Should Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas have been the headline act?
George Gigney looks back on the Sky Sports broadcast that gave Eubank Jnr and Hatton's non-title fights a higher billing than Bivol’s defence against Richards and made Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas a supporting act
THERE had been plenty of worthwhile discussion in the days and weeks leading up to Sky Sports’ Manchester card topped by Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker about whether it deserved to be pay-per-view. There’s little point revisiting that discussion here, but it is worth looking at the order of fights on the card. First, the main event. Yes, Chisora is a well-known and popular commodity in the UK and Parker is also a familiar face – plus they’re both heavyweights, which always helps – but this was an inferior matchup compared to Katie Taylor’s defence of her undisputed lightweight title against Natasha Jonas. Not only was there the history of their unforgettable meeting at the 2012 Olympics, but also the terrific form they were both bringing into the fight.