Prograis vs Zepeda: Confirmed

Seems like we are getting back to the dark age of boxing (mid/early 2000's IIRC), when any half decent matchup was on PPV. Awful...

 

Early-to-mid 2000s were a million times better than the sport is now.

Bigger stars, deeper talent pool, better fights being made, better entities showing those fights. Everything was better.

These are the dark ages of boxing. In my 25 years of being a hardcore, I've never seen it this bad.

 

Neither deserved/deserves to be on PPV as a matchup.

But promoters/networks can justify putting Davis on PPV because he's a draw.

There's no boxing nor financial sense in putting Regis and Zepeda behind a paywall.

 

No doubt... And while freakshows were also quite common (Butterbean, St John...), at least they weren't the biggest attraction in the sport

 

Why do you think boxing is in such bad shape?

I think it's the sign of the times. People seem more interested in MMA or Circus fights like Mayweather vs Jake Paul. Add to that the PBC who pays their fighters to keep everything in house fighting bums. Its a combination of this new internet age, slimeball promoters, and other contact sports rising in popularity above boxing.

 

Fight is this week, should be a good one.

 

any word on the undercard?

 

guess not

 

The updated daily fight schedule

 

David Haye has given three 10-10 rounds to this Whyte-Franklin fight

 

Joshua-Whyte II confirmed

 

Whyte got a hometown MD against the grreat Franklin.

 

Main even about to start. Twinky singing the Mejico athem. Viva Mejico cabrones!!!

 

Technical 1st
Zepeda looks game
10-10

 

Zepeda took Rd 2
Good technical fight so far

Zepeda 20-19

 

Pretty good fight. Not a big gap between these two. Zepeda got good speed.

 

Prograis in Rd 3

29-29

 

Prograis taking over

 

Zepedas eye is busted up. Great rd for Prograis.

 

Prograis imposing his skill and talent

 

Prograis cornermen sound like the guys fron Duck Dynasty.

 

Damn, that's how you close a fight.

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/FTBeard7/status/1596740402224451586

 

I love the fact that Prograis could have easily outboxed Zepeda but thats not his style. Both guys put on a great effort. But Prograis is a higher caliber fighter. I like his style. It a weird way he reminds me of Emmanuel Augustus. The drunken master style. Herky Jerky fighter and gritty.

 

Regis should have beaten Taylor. He's a better fighter than Josh, and it showed at points. He shit the bed in that fight, and I don't think it he would let it happen in a rematch.

 

Prograis didn't impress me in person. Expected a better performance and a better fight

 

I didn't see the fight (only the finish) but he's 33 years old and he's inactive.

I had zero interest in ordering the fight because I never saw a scenario where Zepeda could win. He's merely a solid fighter.

As I said a hundred times: If he couldn't beat Ramirez, why the fuck would people think he had any chance against Prograis?

Anyway, I still maintain that Prograis at 100% beats Taylor. He has more tools than Josh. Taylor won by simply out-willing him.

 

Prograis lost to Taylor because he wasn't as good - very close, but not enough. Not because he shit the bed.

 

I disagree, but we'll see. Or maybe we won't see. I'd like to see it, but should Taylor win the Catt rematch (I would think he would, but it's no given) I would expect the next step to be Taylor vs Lopez.

 

I wouldn't mind a rematch, but I just don't see it on the cards.