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By Jake Donovan - The idea behind loading up the preliminary bouts with young, rising talent was to give mainstream fans a glimpse of what the sport's future will look like at the top level.
That was the good news. The bad news: between Daniel Jacobs, Juan Manuel Lopez and "Vicious" Victor Ortiz, none gave fans – new or old – a very long look, each of the three posting knockouts in fights that lasted a combined nine minutes.
That bad news leads to bad results as far as pay-per-view telecasts go, with the preliminary action continuing the trend of non-competitive time filler that continues to eat away at whatever integrity remains in the sport.
Luckily for all involved in the promotion, Manny Pacquiao's incredible performance against Oscar de la Hoya in the main event instantly rendered everything that preceded it, irrelevant.
Unfortunately for the night's mismatched victims – and fortunately for the trio of rising stars who had their hands raised - the official results still stand.
Highly touted junior welterweight prospect Victor Ortiz hasn't seen a bout go to the scorecards in more than two years, a streak that will extend into 2009 after taking out former notable prospect Jeffrey Resto in the evening's chief support. Resto suffered two knockdowns in the opening round and one more in the decisive second round of their scheduled twelve. [details]
That was the good news. The bad news: between Daniel Jacobs, Juan Manuel Lopez and "Vicious" Victor Ortiz, none gave fans – new or old – a very long look, each of the three posting knockouts in fights that lasted a combined nine minutes.
That bad news leads to bad results as far as pay-per-view telecasts go, with the preliminary action continuing the trend of non-competitive time filler that continues to eat away at whatever integrity remains in the sport.
Luckily for all involved in the promotion, Manny Pacquiao's incredible performance against Oscar de la Hoya in the main event instantly rendered everything that preceded it, irrelevant.
Unfortunately for the night's mismatched victims – and fortunately for the trio of rising stars who had their hands raised - the official results still stand.
Highly touted junior welterweight prospect Victor Ortiz hasn't seen a bout go to the scorecards in more than two years, a streak that will extend into 2009 after taking out former notable prospect Jeffrey Resto in the evening's chief support. Resto suffered two knockdowns in the opening round and one more in the decisive second round of their scheduled twelve. [details]
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