zuffa boxing has been really good tbh

[margaret thatcher]

not really super high profile fights, but loads of competitive matches, plenty of upsets, and bringing guys back after losses so it's not just about the 0 (e.g . cain sandoval was upset by julian rodriguez, then instead of being cast aside they brought him back to fight another prospect/contender in brandun lee, then he beat lee)

essentially its been matched like the ufc, other than having high profile names

[gilgamesh]

It's definitely competitive cards, and competitive matchmaking fight after fight no doubt about that. They're not taking it as a given that just because a guy lost once he could be beaten by this unbeaten guy, which is good. because as we all know. It's not a given.

If someone has a winning mentality, and good training behind them, 1 loss doesn't mean the end. 2 losses doesn't mean the end either.

[Cent0089]

I watched all 8 cards. Enjoyed all of them. Need to be every 2 weeks instead every month. On zuffa 09, one of my favorites - Sergey Derevyanchenko is fighting

[Bigdogsnose]

I thought the CBS card, in particular, was really on point. Just got on with the fights, no 45 mins between fights or over hyped build up.

[deadpan]

You make good points! Competitive fights are a great watch, whether the fighters are established or not.

Slightly off topic, aren't they going to run out of 'prestige' fighters pretty quickly? A genuine question, not meant to be flippant, who have they got at HW? I know of Martin, Wallin, Fisher and Ajagba. Are there many others I don't know about? If they were able to secure Fury for example would he be defending a Zuffa belt against that standard?? I'm sure their plan is to secure rather more but I fear that when their 'league' emerges the ratings are going to resemble the days of the WBF, a smattering of genuine talents mixed with a slew of much lesser lights and 42 year olds from Rumania with a 22(19)-1 record.

I might not be seeing the bigger picture at all, and am happy to be enlightened.

[deadpan]

Oh, Opetaia could move up too.

[margaret thatcher]

You make good points! Competitive fights are a great watch, whether the fighters are established or not.

Slightly off topic, aren't they going to run out of 'prestige' fighters pretty quickly? A genuine question, not meant to be flippant, who have they got at HW? I know of Martin, Wallin, Fisher and Ajagba. Are there many others I don't know about? If they were able to secure Fury for example would he be defending a Zuffa belt against that standard?? I'm sure their plan is to secure rather more but I fear that when their 'league' emerges the ratings are going to resemble the days of the WBF, a smattering of genuine talents mixed with a slew of much lesser lights and 42 year olds from Rumania with a 22(19)-1 record.

I might not be seeing the bigger picture at all, and am happy to be enlightened.

ya thats the big knock against them so far. very few real name guys.

[rd350lc]

Agreed, I think they have taken on board what the punters want.

Not sure what ticket prices are like, but the Bournemouth bill looked like fun.