Roy Jones Jr. to create MMA/boxing event
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by Dipseth
812 Posts |
9 months, 1 week ago
Good idea? Bad idea? I am actually one of the ppl that doesnt like MMA, but enjoys boxing. Maybe i'd watch if it was a split card.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/jones-jr-to-mix-mma-amp-boxing-16179
"Eight-time world boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. is moving into MMA, albeit on the promotional side of things. His Square Ring Promotions will put on “March Badness,” a mixed boxing/MMA card on March 21 at the Pensacola Civic Center in Florida. A light heavyweight boxing match between Jones (52-5) and Omar Sheika (27-8) will be the main event, Jones said at a news conference Wednesday at the venue, where the show will be broadcast live on pay-per-view.... Jones said the “March Badness” undercard will feature three MMA bouts: Seth Petruzelli (10-4-0) vs. former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug Marshall (9-3-0) in a light heavyweight fight, Roy Nelson (13-3-0) vs. Jeff Monson (27-8-0) in a heavyweight bout and former collegiate/WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley against an as-yet unnamed opponent. Petruzelli’s fight will be his first since his spectacular 14-second TKO of Kevin Ferguson, aka Kimbo Slice, at Elite XC “Heat” last Oct. 4.
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by andross
2368 Posts |
9 months, 1 week ago
Uh, no opinion. I just want to say that Kimbo Slice fight from October was totally fixed. Has he even fought since then?
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by Daba
10751 Posts |
9 months, 1 week ago
I think one day this will make sense, but I don't think the initial boxing/MMA shows will do well. I like both, but most boxing fans I know dislike MMA. Kimbo Slice was never a proven MMA fighter and he got exposed. Felt bad actually, he seemed like a nice guy.
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