Prizefighter

[richard (mossley)]

Sky TV are showing in April a new form of boxing.
Barry Hearns promotions with 8 heavyweights.
Format simple 4 quarter finals, fighting 3 rds.
Then 2 semis, then a final.
All in the same night starting on Friday 9.30pm.

Hearn thinks it will boxings equivalent of 20/20 in cricket.

[bzkfn]

Sky Sports | Boxing | News | Prizefighter is coming!

That is the full article. 7 of 8 fighters are confirmed, they are as follows...



Billy Bessey
Portsmouth
Age: 34
7(0)-4(1)-0



Paul Butlin
Leicestershire
Age: 31
11(2)-4(2)-0



David Dolan
Sunderland
Age: 28
7(3)-0(0)-0



Dave Ferguson
North Shields
Age: 31
4(1)-0(0)-0



Alex Ibbs
Stoke
Age: 21
3(0)-0(0)-0



Colin Kenna
Southampton
Age: 31
16(7)-6(3)-2



Ian Millarvie
Hamilton
Age: 27
7(5)-0(0)-0

[superheavyrhun]

Seems like a good idea...but we really have to hope that one of the up-and comers, either Ibbs, Dolan or Millarvie win, because if they don't, then we can probably condemn our heavyweight division to another generation of Audley Harrisons.