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“Low Ratings for Maskaev/Rahman, a
Direct Reflection of the Ike Quartey Fiasco”
By Mike Casile (PBR) (Posted
on 8/23/06)
The writing was on the wall for the Maskaev / Rahman fight, before they
ever threw a punch. Their can not be anyone, with a rational brain in
their head, that would fork out $49.95, to see two unpopular
Heavyweights duke it out, when the week before they watched a man get
robbed on HBO, with little or no consequence. Why more journalists
weren’t’s calling HBO, the judges, and the New York State boxing
commission on the carpet. It was a disgrace. I do not know, who is
paying who, but there is absolutely NO way Vernon Forrest beat Ike
Quartey. There is NO company in the “pocket” of the Philadelphia Boxing
Report. We tell you the way it is.
Let’s be clear about this. How can HBO PPV expect anyone to take the
sport we all love so much seriously, when the judges at ringside, and
these state commissions allow an abomination like we saw at Madison
square Garden, between Ike Quartey and Vernon Forrest? How can we expect
even the Hardcore fan, to fork out that kind of money, when people see a
mess like they seen a week before. Fast money, quick and shady decisions
will destroy boxing. If I were involved in promoting the sport, I would
be less worried about UFC, and Pride fighting, as far as the competition
goes, I would be worried about the integrity they bring to the table,
that boxing has seem to loss. This was not about the Rahman/Maskaev
fight. The fight was good. They gave it their all. It was about what
happened before, and what is sure to happen afterwards.
I was horrified, to see the amount of writers that had Quartey/Forrest
close, or barely mentioned it. I was in the Garden; I saw Harold
Lederman’s face. I knew this was a crime, and nobody really cared,
except the people paying for the Rahman / Maskaev fight the following
week. They cared big time, and showed it. For all you “so called”
writers and broadcaster’s out there, that are worried about positioning,
and credentials, tell it like is, or someday, there won’t be a fight to
cover.
Mike Casile
WWW.Philaboxingreport.com
MikeCasile@philaboxingreport.com |
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