What fights are you looking forward to? Feels like there is a void in boxing. Just can't get excited about Fury or Canelo. And even guys like Bivol and Beterbiev are on islands - it's ludricous these guys aren't fighting. And middleweight blows. I need cheered up with upcoming meaningful fights.
November 11: Kingston, Jamaica (FITE) Donovan “Razor” Ruddock vs. James Toney, exhibition, 6 rounds, heavyweights November 18: Los Angeles (DAZN) Diego Pacheco vs. Marcelo Coceres, 10 rounds, super middleweights November 25: Las Vegas (Showtime PPV) Subriel Matias vs. Shohjahon Ergashev, 12 rounds, for Matias’ IBF junior welterweight title December 9: San Francisco (DAZN PPV) Regis Prograis vs. Devin Haney, 12 rounds, for Prograis’ WBC junior welterweight title December 16: Minneapolis, Minn. (Showtime) David Morrell vs. Sena Agbeko, 12 rounds, for Morrell’s WBA “regular” super middleweight title December 16: Glendale, Ariz. (DAZN) Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs. Sunny Edwards, WBO/IBF flyweight unification December 26: Tokyo (ESPN+) Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales, 12 rounds, for WBC/WBO/WBA/IBF junior featherweight unification
Pacheco vs. Coceres? You think that's a good fight? But the others you listed are indeed fights worth looking forward to (except Toney vs. Ruddock).
I think pacheco has potential. I dont recall the guy he's facing who fought berlanga but id attend here if the ticket price drops
Inoue's undisputed fight is likely gonna be an exhibition, but I'll definitely be watching. But I'm genuinely really looking forward to Matias vs Ergashev.
Not gonna lie, my love for the current state of the sport is at an all time low. I'm sure it'll come back eventually, but as it currently stands, I'm in a Boxing lull, and that faggot Fury only compounded matters. I have been rewatching maybe 1-2 older fights per week on YT, but overall, I fell off from following the current scene as of a few months ago. I've just been watching other stuff outside of boxing. Haney vs Prograis is the only upcoming fight I'm looking forward to, and I plan on ordering it. Can't think of any other fights on my radar. I agree with Neil though, Diego Pacheco looks promising.
In order for boxing to be compelling, these guys need to at least present the facade that they're fighting for glory. The transparent goal of so many to fight the least threatening opposition they can find and still make money has just sapped the sport of all its appeal for me. It's gotten to a point where half the discussions are not about boxing but about whether the matchup is a smart business move ..... is the reward big enough for the risk. Fuck that.
I'm definitely interested in Benavidez-Andrade, though I'm a bit worried about ''Boo boo'' desire to win... Not gonna pay for it though
Next weeks upcoming fights Shakur Stevens vs Edwin De Los Santos and Emanuel Navarrete vs Robson Conceicao should be interesting. There’s a few more fights such as Matias vs Ergashev, Benavidez vs Andrade, Haney vs Prograis, Bam vs Edwards, Inoue vs Tapales, Beterbiev vs Smith. Despite the Fury vs Ngannou debacle it still hasn’t changed the fact that 2023 has been a good year for boxing fans.
