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By Jake Donovan - You couldn’t blame the average boxing fan if his initial view on the sport’s latest regularly televised series was that it would become just like the rest of them.
Everything begins with the best of intentions, but compromise eventually sets in. Rather than grow stronger, a new concept gradually deteriorates into the same old format. Plenty of **** for your buck is promised; what we almost always wind up with, is just another rehab center.
In the spirit of cynicism, we keep waiting for the moment where Top Rank CEO Bob Arum goes back on his word regarding his latest project, Fox Sports’ “Top Rank Live” series. The Hall of Fame promoter claimed to have learned his lesson from past debacles like “Versus Fight Night” and TV Azteca’s version of Solo Boxeo, and that things would be different this time around.
The skeptic can argue that there is still plenty of time for things to fall apart. But for the moment, “so far, so good” would be selling short what the series has been able – and continues – to achieve. [Click Here To Read More]
Everything begins with the best of intentions, but compromise eventually sets in. Rather than grow stronger, a new concept gradually deteriorates into the same old format. Plenty of **** for your buck is promised; what we almost always wind up with, is just another rehab center.
In the spirit of cynicism, we keep waiting for the moment where Top Rank CEO Bob Arum goes back on his word regarding his latest project, Fox Sports’ “Top Rank Live” series. The Hall of Fame promoter claimed to have learned his lesson from past debacles like “Versus Fight Night” and TV Azteca’s version of Solo Boxeo, and that things would be different this time around.
The skeptic can argue that there is still plenty of time for things to fall apart. But for the moment, “so far, so good” would be selling short what the series has been able – and continues – to achieve. [Click Here To Read More]
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