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Jab and Grapple - Boxing and Wrestling News and Analysis

June 27th, 2008

Teddy Atlas at the Playboy Mansion

Don’t get me wrong, it was great seeing a world-class fighter like lightweight Julio Diaz on free TV. Thank you ESPN2 and Wednesday Night Fights. His clinical dismantling of previously undefeated and evidently stone-footed David Torres, however, didn’t make for exciting TV. The fight’s venue…that’s another story.
For the fifth year in a row ESPN2 […]

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June 14th, 2008

Scranton, Pa. Enjoys A Fun Night of Boxing

ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights card took its first hit last week when the Ola Afolabi vs. Francisco Palacios main event was canceled last week. Most of the fights appeared to be one-sided stat-padding producers. Nevertheless the Scranton, Pa. crowd and the viewing audience got a good show replete with a debatable decision and a bloody […]

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May 17th, 2008

Shannon Briggs Makes Boxing Announcing Debut

Something was different about ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights. I was relaxed. I was soothed. I wasn’t stressed. I didn’t change the channel. I wasn’t yelling “please stop talking” at the television. The mute button was not engaged. What was the difference? The increasingly annoying team of Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas was replaced last night […]

By Michael Sedor -- 3 comments