When the John Lineker vs. John Dodson fight was first announced for Saturday night's Fight Night in Portland, Ore., it got a lot of hardcore fans buzzing right away.
The two former flyweight contenders, who moved up a division for different reasons, seemed evenly matched, and were both coming off quick knockouts, showing that they were able to bring their power up the division. It was the quickness of Dodson vs. the power of Lineker.
The fight delivered, maybe not quite at the level people where it will be talked about for fight of the year, but it was certainly all it was cracked up to be.