BY JOHN MASTALIR jmastalir@yahoo.com
THIS BOXING AT THE HARD ROCK CASINO IN LAS VEGAS FOR ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS.
I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A MATCH THIS YEAR AND IT ALWAYS IS QUESTION OF WHAT DO YOU GET ?
PRETTY GOOD RESPONSE HERE WITH THE FANS GETTING A BIG VALUE FOR THEIR DOLLAR !
LOTS OF INTERESTING QUIRKS IN HOW THIS THING CAME DOWN.
THE WHOLE PROGRAM PREDICATED ON TV AND THAT GOT SCREWED UP PRETTY WELL BY THE LEADIN PROGRAM OF NASCAR GOING 40 MINUTES LONG AND THE ORIGINAL TV TIME AT 8 EASTERN PUSHED WAY BACK.
THEY ACTUALLY STARTED THE UNDER CARD AT 645 RIGHT ON TIME AND AFTER THAT MADE IT UP AS THEY WENT ALONG...LOTS DEBUT FIGHTERS AND LOTS OF DRAWS ON THE CARDS OF LOTS OF JUDGES AND PRETTY MUCH GOOD MATCHES TO INCLUDE THE MAIN EVENT.
ESPN CHANGED THE PROGRAM ELIMINATING THE STUDIO SHOW WITH BOXING INFOR FOR THE WEEK AND AD LIBBED THE EVENING.
GREAT VENUE IN THE JOINT AT THE HARD ROCK...GOOD FAN RESPONSE AND DECENT PROMOTION WITH MINIMAL DELAYS FOR THE CARD. THE RAP MUSIC NOT OVERBEARING WHICH WAS A BIG PLUS.
THE CO MAIN SAW ALAN SANCHEZ 10-2-1 KNOCK OUT ARTEMIO REYES 15-2 AT 2:08 OF THE FIRST ...THAT AFTER REYES ATTENDED HIS FATHERS FUNERAL ON TUESDAY AND THEN FOUGHT ON FRIDAY....HAD TO BE AN ISSUE.
MAIN EVENT MICHAEL KATSIDIS 28-6 FROM AUSTRALIA AND ALBERT MENSAH 25-3-1 FROM GHANA FIGHTING IN LAS VEGAS...COOL...BOTH BROUGHT A LOT TO THE GAME WITH KATSIDIS IN HIS GO FORWARD NON STOP STYLE AND MENSAH TALLER DEFENSIVE STRONG PUNCHER AND A TAD BETTER IN ABILITY....THE JUDGES SAW IT 95-95....96-94 AND 98-92 (MY SCORE) FOR MENSAH...
NICE CARD...
98 A+
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