Hey Boa- the same conditions apply in Australia as they do here with your common garden variety pro boxer. Soldiers for hire so to speak. I think the quality of the matchups has a lot to do with the experiece/quality of the matchmaker. From watching the Dodgy fight night on TV1. I see they dont care much about the undercard to Montys fight. They are obviously choosey about his opponents though.Mundine started out against an ex NZ supermiddleweight champion and then his 3rd or fourth fight was against a dangerous puncher in the form of Timo Masua. He gained credability with each fight. David Tua got fed Cecil Coffee types till there was no doubt they were just padding his record. Monty lacks punch power pure and simple.they have to be very careful with him, but that can only go on for so long.

And Scotty the Evolution and Explosion shows are Big honor and Prestige affairs in Aussie as you know. Maybe they are of the opinion that prestige and honor can be gotten from many different sources. Honor and Prestige may have nothing to do with it,but rather their show dates may clash with yours and your the new kid on the block.Gives you the breathing space to build your show and advance the credability of S1 in the region.I think it works out better for you in the end anyway eh Scotty so may just be a blessing in disguise so to speak :)