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By Jake Donovan - Make no mistake about this – the next two months are absolutely loaded. This Saturday alone is well worth upsetting the spouse or significant other in declaring that you’re staying in for the night.
Whether you watch Showtime and TiVo HBO or vice versa, your Saturday night is action packed.
Even better is the fact that there are plenty of gems to be found between now and December 18.
That has never been disputed. Both Showtime and HBO deserve credit for ending 2010 with a ****.
But let’s not get it twisted – boxing fans needn’t drop to our knees and bow down to the boxing gods for delivering such a loaded stretch of fights.
We’ve waited 10 months for something to look forward to. Quite frankly, we’re entitled – if not long overdue – for a payoff like this.
The very marquee attraction for this weekend is in fact a fight that was supposed to come seven weeks ago, and – though through circumstances beyond control – helped contribute to one of the worst droughts in recent boxing history.
If all goes as planned, then the featherweight crossroads bout between Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada (Saturday, SHOWTIME 10PM ET) should prove to be a hell of a welcome back party for boxing fans who have relied on webcasts and Spanish-speaking broadcasts to get them through most of the fall season.
Even if not by design, SHOWTIME couldn’t have picked a better fight to get itself back on track on the championship level. There’s little to suggest that Lopez-Marquez will be anything short of a guaranteed punch out, be it one-sided or a brutal two-way slugfest.
It’s an added bonus that in the co-feature slot, we are offered the first Stage Three match of the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic, as “Super” subs Allan Green and Glen Johnson collide in a fight that determines who will join – and most like face – Andre Ward in the tournament’s semifinals. [Click Here To Read More]
Whether you watch Showtime and TiVo HBO or vice versa, your Saturday night is action packed.
Even better is the fact that there are plenty of gems to be found between now and December 18.
That has never been disputed. Both Showtime and HBO deserve credit for ending 2010 with a ****.
But let’s not get it twisted – boxing fans needn’t drop to our knees and bow down to the boxing gods for delivering such a loaded stretch of fights.
We’ve waited 10 months for something to look forward to. Quite frankly, we’re entitled – if not long overdue – for a payoff like this.
The very marquee attraction for this weekend is in fact a fight that was supposed to come seven weeks ago, and – though through circumstances beyond control – helped contribute to one of the worst droughts in recent boxing history.
If all goes as planned, then the featherweight crossroads bout between Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada (Saturday, SHOWTIME 10PM ET) should prove to be a hell of a welcome back party for boxing fans who have relied on webcasts and Spanish-speaking broadcasts to get them through most of the fall season.
Even if not by design, SHOWTIME couldn’t have picked a better fight to get itself back on track on the championship level. There’s little to suggest that Lopez-Marquez will be anything short of a guaranteed punch out, be it one-sided or a brutal two-way slugfest.
It’s an added bonus that in the co-feature slot, we are offered the first Stage Three match of the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic, as “Super” subs Allan Green and Glen Johnson collide in a fight that determines who will join – and most like face – Andre Ward in the tournament’s semifinals. [Click Here To Read More]
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