The New and Improved Boxing on TV thread!

[IwanE92]

Originally Posted by kingkhan2011

dreambox, openbox are the future.

do you need a dish for that? always been intrigued by it

[Duffy]

No it's shit and would have gone under much sooner but for Hayemaker keeping them afloat during the last few years before retiring. Is it a coincidence that Sky have lost all their stars since Hayemaker has gone? No.

[Duffy]

Originally Posted by wigleyian

[url]***********.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12947,00.html[/url]


Date Programme Channel & Time Venue
SEPTEMBER 2012
Sat 8 Tony Bellew v Edison Miranda
Light-Heavyweight Contest
Simone Rotolo v Darren Barker
IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight Title Sky Sports 1

Sky Sports HD1 8.30pm Alexandra Palace, London
Sat 22 Kiko Martinez v Carl Frampton
European Super-Bantamweight Title
Paul McCloskey v TBA
Light-Welterweight Contest Sky Sports 1
Sky Sports HD1 9pm Odyssey Arena, Belfast

OCTOBER 2012
Sat 6 Prizefighter
Lightweights
Rocky Fielding v Wayne Reed
10-Round Super-Middleweight Contest

That's a load of old arse there mate. Shite.

[scotchpieirnbru]

I've just subscribed to boxnation today. Groves fight up first!

[RichDam]

Originally Posted by Duffy

No it's shit and would have gone under much sooner but for Hayemaker keeping them afloat during the last few years before retiring. Is it a coincidence that Sky have lost all their stars since Hayemaker has gone? No.

Hayemaker caused more damage than good, the man who killed PPV boxing on Sky. Think Sky can survive without him somehow.

[p.Townend]

I get sky sports on my phone for free from orange,it aint the same as watching tv but its better than nothing.For boxing fans that contract from orange might be worth looking at.

[Bazzel]

Originally Posted by Duffy

No it's shit and would have gone under much sooner but for Hayemaker keeping them afloat during the last few years before retiring. Is it a coincidence that Sky have lost all their stars since Hayemaker has gone? No.

**** hayemaker u fanboy

[gashalasha7]

They're deleting Griffs Ringside vids from You Tube.

**** Sky it's that simple

[kobashi]

Originally Posted by gashalasha7

They're deleting Griffs Ringside vids from You Tube.

**** Sky it's that simple

Yeah because sky should just allow their content to be watched for free on youtube.

[Black_Rainbows]

Originally Posted by kobashi

Yeah because sky should just allow their content to be watched for free on youtube.

BoxNation freeview the Bunce Hour.

Ringside for free on youtube is not a big deal.

[nimbu]

wish boxnation upped their game and provided a HD channel!

[Duffy]

Originally Posted by RichDam

Hayemaker caused more damage than good, the man who killed PPV boxing on Sky. Think Sky can survive without him somehow.

You're an idiot. Hayemaker did monster numbers for Sky several times and made Sky boxing huge amount of wonga. Haye is British boxing. He's the star, he calls the shots. Look at these jokers Amir Khan and Froch pathetically trying to take over his mantle. They're either getting brutally KO'd by journey men or nobody cares about them to even bother watching them.

Hayemaker was getting 4 times as many viewers as Froch while on ppv compared to Froch on free view.

[Duffy]

Originally Posted by nimbu

wish boxnation upped their game and provided a HD channel!

Don't be a cunt.

[RichDam]

Originally Posted by Duffy

You're an idiot. Hayemaker did monster numbers for Sky several times and made Sky boxing huge amount of wonga. Haye is British boxing. He's the star, he calls the shots. Look at these jokers Amir Khan and Froch pathetically trying to take over his mantle. They're either getting brutally KO'd by journey men or nobody cares about them to even bother watching them.

Hayemaker was getting 4 times as many viewers as Froch while on ppv compared to Froch on free view.

Haye did three PPV's if my memory serves me correct:

Valuev - cagey fight but well received by fans.

Harrison - a stinker

Klitschko - v disappointing

I am not disputing that he brought in good viewing figures, but PPV was put on the back burner after his last two efforts. This has denied other fighters better revenue and also has harmed Sky long term.

[Black_Rainbows]

Originally Posted by RichDam

Haye did three PPV's if my memory serves me correct:

Valuev - cagey fight but well received by fans.

Harrison - a stinker

Klitschko - v disappointing

I am not disputing that he brought in good viewing figures, but PPV was put on the back burner after his last two efforts. This has denied other fighters better revenue and also has harmed Sky long term.

In the case of the Harrison fight, isn't that partly Sky's own fault? Didn't Sky want the fight?