Comments Thread For: BoxingScene.com's Television Picks of The Week - 2/2

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

As far as fights off-US TV go, it doesn't get much more frustrating than this. That's because, on paper, fights don't get much better than this. Gassiev (25-0, 18 KO) and Dorticos (22-0, 21 KO) will unify the other half of the division to earn a showdown with unified titlist Oleksandr Usyk. It might be available on the WBSS website but that has been inconsistent. Both men make for exciting fights, carry big power, and Gassiev will have home advantage in Russia. Ironically, Gassiev is fighting to win the WBA for the second time to win it for the first. When he faced then unified cruiserweight titlist Denis Lebedev, ultimately winning the IBF belt he now holds, Lebedev worked out a strange deal where he was allowed not to defend the WBA belt at the same time. Dorticos won the WBA's B title and has now been elevated over the inactive Lebedev. The winner of this fight, and not the loser, will exit with the WBA belt this time around.
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[BattlingNelson]

Wow. I cannot believe Dorticos-Gassiev hasn't been picked up in the states. It's all over the place here.

[Steven Mccowan]

Im not really caring about the no tv for wbss. I just watch a russian stream or something. Not missing kellerman or renalo or krielgle, osuna one bit. I usually watch those channels on mute anyway. Mights as well watch in some language i dont understand and still get the sound of crowds.

[ShoulderRoll]

I wish AWE had picked up this tournament.

They had been doing a good job with televising fights out of Europe.