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Message: [QUOTE="JAXCUSE, post: 4272856, member: 516"] Haymon (PBC) is shameless. $75 PPV for that card - Lol. I would not pay to watch these matchups nor this level of competition. Neither would my local bar, which did not carry it. Don’t think the Leonard Ellerbie (Mayweather Promotions) business model is gonna work for Tank Davis in the future. Maybe that’s why (rumor) Davis is leaving the group after this fight (contract is over). Just finished watching a replay pirate feed on the web. Confirmed (in spades) why I chose not to buy it…. Watching Lara fight flat-footed at 40 yrs old was not something I’ve seen before. But, he got away with it against an opponent the caliber of Spike O’Sullivan (great John L Sullivan stash aside, was never a World Class Middleweight at his best). Lara, 10 yrs ago, was one of the most avoided, difficult matchups in the sport. I thought he outpointed Canelo in their 2014 fight. But, not sure where he actually “fits” in the Middleweight landscape these days. He’s PBC, so only fights other PBC stable opponents, and this “thins” the options (and $). Heard Sergio Martinez was coming out of retirement (post 40), so maybe there’s an “old-timer” event to be made there. Hope he stays healthy and retires, because he was very good in his younger prime. Main event lasted longer than I thought it would (or should I say “should”). And that’s all on Davis - thought he let the far less experienced and less talented Romero hang around because Davis didn’t want to take any risk at all. Tank fought cautiously early on (respected/wary of Romero’s size and pega) and Romero didn’t have the skill (lacks an uppercut) or experience to create openings and force the fight. Davis just waited (posed) for an opportunity to catch Rolly with the counter. And, no surprise to me, that’s what eventually happened…. Sadly, some nonsense (and people hurt) in/near the Barclays Center afterwards (so I read). Not the kind of look I care to see at an event representing the sport I’ve loved for over 50 yrs…. While I didn’t like this matchup, I think Davis is supremely talented. And I‘d favor him over almost all the other 135’ers out there (except the Arum guys Lopez, Loma and Shakur - those are 50/50 matchups IMO). If he’d just fight them…. Maybe leaving the conservative Ellerbie/Mayweather group will open some new opportunities; for Tank and the sport. Kambosos/Haney winner (next weekend) should be available by year’s end. If he (Davis) really wants it, he could make it happen. I can hope at least…… [/QUOTE]

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