Boxing Isn't Dead, But ESPN Is Burying It

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 Boxing Isn't Dead, But ESPN Is Burying It
( No Mas welcomes the one and only Unsilent back to the team, and he comes out of his corner with both gloves flying... don't call it a comeback, he's been here for years...) On Saturday night Kelly Pavlik will face off against Jermain Taylor for the latter's Middleweight title, but don't expect to hear about it on SportsCenter . Those of us who still consider ourselves boxing fans hardly need ... [link]

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FanHouse Top Five: Vick's Marijuana Bust Could Be a Good Thing?
Published 9/28/2007 by Larry Brown at FanHouse
... 5) While Unsilent Majority says boxing is thriving, he opines that the lack of network coverage is making the sweet science seem dead. ...

Is The Success Of Boxing Directly Related To ESPN's Coverage Of It?
Published 9/28/2007 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
... Boxing Isn't Dead, But ESPN Is Burying It (No Mas) ...

Blogdome: Clubbing, Seals And One's Self
Published 9/28/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... • Boxing is not dead, ESPN. [No Mas ...

In Case You Haven't Heard, Kelly Pavlik Fights Jermain Taylor Tonight
Published 9/29/2007 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... You can be forgiven if you weren't aware that one of the best fights of the year is taking place tonight. The Kelly Pavlik-Jermain Taylor fight is going to be a good one, but as Unsilent Majority explains at No Mas, it's a fight that has been buried under all the attention given to football and the baseball pennant races. ...

The Roundup: The Mets and Roids, Baller Busted Dealing Coke, and Dan Patrick’s Debut
Published 10/2/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... ESPN unnecessarily fists boxing. (No Mas) ...

HBO President Rips Sports Illustrated for Lack of Boxing Coverage
Published 10/20/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... , I was sharing with you Unsilent Majority’s great piece on the sports media burying boxing. UM’s premise was simple: Boxing is alive and well, you just wouldn’t know it because places like ESPN have it low on their agenda. Well, Unsilent isn’t the only person who feels that way. While I was handling business the other day, I read an interesting letter to the editor in Sports Illustrated that caught my attention. Here’s what it said: ...

The Sports Guy Now Does NOT Think Boxing Is Dead
Published 12/20/2007 by Large at no mas
... Ardent No Masians no doubt will recall that our very distinguished guest Unsilent laid into the Worldwide Leader in September for their systematic burial of boxing, and also that I ...

About Last Night [What The Fuck Is A Kilometer?]
Published 1/5/2008 by Unsilent at Deadspin
What you missed while you were giving Skeets's grandpa a ride to the mall... • NBA: Lebron had 24/10/8/5 but Boobie sealed the win; the Cavs defeated the Kings 97-93. • Boxing: The glorious return of Friday Night Fights is highlighted by a first round knockout on the undercard. Alright ESPN, it's time to righting some of those wrongs. • NHL: Still going strong! ...

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