Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Pacquiao VS Mosley Weigh in Results and Staredown



Sports Illustrated reports that CBS and commentator Gus Johnson have ended a 16-year professional relationship after failing to come to terms on a new contract.

Johnson, who is most famous for his incredibly excitable coverage of March Madness and the NFL, will still call Saturday's fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley for Showtime pay-per-view.

I have not been kind, to say the least, in my assessment of Gus Johnson's abilities when it comes to calling boxing, and mixed martial arts fans argue that he's even worse calling the Strikeforce events, also for Showtime/CBS. Personally, this is good news for me as far as Johnson no longer being the lead voice of Showtime's bigger boxing events, but it's not like I'm happy that he's out of a job or anything. And there are no doubt a great many sports fans who felt Gus was a huge part of March Madness and will miss him in that role.

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