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Good article by Doug Fischer
News of this Saturday’s scheduled IBF middleweight title showdown between hard-punching challenger Edison Miranda and highly regarded belt-holder Arthur Abraham was a major disappointment to hardcore fight fans worldwide, including many American diehards who were going to miss watching the Germany based bout live because it wasn’t going to be broadcast in the U.S.
Miranda’s tragic-but-inspirational Odyssey to a world title shot, which began in his native Colombia where his teenaged mother abandoned him at birth, struck a chord with those who learned the details of his homeless childhood from ESPN’s blow-by-blow announcer Joe Tessitore, who touchingly recounted the Colombian slugger’s story (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=2375815) before he headlined a ‘Friday Night Fights’ broadcast earlier this year.
However, it was Miranda’s take-no-prisoners ring mentality backed by his explosive two-fisted punching power, which was on display when he knocked out iron-chinned perennial contender Howard Eastman on ESPN2 this past April, that has captivated fans. More...
News of this Saturday’s scheduled IBF middleweight title showdown between hard-punching challenger Edison Miranda and highly regarded belt-holder Arthur Abraham was a major disappointment to hardcore fight fans worldwide, including many American diehards who were going to miss watching the Germany based bout live because it wasn’t going to be broadcast in the U.S.
Miranda’s tragic-but-inspirational Odyssey to a world title shot, which began in his native Colombia where his teenaged mother abandoned him at birth, struck a chord with those who learned the details of his homeless childhood from ESPN’s blow-by-blow announcer Joe Tessitore, who touchingly recounted the Colombian slugger’s story (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=2375815) before he headlined a ‘Friday Night Fights’ broadcast earlier this year.
However, it was Miranda’s take-no-prisoners ring mentality backed by his explosive two-fisted punching power, which was on display when he knocked out iron-chinned perennial contender Howard Eastman on ESPN2 this past April, that has captivated fans. More...
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