In this episode, Lukie and (Jason) Lagendorf talk about the return of Errol Spence Jr., who faces Tim Tszyu in Australia on pay-per-view. Three years ago, this would have been massive; now it just is what it is. A solid fight, but a lot of lingering “What ifs?”
Does Spence still have it? (He hasn’t fought since the Terence Crawford fight)
Can Tszyu absorb punishment from a high-level fighter?
The answers we don’t know.
An undercard bout with Jermall Charlo is now off, as he couldn’t obtain a visa. Stephen Fulton’s official lightweight debut against Liam Wilson will serve as the co-feature, with Australian talent rounding out the rest of the card.
Then, we have two high-profile names back in action.
Tyson Fury will fight Mariusz Wach in Thailand. As of now, I don’t think they have announced how to watch it. Also, on pay-per-view, Anthony Joshua is facing Kristian Prenga. Is it safe to say Joshua is in the unserious part of his career? The pay-per-view card is shockingly thin. WBO super middleweight champ Hamzah Sheeraz will face Simon Zachenhuber. Zachenhuber lost to Pawel August on the previous Fury fight card, but August is buried on the undercard facing Jacob Bank, the man who stopped William Scull. Make it make sense. IBF welterweight champ Josh Kelly returns against Caoimhin Agyarko, which is a good fight, and Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist Oleksandr Khyzhniak will fight. He is more Serhii Bohachuk than he is Lomachenko. Nishant Dev is always a nice treat to see on a card as well.
Also, on Sunday at Zuffa Boxing, Edgar Berlanga will make his promotional debut against Steven Butler. Richardson Hitchins will face Ricardo Salas, not an easy debut, and middleweight Sergiy Derevyanchenko will open the main telecast against Jalil Hackett. The undercard is solid with Otto Wallin facing Vladyslav Sirenko, and the promotional debut of Dominique Francis. A good 50-50 fight between Arnold Gonzalez and Emiliano Moreno, and as always, featherweight Troy Nash Jr is must-see TV as he faces unbeaten Ethan Perez.
This week, we saw Diego Pacheco stop Immanuwel Aleem. Now, we ask more questions… For my mailbag, I was asked if Pacheco looked different than when he fought Trevor McCumby. Lazily, I will ask Dakota. Buddy McGirt now trains Pacheco; did we see a difference? People seem divided on Pacheco – can we make sense of it all?
Also on the undercard, Andy Cruz stopped Abraham Montoya in three rounds and appears headed to the junior lightweight division. Featherweight Albert Gonzalez stopped Aaron Alameda in two rounds. WOW! Also, Bruno Rios and Saul Sanchez had a classic that might get forgotten.
You can visit The Good Fight here: http://TheGoodFight12.Substack.com
Timestamps
0:00 intro and thoughts on The Good Fight
11:15 Too many pay-per-views ( Joshua and Spence vs. Tszyu)
17:35 Spence vs. Tszyu
30:32 Joshua and Tyson Fury fight previews
37:24 Why I am mad for Pawel August
46:40 Thoughts on Diego Pacheco
59:50 Bruno Rios vs. Saul Sanchez
01:03:50 Zuffa Boxing thoughts
01:20:08 Andy Ruiz releases a rap song
