Williams vs Ishida: Erislandy Lara Likely to Face Ronald Hearns
BoxingScene.com is reporting that in addition to a fairly weak Paul Williams vs Nobuhiro Ishida main event on January 21, Erislandy Lara is likely to face Ronald Hearns in the co-feature, making for frankly an awful double-header on Showtime.
Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO) hasn't fought since he was robbed on July 9 in Atlantic City against Williams (40-2, 27 KO), which was televised by HBO. Instead of seeking a straight rematch, which is the fight that I suppose makes the most sense since nobody wants to fight Lara and Williams' value is pretty low right now, Showtime is choosing to, I guess, hype a potential rematch by showcasing both fighters in what should realistically be very easy fights that bear the signature of lazy premium network matchmaking.
Like I said earlier this morning, Stephen Espinoza is making good early moves at Showtime as the new boss, and I like the aggressiveness he's showing. But this show is a mistake. Williams vs Lara II doesn't need a build, and money does not need to be spent on fights like these.
Hearns (26-2, 20 KO) is the son of a legend, of course, that being Thomas "Hitman" Hearns, but that comparison makes Julio Cesar Chavez Sr and Jr look like they're even. The 32-year-old Hearns is still a relative novice, and was dominated in his last fight against Felix Sturm in February. He had a date with Chavez for September, which wound up scrapped.
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just read this fight’s been moved to the ortiz-berto ii card along with another gary russell jr vs tba showcase.
i was planning on going to this fight, but now the undercard has left a bad taste in my mouth.
i guess the best we can hope with the russell jr fight is that it is scheduled for at least 10 rounds (not that it’ll go more than one or two based on his previous fights and level of opposition)

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