I find it odd that people would complain about seeing boxing return to regular tv. It could very well get severely watered down over time or it could just as well go the other way and be a complete success. Shit, even something in between would be decent. These guys are obviously being paid well for their appearances so I'm not sure what the issue is. Is a boxing match only quality if its PPV? Thankfully PPV is going to go the way of the dodo bird and everyone in the business knows it. Perhaps not completely extinct but their buys will sink once a few individuals have rode off. The optimist part of me welcomes this shift and hopes it does well for selfish reasons. Having quality boxing back on regularly scheduled television weekly is long overdue on this continent. The cynical side of me never underestimates the ability of people to ruin a good thing.
Cotto better decide because he has one optional to make a mockery of the middleweight title. After that that Kazak guy gets his kick at the cat. My advice to Cotto is to vacate it now and not make the debut on Espn a farce of a title defense. Just fight Khan w/o the bling.
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