By Chester Rivers: How many times can the human ear hear “Hard Work, Dedication” before the ear drums start to bleed? How many times do we have to stomach Oscar De La Hoya whining that he defeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. and knows how to beat him? How many times do we have to watch a segment featuring Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) and think he’s so boring I’d rather hear “Hard Work, Dedication”?
If the execs at Showtime are banking on this series luring the casual boxing fan to pay $70.00 to watch this fight they may be very disappointed on Sept. 15.
All Access is design to give us, the fans, a behinds the scenes look at our favorite fighter as he prepares for his upcoming fight. The series can also be used to introduce the public to boxing’s rising young stars. In 2007, a similar series gave us Floyd Mayweather Jr.and his family.
In July, Golden Boy announced the addition of Lucas Matthysse vs Danny Garcia to “The One” undercard. This fight was instantly touted by boxing enthusiasts as possibly a Fight Of the Year candidate, but what did it mean to the casual boxing fan who don’t have a clue of the identity or accomplishments of either fighter. That’s why this particular fight should have it’s own All Access series. If we had access to these two fighters camps this is probably what we’ll see.
In Matthysse’s camp the star would be his right hand and left hook. The soft spoken hard punching Argentine is best described as a heartless unsympathetic knock out artist. No one in the 140 pound division is calling out his name. Matthysse has 32 victories all coming by way of knock out.
In his two loses to Devon Alexander and Zab Judah, Lucas managed to knock both fighters down but could not finish them. He is already being compared to Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson.
In Garcia’s camp the star of the show would definitely be his loud mouth trainer/father Angel Garcia. His raspy voice would keep the audience both entertained and annoyed by making some off the wall predictions and insulting every boxing personality in the sport. His behavior is 180 degrees different from his son.
Danny is a fighter who is just good enough to remain undefeated. Every time it seems as though he ‘s going to lose, he finds a way and will to win. To his credit he’s knocked out Mexican great Erik Morales and Amir Khan. He also boasts a 12 round decision over Zab Judah in which Judah was on the canvas in several rounds.
Note to Golden Boy Promotions: Stop building up your young talent for Mayweather to knock down! Invest in the future and build up that talent for the longevity of your company and the sport. There’s no better place to start than the winner of Matthysse vs. Garcia.
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