(Saul Alvarez, left, faces off against Josesito Lopez; photo credit: Carlos Baeza, Thompson Boxing Promotions)
Sometimes it feels like Golden Boy and Top Rank are fighting each other more than they are putting on fights, the latter befitting of boxing's two top promoters. Tuesday was the latest occasion that this destructive feud was on display, as Golden Boy held a news conference for its Sept. 15, Canelo Alvarez-led Showtime card, which is dueling with Top Rank's Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.-led HBO pay-per-view card on that same night in the same city, Las Vegas.
Every year or so, I take a look at the consensus most desirable fights that aren't happening. This year, there was no consensus, when I asked our Facebook friends to list them. A lot of fights people might want, like Lamont Peterson-Amir Khan II or Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto II, fell apart for one reason or another, and a lot of the fights people have wanted in the recent past have either happened or gotten moldy as time has passed and therefore become less universally desired. But there are a few fights that are highly desirable that aren't happening in large measure because of the Golden Boy-Top Rank feud, and that's the focus of this (partial) list.
The point of this exercise is to show just what fans are being robbed of by two promoters who are more interested in pissing on one another than giving the fans what they want, with the fans just caught in the splashback.
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