefutura main event was a double treat, producing an impressive knockout and a major upset all in one shot. Late replacement Cornelius Lock stopped highly touted prospect Juanito Garcia with an uppercut to the midsection in the 4th round, snatching his "0" in the process. [details]
Try talking that mess this year, and you can best believe you're nonsense will be contested. If not, it's because we're remaining silent while shaking our collective heads in embarrassment over the quarter-year you missed.
Most other sports enjoy their biggest moments in their season ending championships, meaning the best playing the best to decide the absolute best. How remarkable it's been for boxing, with that in mind, that it gets off to such a great start without the benefit of its best and/or biggest stars in action.
The one thing the first three months has been in short supply of, was knockouts. It took until the second weekend in March to have a major main event end inside the distance, with the night providing two – David Haye's 2nd round blitzing of Enzo Maccarinelli, and Samuel Peter's highlight-reel finishing of Oleg Maskaev in six rounds of heavyweight action.
Just outside of the top level, Edison Miranda made his presence felt in the super middleweight division, leaving David Banks limp along the ropes with a 3rd round knockout that still has Joe Tessitore gushing.
The latest entries came in the final weekend of March, on Telefutura and Telemundo.
The Telefutura main event was a double treat, producing an impressive knockout and a major upset all in one shot. Late replacement Cornelius Lock stopped highly touted prospect Juanito Garcia with an uppercut to the midsection in the 4th round, snatching his "0" in the process. [details]
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