Good time to be a UK boxing fan?

[earsjohn]

I know the default position of posters in these parts is that the world is against boxing fans, all fights are crap, Sky are scum and it's not like it was in the great days of the 80s when ITV was practically a 24 hour boxing channel and there were unification fights every other night while the elite fought 15 times a year, but I actually think these are some positive times to be a boxing fan on these shores.

I was just looking at the forthcoming schedule of fights at the top end (ie TV fights) and it's pretty mouthwatering stuff....

4th June
Rees v Murray (UK Title) with Carl Frampton on the undercard
Mikkel Kessler v Mehdi Bouadia
Carl Froch v Glen Johnson (Genuine World Title) with an undercard featuring Erdei, Miranda and Allan Green

7th June
Welterweight Prizefighter

11th June
David Price v John McDermott (UK Title Eliminator)
Paul Edwards v Chris Edwards (UK Title)

18th June
Martin Murray v Nick Blackwell (UK Title) with Anthony Crolla and Joe Murray on the u/c
Saul Alvarez v Ryan Rhodes (Paper World Title)

25th June
Kell Brook v Lovemore N'Dou
Felix Sturm v Matt Macklin (Genuine World Title)
(and if we're very lucky Sky will put on the Don King show from Missouri with 4 title fights including Tavoris Cloud, Devon Alexander, Cornelius Bundrage)

2nd July
David Haye v Wlad Klitschko (World Title unification)

9th July
John Murray v Kevin Mitchell (Euro Title?)


16th July
Ricky Burns v Nicky Cook (Poor defence of genuine World Title)
Tony Bellew v Ovill McKenzie II(UK Title) and Frankie Gavin on the u/c
Lee Purdy v Crag Watson II (UK Title)

23rd July
Dereck Chisora v Tyson Fury (UK Title)
Darren Barker (Euro Title)
Amir Khan v Zab Judah (World Title Unification)

That's 8 consecutive saturdays of fights, most of which are tough to call rather than the standard diet of prospect v journeyman we've had in recent years.

[nelsoninfour]

Saul Alvarez v Ryan Rhodes (Paper World Title)
wbc title that has to be best governing body????
Love to see your paper is it gold plated

[Glyn Leach]

I know the default position of posters in these parts is that the world is against boxing fans, all fights are crap, Sky are scum and it's not like it was in the great days of the 80s when ITV was practically a 24 hour boxing channel and there were unification fights every other night while the elite fought 15 times a year

Excellent John

[Jeff Thomas]

No love Glyn?

[DavidPayne]

Post of the year.

Lots of time for many of those fights to fall foul of the usual, sprain shoelace, bruised fringe type thing but ya know. On screen.

[earsjohn]

Saul Alvarez v Ryan Rhodes (Paper World Title)
wbc title that has to be best governing body????
Love to see your paper is it gold plated

"Paper" in that it was a vacant title fought between 2 low-ranked and barely deserving combatants. The belt itself may be prestigious, but its history does not automatically confer greatness on its current holders. Is Sebastien Zbik worthy of recognition alongside Marvin Hagler and Carlos Monzon because he beat Domenico Spada for an Interim belt that was upgraded when genuine titlist, Sergio Martinez was also upgraded to some kind of uber-champ?

At Light-Middle I consider Miguel Cotto and Cornelius Bundrage to be genuine belt holders. Alvarez needs to beat a world title holder in order for me to consider him a world champion.

[Glyn Leach]

No love Glyn?

I love you Jeff

[Jeff Thomas]

No love Glyn?

I love you Jeff

Thanks mate means a lot.

I hope you love me enough to put me in your BM top ten again when I win this fight.

[Glyn Leach]

No love Glyn?

I love you Jeff

Thanks mate means a lot.

I hope you love me enough to put me in your BM top ten again when I win this fight.

Tough one Jeff, he's not in there for you to take his place, but good luck mate - you're going in the right direction to get back in

[Jeff Thomas]

I love you Jeff

Thanks mate means a lot.

I hope you love me enough to put me in your BM top ten again when I win this fight.

Tough one Jeff, he's not in there for you to take his place, but good luck mate - you're going in the right direction to get back in

[leforge]

Looks like macklin fight is getting shown on sky!

[Scottrf]

Some good stuff coming, and good job on the positivity, boxing fans can bitch a lot at times!

Did a post on 4 British 'world title fights' the other day (Glyn copied me in his rag) and 2 more announced, all by the end of July! Seems unlikely but could have 7 title holders.

[Giancarlo]

A good few weekends of boxing ahead.

[Chambers2]

I know the default position of posters in these parts is that the world is against boxing fans, all fights are crap, Sky are scum and it's not like it was in the great days of the 80s when ITV was practically a 24 hour boxing channel and there were unification fights every other night while the elite fought 15 times a year,

Yup, if I've learnt one thing from my 10 years on boxing forums it's that boxing is sh!t and everybody is over-rated............ (or that us Brits are on the whole constant moaners_