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by Cliff Rold - This one is for the meat and potatoes crowd.
In a week abuzz with discussion of Saturday’s documentary on the Arturo Gatti-Mickey Ward trilogy, HBO (9:45 PM EST/PST) headlines with a fight that has the potential to provide action of that class. Already this year, both combatants have appeared in a Fight of the Year candidate.
Can they steal thunder from themselves?
There’s a lot on the line. The winner could be a viable option for WBO Welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley, the winner of Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios, or a likely still active Juan Manuel Marquez.
The loser might too.
Boxing is great. This is a fight.
Fights are what we really come for.
Both men have come along the hard way, plying their trade in tough fights and earning their spots on the marquee by giving fans what they paid for. Provodnikov has been a staple of ESPN2 while Alvarado was a highlight of Top Rank cards and pay-per-view undercards for years. A pro two years longer (Alvarado turned professional in 2004), Alvarado enters the older man and also the man with homecourt. [Click Here To Read More]
In a week abuzz with discussion of Saturday’s documentary on the Arturo Gatti-Mickey Ward trilogy, HBO (9:45 PM EST/PST) headlines with a fight that has the potential to provide action of that class. Already this year, both combatants have appeared in a Fight of the Year candidate.
Can they steal thunder from themselves?
There’s a lot on the line. The winner could be a viable option for WBO Welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley, the winner of Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios, or a likely still active Juan Manuel Marquez.
The loser might too.
Boxing is great. This is a fight.
Fights are what we really come for.
Both men have come along the hard way, plying their trade in tough fights and earning their spots on the marquee by giving fans what they paid for. Provodnikov has been a staple of ESPN2 while Alvarado was a highlight of Top Rank cards and pay-per-view undercards for years. A pro two years longer (Alvarado turned professional in 2004), Alvarado enters the older man and also the man with homecourt. [Click Here To Read More]
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