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Boxing on Versus/NBC: Hoping For Better Than Before
Kory Kitchen is back at Bad Left Hook this morning, hoping that the reported deal to put boxing back on the Versus network -- and possibly NBC -- will not turn into another glorified promoter-specific infomercial. Marvin Hagler, Larry Holmes, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield, Roberto Duran,...
Bad Left Hook Fight Night: Sakio Bika v. Peter Manfredo, Jr.
Our coverage will start with the show at 8pm ET on Versus. SAKIO BIKARing Magazine No. 8 Super Middleweight PETER MANFREDO, JR. 26-3-2 Record 31-5 16 KO 16 Sydney, NSW, Australia Hometown Providence, RI 29 Age 27 6'0...
Cruiser News: Cunningham-Adamek in Newark, new 'Contender' cast announced
Main Events has announced that a cruiserweight title match between IBF titlist Steve Cunningham and Tomasz Adamek will take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on December 11. Dan Rafael has previously noted in weekly chats that the Versus Network made an offer for the fight, but...
Bad Left Hook Fight Night: Paul Williams v. Andy Kolle
Tonight's Versus Network card starts at 9pm ET, and we'll be here discussing the card live, scoring both featured bouts, round-by-round. Paul Williams is going up to middleweight to face Andy Kolle, and Chris Arreola returns to action against another schlub he should walk through. ...
Additional Big Picture Thoughts After Saturday
Before we pivot to Arizona I wanted to get few more thoughts out of the way and throw up for discussion re. Saturday’s game, so that we can look to Arizona game with somewhat of a clean slate. I specifically want to talk about injury issues, instant gratification, and the so called network we...
Williams to stay busy with middleweight bout on Vs.
In Dan Rafael's most recent notebook, he notes that WBO welterweight titleholder Paul Williams will be having a stay-busy fight later this month to be broadcast on the Versus Network. While it's notable that Versus is broadcasting another fight that people might actually care about, the really...
Peterson and Martirosyan win on another Top Rank stinker
The day that Top Rank's promotional deal with the Versus Network ends cannot come fast enough. Tonight's show featured Anthony Peterson and Vanes Martirosyan against tough veterans -- fine idea in theory, sort of, but yet another stinker when all was said and done. I don't blame Versus for the...
'Contender' to Vs.?
Source: Boxing Scene (Mike Nosky) Rumors are leading to hit reality series "The Contender" heading to the Versus Network instead of just fading away. It would be the third network for the program in four seasons (first season was on NBC, latter two on ESPN). Since the moment ESPN cancelled the...
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