Which network could produce the best card?

**THEFRESHBRAWLER** · 05-03-2019, 01:53 PM

ESPN roster desperately needs some help and Davis vs Russel is better

**RJJ-94-02=GOAT** · 05-03-2019, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by THEFRESHBRAWLER

ESPN roster desperately needs some help and Davis vs Russel is better

It does. They have some quality fighters but lack quality opposition. Especially at 147...

**BigZ44** · 05-03-2019, 03:34 PM

I'll give it a go.

ESPN:
Crawford/Jose Ramirez
Loma/Teofimo
Fury/Pulev
Zurdo/Kovalev
Beterbiev/Gvozdyk
Navarrete/Burnett
Valdez/Warrington
Frampton/Stevenson

PBC:
Spence/Pacquiao
Wilder/Ortiz 2
Thurman/Porter 2
LSC/GRJ
Benavidez/Plant
Hurd/Charlo
Nery/Rigo
Kownacki/Ajagba

DAZN:
Canelo/GGG 3
Joshua/Usyk
Jacobs/Andrade
Bivol/Mundo
Estrada/Yafai
Brook/Khan
Roman/Vargas
Haney/Ryan Garcia

**sicko** · 05-03-2019, 03:47 PM

Damn Top Rank/ESPN Roster is thinner than I originally thought honestly

Explains Arum frustration, he doesn't have Sh#t he can provide in house

**john l** · 05-03-2019, 04:18 PM

Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT

Completely hypothetical, Out of ESPN, Showtime and DAZN. Which network could produce the best card using fighters that are signed exclusively to them?

Here�s what I think would be the best possible card for each. (Feel free to list your own)

ESPN.
Lomachenko-Berchelt
Crawford-Kavaliauskas
Fury-Pulev
Gvodzyk-Beterbiev
Ramirez-Kovalev

Showtime.
Spence-Thurman
Wilder-Ortiz II
Pacquiao-Garcia
Santa Cruz-Russell Jr
Hurd-Charlo

DAZN.
Canelo-GGG III
Joshua-Usyk
Estrada-Sor Rungvisai III
Bivol-Smith
Jacobs-Andrade

Hey Goat, Id say Canelo v GGG is the biggest.The best is tough if Thruman can get back to what he was I would prob say Spence v Thruman.After looking at that its a bit depressing though, look at all the fights if we could just put them all together.Its got so bad its like their is 3 different sports inside one.Can you imagine if football,basketball,baseball and for you non Americans soccer fans had to deal with this crap.I have always said being a boxing fan is like being a abused wife, you get beat up almost all year and then every once in a while it brings you flowers and tells you they love you Corrales v Castilo, Gatti v Ward and the WBSS.I really do wish I would have never got addicted to this sport almost from birth but when its RIGHT their is NOTHING like it.Enjoy fights this week and who you got in Canelo v Jacobs?Its a tough pick, but I think the way Jacobs seems to check out sometimes mentally will be the difference in a close dec for Canelo, but I just have this funny feeling karma and the press around "Canelo judging"will result in a close Jacobs dec.It goes against every thing as far as big money fighters getting the benefit and Canelo's own history, but I just have this funny feeling.

**john l** · 05-03-2019, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by sicko

Damn Top Rank/ESPN Roster is thinner than I originally thought honestly

Explains Arum frustration, he doesn't have Sh#t he can provide in house

I think ESPN has now realized that signing to one promoter was not a good idea.Just imagine with their money and reach what they could do if they could just bounce around and pick up whatever fights they thought were best.I have noticed their promoting UFC MUCH more lately and I really doubt they extent current deal with Arum and maybe boxing altogether.

**sicko** · 05-03-2019, 04:39 PM

Originally posted by john l

I think ESPN has now realized that signing to one promoter was not a good idea.Just imagine with their money and reach what they could do if they could just bounce around and pick up whatever fights they thought were best.I have noticed their promoting UFC MUCH more lately and I really doubt they extent current deal with Arum and maybe boxing altogether.

Exactly! That is how I prefer boxing and that is when HBO was at its best when they was working with EVERYBODY

**Scipio2009** · 05-03-2019, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by john l

I think ESPN has now realized that signing to one promoter was not a good idea.Just imagine with their money and reach what they could do if they could just bounce around and pick up whatever fights they thought were best.I have noticed their promoting UFC MUCH more lately and I really doubt they extent current deal with Arum and maybe boxing altogether.

ESPN saw what they wanted to see with combat sports, saw what things we're like with boxing, and simply decided to put up the money to do things properly with the UFC deal (namely buying up the full slate of content at whatever the price).

The current Top Rank deal will likely be allowed to expire, with the likelihood that, if boxing stays on the network, it'd be almost solely on ESPN+.

**john l** · 05-03-2019, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by sicko

Exactly! That is how I prefer boxing and that is when HBO was at its best when they was working with EVERYBODY

Could not agree more, boxing is not in a good place right now.The worst part about it is more money getting put into sport in a loooooong time, and also on network tv(which was just a dream a few years ago)but the product is bad and if this don't work out(cant see how it can with 3 league BS)who will ever try this again.Promoters lose money bringing up a prospect and they need to make these FOX fights much better even at the cost of losing in short run.Can you imagine how many new fans we could get if they put on a couple gr8 fights on free TV.

Which network could produce the best card?