What A Night, What A Fight!

For all of those who derided last night's HBO PPV ticket, know ye that you were wrong! With the second great heavyweight fight of 2006 (the other being Lyakhovich v Brewster) as the main event, we who were watching were greatly entertained. After an exciting and entertaining undercard, the main event was worth every penny.For those of you who haven't heard, Oleg Maskaev battered Hasim Rahman into a twelfth-round stoppage in a fight that should cause everyone to wonder if Jay Nady should ever again be allowed to referee a professional fight.Maskaev has been criticized for being a one-dimensional fighter, and rightly so. His slow, plodding, nearly defenseless power-punching style has consistently left him vulnerable to fighters with a long reach, quick hands, and crisp jabs. "The Big O" was facing just such a fighter last night when he stepped through the ropes to meet Hasim "The Rock" Rahman. Rahman is younger, faster, has more reach, and a very stron...