HBO's Boxing after Dark series

**OumaFan** · 03-31-2006 06:57 AM

HBO is finally starting to pull out of their slump. I think they have three really good BAD cards allready set up: Brock-Ibrigamov as well as Julio-Quintana, both interesting fights, and then the Raheem-Freitas card, don't know the undercard, and then Vivian Harris-Mike Arnaoutis, don't know the undercard for this one either

Brock-Ibrigamov is pretty good but I'm probably more interested in Julio-Quintana, two undefeated prospects and both are pretty good IMO.

Raheem-Freitas is a really good matchup, that one could be a regular HBO main event, not just a BAD main event

And Harris-Arnaoutis is interesting too

For a while I thought Showtime was clearly outdoing HBO, better fights on their main cards, and ShoBox. But BAD can be even better than Shobox, although not done as regularly.

Good to see them make a commitment to BAD, and if they would just go back to showing an undercard for their main events I'd have no complaints.

**Unknowndonor** · 03-31-2006 07:05 AM

Undercards would put HBO ahead of Showtime. Showtime just had a superb year. With the fights you mentioned, HBO is heading in the right direction. At the beginning of the year, HBO said they were showing 12 Main event fights, and between 8-10 BADs. That's almost an average of 2 big fight nights per month, which isn't that bad.

**OumaFan** · 03-31-2006 07:35 AM

Guys I'd like to see on BAD: Guzman, Miranda, Ouma, Jhonny Gonzalez, Brian Viloria, Calderon, Rodal Mayol, Paul Williams, guys like that, young prospect/contender types, even young titleholders like Calderon and Viloria

**Unknowndonor** · 03-31-2006 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Guys I'd like to see on BAD: Guzman, Miranda, Ouma, Jhonny Gonzalez, Brian Viloria, Calderon, Rodal Mayol, Paul Williams, guys like that, young prospect/contender types, even young titleholders like Calderon and Viloria

Especially the lighter weight guys like you mentioned. They always make for exciting fights. That's what I crave, whether there are big names or not.

**SalTheButcher** · 03-31-2006 08:05 AM

Lightweight Acelino Freitas V Zahir Raheem NC ? 12
~ Vacant WBO Lightweight Title ~
Middleweight Andre Ward V Andy Kolle NC ? 8
Heavyweight Alonzo Butler V ? NC ? 8
Light Welterweight Luciano Silva V Doel Carrasquillo NC ? 6
Light Welterweight Vincent Arroyo V ? NC ? 4
Lightweight Carmelito de Jesus V ? NC ? 4

i think i remember hearing the ward fight is going to be televised, kolle is 9-0

no other fights are scheduled yet on the harris card