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by David P. Greisman - It’s the first day of December — or perhaps later if you’re one of those slackers who choose not to start your work week with the joy of reading “Fighting Words” every Monday.
Nearly all of boxing’s biggest names are done for 2014. The broadcast schedule in the United States lists a pair of tripleheaders on HBO on Dec. 6 and Dec. 13, a handful of cards on Showtime on Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 19 and Dec. 20, a rare off-season show on ESPN on Dec. 11, plus several nights of boxing on the Spanish-language networks on Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and Dec. 20. None of the recognizable names on those broadcasts is even close to being in contention for Fighter of the Year.
You have to look overseas to see one of the potential finalists for the sport’s top annual honor, and you have to wait nearly until the end of the year to see him. Naoya Inoue, the 21-year-old prodigy from Japan, will be stepping up from 108 pounds to 115 and challenging titleholder Omar Narvaez. That bout takes place on Dec. 30, and if Inoue wins he should be in the conversation for Fighter of the Year.
He’s the only remaining uncertainty. Everyone else has either been eliminated from the list or has completed his campaign for 2014. [Click Here To Read More]
Nearly all of boxing’s biggest names are done for 2014. The broadcast schedule in the United States lists a pair of tripleheaders on HBO on Dec. 6 and Dec. 13, a handful of cards on Showtime on Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 19 and Dec. 20, a rare off-season show on ESPN on Dec. 11, plus several nights of boxing on the Spanish-language networks on Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and Dec. 20. None of the recognizable names on those broadcasts is even close to being in contention for Fighter of the Year.
You have to look overseas to see one of the potential finalists for the sport’s top annual honor, and you have to wait nearly until the end of the year to see him. Naoya Inoue, the 21-year-old prodigy from Japan, will be stepping up from 108 pounds to 115 and challenging titleholder Omar Narvaez. That bout takes place on Dec. 30, and if Inoue wins he should be in the conversation for Fighter of the Year.
He’s the only remaining uncertainty. Everyone else has either been eliminated from the list or has completed his campaign for 2014. [Click Here To Read More]
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