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By Jake Donovan - A sequel to a Fight of the Year recipient. A matchup between two rising undefeated middleweight contenders. A pair of crossroad bouts in which the outcome is so crucial to winner and loser that there isn’t even a need to search for some bogus title to have at stake.
“Revenge: The Rematches” or “Unfinished Business” it may not be, but compared to what’s been offered in recent years, Golden Boy’s loaded pay-per-view card is as good as it gets these days.
The lingering question is whether we get it for just one night, or if it’s truly a sign of things to come.
Promotes have constantly teased fans with the belief that for their $50-55 investment into a given pay-per-view event, they will be rewarded with an enticing undercard, only to be let down every time.
Richard Schaefer, CEO and the mastermind behind Golden Boy Promotions and exclusive promoter of this weekend’s telecast, even once went on record to declare pay-per-view preliminary bouts as disposable airtime when the main event is big enough.
As unpopular of a statement as it was, it actually turned out to be the truth. A lot of grumbling came of the supporting cast for the May 2007 “The World Awaits” PPV event that prompted the comment, yet the intrigue that surrounded the main event between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar de la Hoya was more than enough to carry the show on its own, to the tune of becoming the highest grossing boxing event of all-time. [Click Here To Read More]
“Revenge: The Rematches” or “Unfinished Business” it may not be, but compared to what’s been offered in recent years, Golden Boy’s loaded pay-per-view card is as good as it gets these days.
The lingering question is whether we get it for just one night, or if it’s truly a sign of things to come.
Promotes have constantly teased fans with the belief that for their $50-55 investment into a given pay-per-view event, they will be rewarded with an enticing undercard, only to be let down every time.
Richard Schaefer, CEO and the mastermind behind Golden Boy Promotions and exclusive promoter of this weekend’s telecast, even once went on record to declare pay-per-view preliminary bouts as disposable airtime when the main event is big enough.
As unpopular of a statement as it was, it actually turned out to be the truth. A lot of grumbling came of the supporting cast for the May 2007 “The World Awaits” PPV event that prompted the comment, yet the intrigue that surrounded the main event between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar de la Hoya was more than enough to carry the show on its own, to the tune of becoming the highest grossing boxing event of all-time. [Click Here To Read More]
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