The thing about under cards is that, by the very name, they are that - under, as in flying under the radar.
It is sort of like the shorts at the pictures before the real movie gets started.
Not bad to watch and mildly interesting but, in the end, not something you are going to remember.
The fights before the big bout between Joseph Parker and Francois Botha in Auckland were like that.
Some good, some average, and some just a waste of time.
Still, there was one good story, a real rags to riches tale, even if it did involve an Australian.
In the fight for the WIBA women's light welterweight world title and the World Boxing Federation welterweight world title, Arlene Blencowe was all over New Zealander Daniella Smith and convincingly won a 10-round bout with a unanimous decision.
A week ago, Blencowe (30) was just slogging away in Port Macquarie in the backblocks of Australia, with just two professional fights to her name.
But then fellow Australian Sarah Howett picked up an injury and Blencowe got her chance.
She was rumoured to have paid her own way and the purse was all but non-existent, but that did not stop her motivation, as she had it all over the ageing Smith (40).
Blencowe won every round and threw nearly twice as many punches.
Any hope for Smith supporters that she would tire and Smith would get back into the contest did not eventuate and it would have been an injustice if she had not tasted victory.
Unfortunately, the outcome was not as good for the other Australian on the card, who struck some rough justice.
Jeremy Sebastian, brother of musician Guy, lost to Marcel Botha, son of Francois, in a four-round bout, although Botha seemed to offer little except posing for plenty of pictures.
Sam Rapira, of New Plymouth, who has had a long amateur career, had a first-round victory, with referee Lance Revell stopping the fight just past two minutes into the round.
The fight attracted all the Auckland celebrities - Ali Williams, a couple of former Warriors, Tony Veitch, John Tamihere.
Even Murray Deaker dragged himself off the Biomag to be there.
The fight between Parker and Botha was too late to go to print, as was the battle between Colin Lane and Matthew Wood to decide the dwarf championship.
