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When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 24 Oct 2026, 02:30
by Cent0089
Zuffa boxing is probably only boxing cards with undercard i really enjoyed. Evenly matched fights, entertaining, unpredictable, upsets. On the other side, main events were just low level. Evenly matched, but just not a big fights. Then, we have a big fights, often PPV, with undercard i would not watch even for free. Always the same, undefeated prospect vs someone who is there to take beating. In early undercards there is even 10x worse. Undefeated young prospect against a guy who is like 3-28, short, fat, slow. It is almost never evenly matched fight until its main event. I watched some ufc cards this year, and while i dont really like MMA, ive noticed almost all of their cards are STACKED from rock to bottom.
Last time i watched full stacked boxing card with big fights was Bivol - Beterbiev 2 and maybe Alvarez - Crawford. What about youguys ?

Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 24 Oct 2026, 22:56
by Taansend
Makes you yearn for the mega bills of Don King

Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 04:37
by golden_labrador
Cent0089 wrote: ↑24 Oct 2026, 02:30
Last time i watched full stacked boxing card with big fights was Bivol - Beterbiev 2 and maybe Alvarez - Crawford. What about youguys ?
i was thinking this event too.
Zuffa is pouring money down the toilet on the whole, but the undercards I've seen have tended to be more even than Hearn/Warren cards for sure
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 07:31
by Ruthless-RKO
golden_labrador wrote: ↑25 Oct 2026, 04:37
Cent0089 wrote: ↑24 Oct 2026, 02:30
Last time i watched full stacked boxing card with big fights was Bivol - Beterbiev 2 and maybe Alvarez - Crawford. What about youguys ?
i was thinking this event too.
Zuffa is pouring money down the toilet on the whole, but the undercards I've seen have tended to be more even than Hearn/Warren cards for sure
Same as UFC model. Even fights throughout the card. Which make them more entertaining. Makes you want to watch the whole card
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 09:44
by golden_labrador
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑25 Oct 2026, 07:31
golden_labrador wrote: ↑25 Oct 2026, 04:37
Cent0089 wrote: ↑24 Oct 2026, 02:30
Last time i watched full stacked boxing card with big fights was Bivol - Beterbiev 2 and maybe Alvarez - Crawford. What about youguys ?
i was thinking this event too.
Zuffa is pouring money down the toilet on the whole, but the undercards I've seen have tended to be more even than Hearn/Warren cards for sure
Same as UFC model. Even fights throughout the card. Which make them more entertaining. Makes you want to watch the whole card
yep. i wasn't expecting that either as i don't watch ufc
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 12:43
by joshj909
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑25 Oct 2026, 07:31
golden_labrador wrote: ↑25 Oct 2026, 04:37
Cent0089 wrote: ↑24 Oct 2026, 02:30
Last time i watched full stacked boxing card with big fights was Bivol - Beterbiev 2 and maybe Alvarez - Crawford. What about youguys ?
i was thinking this event too.
Zuffa is pouring money down the toilet on the whole, but the undercards I've seen have tended to be more even than Hearn/Warren cards for sure
Same as UFC model. Even fights throughout the card. Which make them more entertaining. Makes you want to watch the whole card
Even fights but overall their cards have been absolute stinkers in terms of name value in recent years.
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 12:46
by Ruthless-RKO
Yh UFC isn’t what it used to be. Most of the newcomers are just fake wanna e McGregors
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 13:44
by Eolaithe
The Last Crescendo — Beterbiev vs Bivol II (22nd February 2025 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia):
• Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol II (Undisputed light-heavyweight championship)
• Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs Israil Madrimov (Two elite super-welterweights)
• Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel (WBC interim heavyweight title)
• Carlos Adames vs Hamzah Sheeraz (WBC middleweight championship)
• Joshua Buatsi vs Callum Smith (WBO interim light-heavyweight title)
• Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole (WBO interim heavyweight title)
• Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley (WBC lightweight championship)
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 13:54
by Ruthless-RKO
Considering it was supposed to be a stronger card.
Parker v Dubois
Stevenson v Schofield
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 14:20
by Perkin Warbeck
Saturday, 11 July 2026
The undercard of Gassiev-Kadiru:
Joyce-Suslenkov
Ataev-Uzcategui
Yallyev-Khalidov
Gadzhimagomedov-Martinez
Dzukaev- Egorov
Rogozin-Deniega (very good opponent for a pro debut!)
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 14:34
by gilgamesh
Say what you want about Don King, but he did put good cards together a lot more frequently than any promoter these days does.
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 18:12
by joshj909
Perkin Warbeck wrote: ↑25 Oct 2026, 14:20
Saturday, 11 July 2026
The undercard of Gassiev-Kadiru:
Joyce-Suslenkov
Ataev-Uzcategui
Yallyev-Khalidov
Gadzhimagomedov-Martinez
Dzukaev- Egorov
Rogozin-Deniega (very good opponent for a pro debut!)
He said really good main event
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 18:51
by JMac
Taansend wrote: ↑24 Oct 2026, 22:56
Makes you yearn for the mega bills of Don King
Say what you want abut Don King and he was mostly a prick but he did put on good undercards.
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 27 Oct 2026, 07:03
by RuudOEN84
I have high expectations of the Fury-AJ undercard, although time is kind of running out on that one. Considering fighters need to prepare atleast 2 months for a big fight.
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 27 Oct 2026, 20:08
by Eolaithe
Three potential fights that have been discussed for the Fury–Joshua undercard:
• Joe Cordina vs Manny Pacquiao
• Rico Verhoeven vs Deontay Wilder
• Frazer Clarke vs Joseph Parker
Given the reported negotiations, I wouldn't be surprised to see a few of these six fighters appear on the card, even if their opponents change.
There's also been talk of Jai Opetaia facing Wilder, although his Zuffa Boxing ties could complicate negotiations, given the contractual dispute over Zuffa's involvement in the event.
Nothing is confirmed yet, but these seem like realistic possibilities.
Re: When was last time when really good main event had really good undercard?
Posted: 28 Oct 2026, 07:38
by londonwar
Cordina pac would be a circus act