By Jake Donovan - Does a fight between Marcos Maidana and Erik Morales really need an interim title at stake?
After all, it’s a given that the fight –and card in general - is one big interim event, one that comes with a price tag for the television viewer, no less.
‘Tis the season for water-treading boxing events.
It seems that the NCAA Final Four and the start of Major League Baseball always bring out the worst in boxing. Last year, it was Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones putting fans to sleep with a years-too-late rematch that went in with minimal expectations and still managed to fall way short.
The year prior, HBO decided it was a good idea to have Winky Wright return from a 21-month hiatus to fight Paul Williams in Las Vegas on Easter weekend.
This year, we get a top contender and one of the toughest outs in his division taking on one of the sport’s bravest warriors in recent history, albeit one well past his prime and whom hasn’t won a relevant fight in more than five years.
But that win for Morales came on March 19, 2005 against Manny Pacquiao. It was the last time that Pacquiao lost a prize fight, having since went on to become the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and also its box office king.
Because Morales is the last to hang a loss on the legendary Filipino, any fight in which he engages comes with a built-in tagline.
For example: This weekend at the MGM Grand
