The “Boxing Finally Gets It Right” Tour Continues

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

By Jake Donovan - If there’s anything better than taking in a great fight, it’s watching one on the heels of another memorable moment, while looking forward to yet another great weekend of boxing.

Last weekend was not only no exception, but the standard to which all weekends will now be held.

HBO delivered its best doubleheader in years. Showtime’s Shobox series delivered a pair of highlight reel knockouts. ESPN2 helped right a terrible six-year wrong and even Azteca America joined in on the act, delivering its best card (or at least fight) since the Solo Boxeo series changed networks.

That each show had something positive to offer the sport was almost a bonus. The one common theme throughout the weekend is that each event took place where the local fans could relate to at least one of the main stars.

Friday night saw Glen Johnson and Tomasz Adamek post wins mere miles from their adopted hometowns. Johnson settled an old score with Daniel Judah in Hollywood, FL, less than 30 minutes from Miami, where he is now based out of. Adamek came through in far more emphatic fashion, icing Johnathon Banks in eight rounds in his second straight headliner at the Prudential Center in Newark, just outside of his new hometown of Jersey City. [details]

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

By Jake Donovan - If there’s anything better than taking in a great fight, it’s watching one on the heels of another memorable moment, while looking forward to yet another great weekend of boxing.

Last weekend was not only no exception, but the standard to which all weekends will now be held.

HBO delivered its best doubleheader in years. Showtime’s Shobox series delivered a pair of highlight reel knockouts. ESPN2 helped right a terrible six-year wrong and even Azteca America joined in on the act, delivering its best card (or at least fight) since the Solo Boxeo series changed networks.

That each show had something positive to offer the sport was almost a bonus. The one common theme throughout the weekend is that each event took place where the local fans could relate to at least one of the main stars.

Friday night saw Glen Johnson and Tomasz Adamek post wins mere miles from their adopted hometowns. Johnson settled an old score with Daniel Judah in Hollywood, FL, less than 30 minutes from Miami, where he is now based out of. Adamek came through in far more emphatic fashion, icing Johnathon Banks in eight rounds in his second straight headliner at the Prudential Center in Newark, just outside of his new hometown of Jersey City. [details]

The matchus have beeing great, no complainst about that, but boxing needs first to get better judges, we had 3 contraversial and pssibly roberris in the first 2 months of this year.

Second the freaking belts situation. I mean I bet that everybody agrees with me on this, we can stan the 4 major belts, because, unication fights are very exaciting, in the sense that their 2 champions fighting each other and also the ring title, because its states that the winner of that fight is the clear king of the division most of the time. But all of this interims,Superchamps, Latino,asian Nabo, ect,ect,ect champs needs to ****ing go for good!!!!!!!!!

[El Chicano]

And it's gonna continue this weekend. Taking boxing to cities other than Vegas is key in making boxing more of a mainstream sport. The fighters get more exposure, the atmosphere in these other cities is tremendous, the tickets are not priced as high and more people get to go to the fights. Kirkland, Ortiz and Guererro at the Tank in San Jo this Saturday; it should be good.

[shadeyfizzle]

I will be at the shark tank this saturday. I am just disappointed they will not have Andre Ward as part of the card.

[FreshPrince]

I will be at the shark tank this saturday. I am just disappointed they will not have Andre Ward as part of the card.

Was Ward supposed to be on the card?

[toysale]

i thought Jonathon Banks was 'Unstoppable' hahaha. Well done Adamek, glad somebodies finally killed the buzz and rightfully lowered his rankings!

has nothing to do with above posts but that's the best news i've heard all day.

will the Enzo Banks fight still happen then because supposedly there's still a signed contract for that fight.

[MaYaN_SuN]

Who faught on Azteca America!?

I'm still still pissed Solo Boxeo switched channels, lol My ****in satalite provider says they want me to pay extra for Azteca America

[Shadow boxer 3]

i hope this keeps up. when u hav every fight in Vegas only the hardcore fans that can afford it go to the fight. the rest are celeberties who dont really care about boxing but are just there just to be there. but having fights in more local areas the hardcore and causel fans can both go and enjoy the fight without spending a ton of money which make the atmospher alot better

[Migs]

The matchus have beeing great, no complainst about that, but boxing needs first to get better judges, we had 3 contraversial and pssibly roberris in the first 2 months of this year.

Second the freaking belts situation. I mean I bet that everybody agrees with me on this, we can stan the 4 major belts, because, unication fights are very exaciting, in the sense that their 2 champions fighting each other and also the ring title, because its states that the winner of that fight is the clear king of the division most of the time. But all of this interims,Superchamps, Latino,asian Nabo, ect,ect,ect champs needs to ****ing go for good!!!!!!!!!

I'm with you on this one man. Other than that, I am really happy they have been bringing boxing back to the people. All they need to do now is bring a big fight to Chicago and I'll be completely fulfilled.

[MANGLER]

This yr is off to a gr8 start. I hope it keeps up.