NETFLIX and More

If you subscribe to Netflix and have any interest in boxing matches, you can watch, for FREE, the Canelo Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) vs Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) bout at 9 PM EDT.  The fight purse is $200 million.  The fight card will also feature:

• Callum Walsh vs. Fernando Vargas Jr.

   Rising Irish star Callum Walsh (14-0, 11 KOs) takes on undefeated Fernando Vargas Jr. (17-0, 15 KOs) in one of the night’s most anticipated matchups. With both fighters eager to make a statement on boxing’s biggest stage, this bout could steal the show before the main event.

• Christian Mbilli vs. Lester Martinez 

  Current WBC interim world super middleweight belt holder Christian Mbilli (29-0, 24 KOs) faces knockout artist Lester Martinez (19-0, 16 KOs).

• Mohammed Alakel vs. John Ornelas 
  Undefeated prospect Mohammed Alakel (4-0) meets John Ornelas (5-2-1) in an undercard showdown in a 10-round lightweight match.

The program begins at 5:30 PM EDT with some early prelims.  This is the third showcase boxing event for Netlix:

• November 2024:  Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, which drew a worldwide audience of 108 million.
• Summer of 2024:  Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano, third of their trilogy, which drew 6 million global viewers, the most-watched professional women's sporting event of 2025 in the U.S.

And in case you did not know, Amazon Prime now is where Thursday Night NFL football games can be seen.  Last night it was Commanders at Packers.  Next week, Dolphins at Bills, with pre-game starting at 7PM EDT, game at 8:15.

Of course, NCAA football will have a few games, with the best ones being (all EDT):

• #6 Georgia at #15 Tennessee, 9:30AM, ABC, UGA -3.5, O/U 49.5
• #18 South Florida at #5 Miami, 10:30 AM, CW Network, Mia -17.5, O/U 56.5
• Florida at #3 LSU, 1:30 PM, ABC, LSU -7.5, O/U 48.5
• #16 Texas A&M at #8 Notre Dame, 1:30 PM, NBC, ND -6.5, O/U 50.5

This South Florida team has already demolished Boise State, 34-7, and upset Florida, 18-16.  Miami by 17.5 points?  Hmmm......  If South Florida beats Miami, they will finish the regular season undefeated.

By the way, this is confusing, but the 2026 PGA season began this week with the Procore Championship at the Silverado Resort in Napa, California.  Winner gets 500 FedEx Cup points.  Normally, only second-rate players participate, but in the field is Scottie Scheffler.  Procore is an American construction management software company founded in 2002.

About Netflix:

• From Time magazine:  Netflix in September 2025.
• These begin today:  Beauty and the Beast, Maledictions, Ratu Ratu Queens: The Series, The Wrong Paris and You and Everything Else
• Netflix Top Ten Shows, meaning series:

1. 
   Wednesday: Season 2 (Rotten Tomatoes 80/81)
2. My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 2
3. Beauty in Black
4. Bon Appétit, Your Majesty: Limited Series
5. The Dead Girls
6. Hostage: Limited Series
7. Wolf King
8. Two Graves: Limited Series
9. My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 1
10. Wednesday: Season 1

Top movies.

1. 
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (RT 80/72)
2. KPop Demon Hunters
3. The Thursday Murder Club
4. The Woman King
5. Shrek
6. Shrek the Third
7. Paw Patrol: The Movie
8. Shrek 2
9. Wind River
10. Good Will Hunting

Amazon Prime Top Ten, with the #1 series being The Summer I Turned Pretty (there are 3 seasons) and #1 movie, Ice Road:  Vengeance.  Rotten Tomatoes for TSITP (76/63) and IRV (17/28, with Liam Neeson).

To close, I've now and then reported on the Stanford Alumni Wine Program.  

• Began in 1881, and I got my first annual order soon thereafter.  
• Every so often I stumble across an old one in my wine refrigerator.  Tried two 20-25 year old Chardonnay this year, and they were both not quite drinkable.
• Two years ago, they had seven different wines, the most expensive being a 2019 Fisher Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley for $80/bottle.
• Last year, for the first time, they rested.  No wines.
• This year, only three types, with the Collector's Reserve 2022 Signature Cabernet Sauvignon from Chappellet, Napa Valley at $85/bottle.  
• Only ordered a few bottles this year, mostly because we have a trip planned for Paso Robles next month to taste their Petite Sirah.

If you live where there are Zippy's (Hawaii and Las Vegas), here is a new special.

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