Here are all the boxing classics you can watch on TV this weekend for April 24-25.



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With the strong TV ratings that ESPN received from running a boxing marathon of classic fights last weekend, the network will showcase more vintage fights on Saturday, including those involving Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. Meanwhile, Showtime, which has recently been showcasing some of its best bouts of the past few decades, is airing two more on Friday night with junior welterweight turned junior welterweight John Molina.

For those who miss watching boxing live, which is on hold indefinitely in most of the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, it certainly is not a bad option to see good fights that occurred at the beginning of this century (although there are is Actually live action on Saturday at 11 p.m. ET de Nicaragua on ESPN Deportes featuring Robin Zamora (who once lost to Francisco Fonseca) vs. Ramiro Blanco (who once lost to Jhonny González) in the main event).

Here is the list of classic fights you can watch this weekend.

Showtime Boxing, Friday, 10 p.m. ET / PT

  • John Molina vs Lucas Matthysse: This ring The 2014 magazine fight of the year featured both boxers scoring two kills each before Matthysse finished it at 11th round. “I still have members of the boxing press from a long time to this day and they tell me that in 30 years covering boxing, Matthysse’s fight was the only fight they had to get away from and not watch because it was brutal war “said Molina. “I didn’t realize how special it was until I came back and saw it.”
  • John Molina vs. Mickey Bey: In 2013, Molina was down on all three scoreboards before finally roaring at 10th and final round.

BOXING CLASSIFICATIONS:

ESPN Boxing, Saturday, 7 p.m. ET

  • Floyd Mayweather vs. Zab Judah: Although he was only guaranteed $ 1 million to Mayweather’s $ 5 million minimum, Judah gave Mayweather a lot of trouble in 2006, apparently knocking him down in the second round, though he was not ruled as such. The event nearly overturned at 10th He’s on the prowl for a close disturbance, and it’s a fight that could have ended Mayweather’s perfect record.
  • Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez II: Four years after their first exciting matchup ended in a draw, the two lightweight junior rivals-turned-legends faced off again in a 2008 fight that ended in a split decision.
  • Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto: This 2009 meeting was one of the most dominant (and most impressive) performances of Pacquiao’s career.
  • Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao: If you want to go to bed early, it would be nice if you skip this one. The highly publicized fight of 2015 turned out to be a pretty boring affair that left most everyone wishing that the two had stepped into the ring together five years earlier.

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