Posted by:
Anonymous on
May 3, 2007 at
3:35PM EST
There will be two major sporting events this weekend and neither of them have anything to do with the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL or the PGA. On Saturday afternoon Churchill Downs hosts the 133rd Kentucky Derby while later that evening Las Vegas hosts the WBC Junior Middleweight title fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Both sports have seen better and more popular days. When was the last time anyone asked you “who do you think will win the fight tonight?” There is more interest in a Red Sox – Yankees bench clearing brawl than a world title fight. Too bad because nothing beats fight night. For arena electricity, it rivals a seventh game in basketball or hockey. As for horse racing, it suffers from the same lack of interest as boxing which is a shame because the sport is filled with “lifers” who grab the public’s attention only a handful of days per year. For the record Oscar De La Hoya has been a great champ but he will lose to the loud mouthed Mayweather. In the Derby, I’m placing my two bucks on “Any Given Saturday”. Makes the most sense to me.