Top Rank's undercard features a super featherweight WBA championship bout between Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Roberto Marroquin. This bout is actually in current limbo and is in danger of being canceled. Roman Martinez vs Miguel Beltran Jr. will duel it out for the vacant WBO junior lightweight title. Matthew Macklin will square off against Joachim Alcine, as well as Mike Lee of Notre Dame is set to be in action against an opponent to be named later. So a solid fight card produced my Top Rank, now if the Rigondeaux-Marroquin winds up being shelved, that will hurt the overall Top Rank card, we'll see what happens. The Top Rank promotion will take place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas and will be televised on HBO Pay-Per-View.
The Golden Boy fight card, which is named, 'Knockout Kings', will feature an intriguing matchup between, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs Josesito Lopez for Canelo's WBC super welterweight championship. Lopez of course was appointed as the winner of the 'who will fight Canelo next' sweepstakes, especially after putting a damper into the plans of a Canelo v Victor Ortiz matchup when Lopez upsetted Ortiz at Staples in Los Angeles earlier this year. In the undercard, WBC featherweight champion, Jhonny Gonzalez will defend his title versus Daniel Ponce De Leon. This matchup alone can be made into a main event any other time, instead we as fight fans will be in for a treat with this one. Also in action will be Marcos Maidana taking on Jesus-Soto Karass in a welterweight showdown. Recently announced, newly crowned IBF lightweight champion, Leo Santa Cruz will defend his title against savvy veteran, Eric Morel. Knockout Kings is set to take place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas & will be televised by Showtime Sports.
In my opinion, there is more bang for my buck on the Knockout Kings card presented by Golden Boy Promotions. Although, I believe Top Rank has a more intriguing main event in Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs Sergio Martinez. The Top Rank undercard lacks exciting fighters and matchups that the Golden Boy undercard has, therfore I believe that Knockout Kings is the more superior overall fight card to be showcased this Saturday September 15th, 2012. Not to mention, that Golden Boy is putting up a $100,000 bonus to the fighter who scores the more exciting knockout of the night, encouraging it's fighters to go for the 'kill'. So once again, Golden Boy Promotion's fight card of 'Knockout Kings', in my opinion, exceeds the Top Rank fight card.
Now I'm not a huge fan of having two premier fight cards going on in the same city and being televised by rival cable networks. I believe true fight fans are held hostage to choose a fight card to either attend or to watch live. In my opinion Top Rank and Golden Boy are merely trying to out do each other by putting their respective fight cards up against each other on the same night, in the same city. I would have considered making the trip to Vegas to experience either fight card, whether it be, Chavez Jr. vs Martinez or Canelo vs Lopez those are great fights. The fact that these 2 promotions are going on the same day, in the same city, makes it impossible for me to make the trip. Instead I will watch at home, and I've made my decision to watch 'Knockout Kings' live on Showtime, while I dvr the HBO PPV card of Chavez Jr. vs Martinez, and watch the whole card right after Golden Boy's fight card, since I believe it has the better fight card.
One way or another, this Saturday September 15th 2012 promises to be a great night of boxing featuring great fight cards by 2 of the most respected boxing promotions, Top Rank & Golden Boy. This is actually a boxing fan's dream of having great fights featured in one solo night, maybe in the long run, we the fans will be the winners of a great boxing night, I can't wait for Saturday!
.Noez!
(Fight previews and predictions of both fight cards will be posted up soon.)
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