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by Cliff Rold - Longtime scribe Steve Kim asked this week whether this week’s Showtime main event is an ‘elimination match’ for a showdown with Floyd Mayweather.
Both Amir Khan and Devon Alexander have been floated before as possible opponents for the Welterweight leader. Of the two, Khan is probably the more marketable opponent. With chatter up again for a showdown with Manny Pacquiao, a fight with either is going to piss a lot of people off.
People have been pissed off, at varying levels, for five years. It hasn’t meant a fight. There is a balance now between the angry and the apathetic. Expect the latter to lose less sleep next year.
Whether this is a dress rehearsal for the big PPPV B-side or not, we have an interesting clash between a pair of former titlists who both need the win. Whether necessity adds up to entertainment, given the styles at play, remains to be seen. [Click Here To Read More]
Both Amir Khan and Devon Alexander have been floated before as possible opponents for the Welterweight leader. Of the two, Khan is probably the more marketable opponent. With chatter up again for a showdown with Manny Pacquiao, a fight with either is going to piss a lot of people off.
People have been pissed off, at varying levels, for five years. It hasn’t meant a fight. There is a balance now between the angry and the apathetic. Expect the latter to lose less sleep next year.
Whether this is a dress rehearsal for the big PPPV B-side or not, we have an interesting clash between a pair of former titlists who both need the win. Whether necessity adds up to entertainment, given the styles at play, remains to be seen. [Click Here To Read More]
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