Good article, completely agree with it. These PPVs are really hurting the sport. I mean, if you just have to make it a PPV, at least make it affordable enough where boxing fans will buy it, not over $50.00.
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I'm glad it's on ppv, that way Cotto can't waste the HBO budget.
I also disagree with Idec, the vast majority of people who stream the fights for free, weren't going to buy it in the first place, so the promoters aren't losing money. I didn't even bother to check out a stream for Pac/Vargas, nor will I for Cotto/Mayorga II..... er I mean Cotto/Kirkland.
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Originally posted by Marvlus Marv View PostIf he could re-discover the old James that blitzed Glen Tapia and Angulo, then he's got half a chance. It's all about Ann Wolfe - is she back with him?
Bull****, Kirkland is garbage and nothing is changing that.
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Originally posted by rrayvez View Postlet's not pretend that Sergio Martinez wasn't the favorite going into his fight with cotto and nobody considered it an unfair fight until afterwards.
Roach knew better than anyone that Martinez was done. His entire style was based on his foot-speed to keep the opponent at the range he wanted, without his knees, that was gone. The Martinez that started against Chavez was no more, and Cotto beat a version of Martinez that would have lost to Chavez and many others.
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Originally posted by angkag View PostI was the biggest Martinez fan out there and I saw enough in the Murray fight to know that he was done. You're right, Martinez started a clear favourite, but the odds closed closer to the fight. The betting was all about whether Martinez's knee would hold up - it didn't.
Roach knew better than anyone that Martinez was done. His entire style was based on his foot-speed to keep the opponent at the range he wanted, without his knees, that was gone. The Martinez that started against Chavez was no more, and Cotto beat a version of Martinez that would have lost to Chavez and many others.
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Originally posted by angkag View PostI was the biggest Martinez fan out there and I saw enough in the Murray fight to know that he was done. You're right, Martinez started a clear favourite, but the odds closed closer to the fight. The betting was all about whether Martinez's knee would hold up - it didn't.
Roach knew better than anyone that Martinez was done. His entire style was based on his foot-speed to keep the opponent at the range he wanted, without his knees, that was gone. The Martinez that started against Chavez was no more, and Cotto beat a version of Martinez that would have lost to Chavez and many others.
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Put Cotto-Kirkland on the same card as Ward-Kovalev II. That's the only way to make it PPV worthy.
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