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By Jake Donovan - The foundation was laid nearly three years ago for this weekend’s battle of little big men. Small only in stature, but full-fledged heavyweights when it comes to knocking ‘em out and talking trash, Vic Darchinyan and Jorge Arce are two of the few in the sport who are equally entertaining in and out of the ring.
After almost three years of hurling insults at one another and basically everyone else in the sport, a dream fight at the lower weights becomes a reality. Showtime Championship Boxing kicks off its 2009 season with a gem when Darchinyan puts his multiple junior bantamweight titles on the line against his longtime rival Arce at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California (Saturday, 9PM ET/PT).
There has always existed genuine disdain between the two, but a great fight needs more than just a little trash talk to sell to the masses. There was many a boxing fan that longed for the fight in 2006, and believed the fight would never happen after both suffered humiliating losses a year later.
What a difference a little patience makes.
Both fighters hit the comeback trail and kept winning. With the results often coming in highlight reel fashion, interest was suddenly renewed. The matchup went from interesting to perhaps the most significant fight to be made in the junior bantamweight division the moment both fighters scored knockout wins in their last respective fights. [details]
After almost three years of hurling insults at one another and basically everyone else in the sport, a dream fight at the lower weights becomes a reality. Showtime Championship Boxing kicks off its 2009 season with a gem when Darchinyan puts his multiple junior bantamweight titles on the line against his longtime rival Arce at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California (Saturday, 9PM ET/PT).
There has always existed genuine disdain between the two, but a great fight needs more than just a little trash talk to sell to the masses. There was many a boxing fan that longed for the fight in 2006, and believed the fight would never happen after both suffered humiliating losses a year later.
What a difference a little patience makes.
Both fighters hit the comeback trail and kept winning. With the results often coming in highlight reel fashion, interest was suddenly renewed. The matchup went from interesting to perhaps the most significant fight to be made in the junior bantamweight division the moment both fighters scored knockout wins in their last respective fights. [details]
Would be pretty ****in amazing if Arce pulls this off, lol I give em a better shot then Mijares easily.
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