What To Watch: December 2009

by Trent Pusey on November 30, 2009

Boxing comes to a close in 2009 but not without some big names in action for the month of December. Read on to see just who is in action this month and where you can see the fight. Plus, get our staff picks for the one fight you can’t miss in December.

Dec 2
Roy Jones Jr vs. Danny Green – Versus
Bernard Hopkins vs. Enrique Ornelas – Versus

Dec 5
Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez – HBO
Victor Ortiz vs. Anotnio Diaz – HBO

Amir Khan vs. Dmitry Salita – SKY Box Office

Dec 11
Winky Wright vs. Grady Brewer – PPV

Jean Pascal vs. Adrian Diaconu – ESPN Classic

Dec 12
Timothy Bradley vs. Lamont Peterson – Showtime
Vic Darchinyan vs. Tomas Rojas – Showtime

Vitali Klitschko vs. Kevin Johnson – HBO
Juan Diaz vs. Paulie Malignaggi – HBO
Chris Arreola vs. Brian Minto – HBO

Dec 19
Kelly Pavlik vs. Miguel Espino – PPV
Humberto Soto vs. Jesus Chavez – PPV

Staff Picks for Fight to Watch

Corey’s Pick: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez
Dec 5 on HBO

December is a pretty vapid month for the sport. There are some big names fighting, just not in mouth-watering fights. The one I’m most interested in is Paul Williams taking on Sergio Martinez in a middleweight clash on December 5. The fight would bear more significance if it was happening at junior middleweight, where Martinez holds a title (and probably a better chance), but Williams has to take any fight he can get at this point, with Kelly Pavlik blatantly ducking him.

Trent’s Pick: Juan Diaz vs. Paulie Malignaggi
Dec 12 on HBO

After the way Malignaggi went off after the first fight between these two, I’m very intrigued in how the second one will play out. And I had little to no interest in their first fight. What a difference a heartfelt rant makes. Hopefully Diaz can make a better fight of it this time around. Still, the hype going into this fight will be the best of any other fight this month. And with Paulie Malignaggi involved, you can bet that he’ll have something to say before and after the fight.