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by David P. Greisman - There is no such thing in boxing as a fight with two winners. The same can be said for the results of games, matches and competitions in nearly every other athletic pursuit. Even a draw is not as meaningful and is far less palatable. There is a reason the adage for a tie compares the feeling it instills as akin to kissing your sister.
While boxing can’t have two literal winners, it is possible for both men to be elevated by a result. More often that not, though, a bout ends with one fighter heading toward better things while the other suffers a setback.
And so we come into this week looking toward two meaningful fights on the series debut of “Premiere Boxing Champions,” the brainchild of powerful boxing adviser Al Haymon that will be airing on multiple networks, beginning with NBC. The main event pits welterweights Robert Guerrero and Keith Thurman against each other, while the co-feature has Adrien Broner going in against John Molina in a junior welterweight fight.
Guerrero’s lone loss since 2006 came against Floyd Mayweather, the best boxer in the sport, bringing his record to 32-2-1 with 18 KOs and 2 no contests. He still needs to top Thurman to show that he belongs among the next tier of welterweights.
He arrived at 147 in 2012, making a big jump up after years as a featherweight, a brief time at 130, a quick run at 135 and a one-fight dalliance slightly below the junior welterweight division’s 140-pound limit. When he and his team members called out Mayweather, people scoffed and wondered why he deserved it. They also questioned whether he even could compete at welterweight. [Click Here To Read More]
While boxing can’t have two literal winners, it is possible for both men to be elevated by a result. More often that not, though, a bout ends with one fighter heading toward better things while the other suffers a setback.
And so we come into this week looking toward two meaningful fights on the series debut of “Premiere Boxing Champions,” the brainchild of powerful boxing adviser Al Haymon that will be airing on multiple networks, beginning with NBC. The main event pits welterweights Robert Guerrero and Keith Thurman against each other, while the co-feature has Adrien Broner going in against John Molina in a junior welterweight fight.
Guerrero’s lone loss since 2006 came against Floyd Mayweather, the best boxer in the sport, bringing his record to 32-2-1 with 18 KOs and 2 no contests. He still needs to top Thurman to show that he belongs among the next tier of welterweights.
He arrived at 147 in 2012, making a big jump up after years as a featherweight, a brief time at 130, a quick run at 135 and a one-fight dalliance slightly below the junior welterweight division’s 140-pound limit. When he and his team members called out Mayweather, people scoffed and wondered why he deserved it. They also questioned whether he even could compete at welterweight. [Click Here To Read More]
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