so is anyone here even watching this tomorrow night?
Not with those gloves
so is anyone here even watching this tomorrow night?
The event was very cool. Basically it is traditional boxing with 2 minute rounds in a new exciting format. The gloves are designed so that you can see the knuckles but they are not, for the most part, making contact with the face. The opening is on the top of the hand, not on the striking surface.
Pit was a very cool idea. It forced constant action but gave enough room for movement. Red and Blue panels of pit lower down to allow entrance from both sides. I've never been a boxing "fan" per se, but found this very entertaining. No more dangerous than any other combat sport. High energy DJ, lasers, smoke machines surrounding pit made for cool, "American Gladiators" feel. No ropes with stadium seating meant every view was awesome.
The raised portion of the pit only proved challenging for the camera people who took some pretty good spills following fighters around after bouts (looking through lens apparently makes you not see raised portion
Good boxers and some fun brawlers were seen. Seems to be a good opportunity for boxers with records that are good, but not good enough to get crazy money.
Showing judges scores in between rounds was very cool and made for more exciting viewing.
All in all, the money invested in this makes me think they are really gonna go for it. I can confidently say that, if you enjoy real fights and want to be entertained, this is definitely worth checking out. If you are one of those boxing purists who cant accept anything new, stay home.