Boxin’ In Da Bronx: A Sport’s Geek Guide

Posted by Jonathan in STADIUM on 05-17-10    No Comments


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Leave it to the only municipality in the country with a “The” in the name to bring a bizarre twist to the world’s oldest sport: The Bronx will host the first outdoor boxing match of any scale in New York since the Bicentennial in 1976. Rabbinical scholar — I’m not kidding; that’s true — Yuri Foreman will fight three time world champion Miguel Cotto in a WBA super welterweight fight.

I spoke with the press rep over at Top Rank Boxing, who is producing this event, and by his account, Bob Arum has waited decades to bring top rank boxing to The Bronx. And clearly the man is not skimping on the technology in this event. He’s hired the same designer that created the World Wrestling Entertainment rings and venues, and the Pacquiao/Clottey fight ring at Cowboys Stadium.

But as fab as it sounds — and I personally can’t wait to see what this is really like, I’m arranging a tour as I write this — many questions remain. Quotes in the major media say 40,000 are expected to attend. Which will leave about 25,000 seats empty, 10K will sit near the ring. And the stadium holds 54K. That’s a lot empty seats.  With the ring set up on right center field near the first base line, clearly the crap seats will be the bleachers down the third base line. And who knows who effective the four screens shown will be at bringing the fight to them.

Which mean,  if it rains, the Yankee Stadium could feel decidedly CitiField like. That is, empty.

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