Super Saturday

This Saturday sees one of the biggest, if not the biggest boxing match of 2010. There is only one other fight that has the potential to be bigger this year, and that is Mayweather and Pacquiao. That should take nothing away from this fight however. I cannot promise that it will be an amazing fight in itself – it certainly will not be a brawl, and the chances of a knockout are fairly low. It will though be an amazing event and it should prove to be one of the best tactical fights one can see, with both boxers possessing world class speed and movement.

Personally, I favour Floyd for this fight, but I think it will be an enthralling fight to watch. A close win on points for Floyd, maybe 3 or 4 points, maybe less. I do see him emerging victorious though, with youth on his side to nick the win. Shane is as good a boxer outside of Pacquiao to a. challenge Floyd and b. to create a huge spectacle. I just see him falling short this time, and I do think the ongoing row with Victor Conte which has erupted again could harm his mindset and preparations for this one.

This is just one of those fights that I am genuinely excited about watching. I’ll get up at 4-5am to watch this one, and I’ll be charged up for it as always – perhaps with a hint of sadness for not being there, but you can’t win them all. Thankfully, the fight is being shown live on Swiss television so the Lausanne population will not be too affected by a major Esteva sulk. Instead of swanning off to Vegas, we’re hosting a cocktail party at our place. Note the cocktail part of it rather than beer. The mission to shed the pounds continues – I figure a vodka and orange counts as one of my five per day right?

The Froch/Kessler fight last Saturday was highly entertaining, but for completely different reasons to how I anticipate this fight. Both fighters gave their all, and withstood some big shots. Froch now has to get the job done against Abraham, which is another fight I would love to see and I may just make it to that one as it will almost certainly be in Europe. The success of that fight further strengthens those in favour of the Showtime Super Six concept, and I am certainly one of those given the entertaining fights we have seen so far.

That fight just whetted my appetite for what is to come on Saturday. I’ll be tuning in on Sunday morning regardless of the cocktail count, and I’ll be ready for another Mayweather master class, which will hopefully lead to Floyd v Manny....we can but dream.