SHOWTIME Boxing Analyst And Historian Gives Wish List Of Top Mythical Matchups Spanning Generations
New York (Setyembre 18, 2018) – International Boxing Hall of Famer Steve Farhood celebrates four decades in boxing this Tuesday, exactly 40 years since he started working exclusively in the business in 1978.
Farhood began his career writing for various boxing publications at London Publishing on Monday, Setyembre 18, just three days after Muhammad Ali regained the heavyweight title vs. Leon Spinks on Friday, Setyembre 15.
After launching KO Magazine sa 1980 and serving as editor-in-chief of Ang Ring Magazine for nearly a decade, Farhood joined SHOWTIME in 2001 and has been a staple on the ShoBox: Ang Bagong Henerasyong series since its inception more than 17 taon na ang nakalipas.
Over the past 40 taon, Farhood has nearly seen it all in the Sweet Science. Ngayon, as he prepares for consecutive Fridays of ShoBox telecasts, the lifelong New Yorker lists a handful of mythical matchups he’d love to see, regardless of the generation.
FARHOOD’S TOP MYTHICAL MATCHUPS:
Joe Frazier-Mike Tyson (matimbang): The ultimate dream fight. No jabs allowed.
Roberto Duran-Alexis Arguello (magaan ang timbang): They were both 135-pounders, just not at the same time.
Sugar Ray Robinson-Sugar Ray Leonard (welterweyt): Biggest crime in boxing history: There’s no video of Robinson as a welter, when he was at his very best.
Sugar Ray Leonard-Floyd Mayweather Jr. (welterweyt): The best fighter I’ve ever covered versus the best fighter of this generation.
Jack Dempsey-Rocky Marciano (matimbang): Boxing’s big men were smaller back in the day, but pound-for-pound, nobody hit harder than these two.
Marvin Hagler-Carlos Monzon (middleweight): All-timer vs. all-timer. My guess: Monzon’s style would be all wrong for Hagler. Match B-Hop (Bernard Hopkins) with the winner.
Salvador Sanchez-Eusebio Pedroza (featherweights): My opinion on this delicious matchup of Hall of Famers is an unpopular one: Pedroza wins on points.
Wilfredo Gomez-Manny Pacquiao (junior featherweights): In the early-‘80s, Gomez was as close to a perfect fighting machine as there was. But would his chin hold up vs. a 122-pound Manny?
This Friday on ShoBox: Ang Bagong Henerasyong, top undefeated super featherweight prospect Jon Fernandez (16-0, 14 Kos) will clash with O’Shaquie Foster (13-2, 8 Kos) in the 10-round main event of a four-fight card featuring eight fighters with a combined record of 81-2-1 may 56 knockouts.
Susunod na Biyernes, Setyembre 28, ShoBox returns for a tripleheader headlined by 19-year-old blue-chip prospect Devin Haney (19-0, 13 Kos) taking on former three-time world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos (33-2-2, 21 Kos).
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Tungkol sa ShoBox: Ang Bagong Henerasyong
Dahil nito pag-uumpisa sa Hulyo 2001, ang critically acclaimed serye showtime boxing, ShoBox: Ang Bagong Henerasyong ay itampok sa mga batang talento tumugma sa matigas. Ang ShoBox pilosopiya ay upang televise kapana-panabik, karamihan ng tao-nakalulugod at mapagkumpitensyang mga tugma habang nagbibigay ng isang nagpapatunay lupa para sa mga prospect gusto natukoy upang labanan para sa isang pamagat mundo. Ang ilan sa mga lumalagong listahan ng mga 77 fighters na lumitaw sa ShoBox at advanced upang kumamal mga pamagat mundo Kasama: Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr, Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams at higit pa.