I'm not going to mention anything today about Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Ricky Hatton

Let's save all that chit chat for tomorrow. I got a bunch of other stuff worth yapping about today.

Did you hear about the two big, gigantic, blockbuster, must see TV heavyweight titles fights scheduled for early 2008? You didn't? What the hell type of fight fan are you? Jeez, well let me remind you what everyone else has already marked down on their calendars.
Jan 19th, Duesseldorf Germany- Matt Skelton (21-1) will challenge Ruslan Chagaev (22-0-1) for his WBA belt. Who, what, where? What a comedy. If they even attempt to put this nonsense on PPV Larry Lump Lump is gonna have to give someone the bump bump.
OK OK I was just joking about that one, I understand if you did not know either of those guys. These next two though you gotta know about.
Feb 23rd at Madison Square Garden-WBO Champ Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1) will battle IBF champ Wladamir Klitschko (49-3) in the first heavyweight unification bout in 8 years! Finally we will know who the true heavyweight champ of the world is.
Oh my Lumpness, what a total mess! For decades the heavyweights were in the marque boxing division, but since Lennox Lewis retired it has been a complete joke and it doesn't look like it's getting better anytime soon. If boxing didn't have the welterweight and middleweight divisions right now it would be dead in the water.

OK enough of that nonsense. You guys hear that Big John McCarthy is retiring after Saturdays Ultimate Fighter Finale (9pm SpikeTV)? For all you fair weather fans, if you saw only one UFC fight in your life you probably saw Big John as a referee. He has been around since UFC 2 and has reffed in 98 of 100 UFC fights. You didn't want to mess with Big John, he rules the Octagon. He is only 45 years old and will now become a MMA Analyst with the Fight Network.
You had a great run Big John. Best of Luck.

OK this is great, American Gladiators is coming back to TV. Remember that show, when average Joe Schmo's got their ass handed to them by juiced up guys and girls in multiple competitions? The new version starts up Jan. 6th 9pm on NBC. Hosts will be Laila Ali and Hulk Hogan. All his checks will probably get directly deposited into his soon to be ex wife's checking account.

That's all for today fight fans..tomorrow we will yuck it up about "those other two guys"

L Cubed Out