And tons more random thoughts: awful schedule management; who Pacquiao, Taylor should face; Top Rank/ESPN end; don't hate Haney; Shields-Ali a joke; dream fights; Tszyu, Russell, Ennis, Vargas; more
Thing 1- The big November DAZN card with Bam (among the many others) is NOT a PPV, so rejoice freaks!
Thing 2- you owe your pal Mauricio an ass-tearing article on his handling of the Rodriguez drug fail. Calling it an “honest mistake” is just another in the unfathomably long list of stupid, nefarious, greedy and dangerous decisions he’s made, and while it’s no surprise that he’s siding with the Mexican fighter (always), ignoring the fact that Rodriguez may have irreparably altered the career of Yafai with his PED-fueled ass kicking. It’s atrocious behavior and should be called out by ALL media loud and repetitively.
If anyone with power gave a fuck about the sport cheats like Mauricio and Gilberto would be looking for jobs right now. My rant is over… I look forward to yours, Dan!
Dan mentioned watching the entire careers of certain guys on ESPN+ and it makes you appreciative of streaming services. Boxing is so accessible now, rarely is there a major fight without some type of streaming platform. I remember being grateful for undercards on Showtime Extreme. They would show highlights of undercard bouts on the main telecast of big time prospects that were featured. I can remember month-to-month based on the cards adding the Spanish language package to my cable bill because it had BeInSports espanol and I would watch Zanfer cards in Spanish. Rumor mill is top rank to TNT/HBOGO so hopefully this continues with Top rank on hbogo.
Is the animosity being directed at Haney about his professional accomplishments? Not for me. I just think he has a shitty personality. He’s a great fighter whom I badly want to see lose, a la Floyd.
Always love s good random thoughts piece. HBO and Showtime hated each other but the better than to put a PPV on during the same billing cycle, let alone the same day.
As a media member that covers boxing full time, I do expect to see extensive coverage and critique of the proposed amendment to the Ali Act, TKO, and it's potential impact on the sport, promoters, fighters. This needs a lot more attention than it's currently getting
Good stuff, Dan. Two things:
Thing 1- The big November DAZN card with Bam (among the many others) is NOT a PPV, so rejoice freaks!
Thing 2- you owe your pal Mauricio an ass-tearing article on his handling of the Rodriguez drug fail. Calling it an “honest mistake” is just another in the unfathomably long list of stupid, nefarious, greedy and dangerous decisions he’s made, and while it’s no surprise that he’s siding with the Mexican fighter (always), ignoring the fact that Rodriguez may have irreparably altered the career of Yafai with his PED-fueled ass kicking. It’s atrocious behavior and should be called out by ALL media loud and repetitively.
If anyone with power gave a fuck about the sport cheats like Mauricio and Gilberto would be looking for jobs right now. My rant is over… I look forward to yours, Dan!
Dan mentioned watching the entire careers of certain guys on ESPN+ and it makes you appreciative of streaming services. Boxing is so accessible now, rarely is there a major fight without some type of streaming platform. I remember being grateful for undercards on Showtime Extreme. They would show highlights of undercard bouts on the main telecast of big time prospects that were featured. I can remember month-to-month based on the cards adding the Spanish language package to my cable bill because it had BeInSports espanol and I would watch Zanfer cards in Spanish. Rumor mill is top rank to TNT/HBOGO so hopefully this continues with Top rank on hbogo.
Is the animosity being directed at Haney about his professional accomplishments? Not for me. I just think he has a shitty personality. He’s a great fighter whom I badly want to see lose, a la Floyd.
Always love s good random thoughts piece. HBO and Showtime hated each other but the better than to put a PPV on during the same billing cycle, let alone the same day.
As a media member that covers boxing full time, I do expect to see extensive coverage and critique of the proposed amendment to the Ali Act, TKO, and it's potential impact on the sport, promoters, fighters. This needs a lot more attention than it's currently getting