My, how far the heavyweight division has fallen. Of course this is not news to followers of the sport but even diehard fans have got to be scratching their heads over the August 12th rematch between current WBC belt holder Hasim Rahman and challenger Oleg Maskaev. It’s not so much the match up itself, as questionable as it is, but the fact that HBO and promoter Bob Arum are asking boxing fans to shell out $49.95 for a fight that isn’t even worthy of HBO’s After Dark program.
This is the network whose talking heads (Larry Merchant and Jim Lampley) constantly deride sanctioning bodies, preferring to recognize Ring ****zine’s title belt holder as the king of the division. So why is this bout on pay per view? The only answer is, it’s a “championship” fight.
Are you kidding me? [details]
This is the network whose talking heads (Larry Merchant and Jim Lampley) constantly deride sanctioning bodies, preferring to recognize Ring ****zine’s title belt holder as the king of the division. So why is this bout on pay per view? The only answer is, it’s a “championship” fight.
Are you kidding me? [details]
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