Sky set to slash boxing budget by 50%

[dftaylor]

Originally Posted by The Genius

How much do SKY pay for Johnny Nelson's reading lessons?

Maybe it's an eye test?

[peakbay]

Originally Posted by Vano-Irons

I just can't see that, can you

Froch - Bute undercard announcement? Brook opponent announcement? Degale signed with Matchroom? Frank's dead?

i dont know why but i couldnt help but lol at that

[Scotty321]

Strange considering they just had such good figures for the Brook Hatton fight

[Lilo]

Originally Posted by MagicMan91

Nathan Cleverly to star in a Sky-based rival to countdown

You know what - and I'm being 100% serious here:

Get Cleverly on Countdown! That's topnotch promotion. Completely new audience.

[glue glove]

Maybe they're not doing so many cards perhaps?

Like domestic titles only as undercards for World Title fights?

Maybe Channel 5 can spring for Maloney and Hatton?

[daisycat]

The rumour i've heard is fewer shows but bigger shows with the budget unchanged if not bigger

[Bajingo]

Originally Posted by daisycat

The rumour i've heard is fewer shows but bigger shows with the budget unchanged if not bigger

If it means we get more shows like Brook vs Hatton and (hopefully) Price vs ***ton then great. Lots of good fights and much less of Smith, Nelson and Piper gazing into each other's eyes.

[Jonsey]

i would rather see a bigger show every 2 weeks than a small one every week.

[duagre]

I wonder if the decrease in shows is a knock on effect of Big Frank's departure. Maybe they're just not going to replace those dates that would have belonged to him. There has been less shows so far this year because of that.

[rampant]

Originally Posted by duagre

I wonder if the decrease in shows is a knock on effect of Big Frank's departure. Maybe they're just not going to replace those dates that would have belonged to him. There has been less shows so far this year because of that.

Thats my thoughts and I said earlier in the thread, it makes sense that as FWP fighters will no longer be fighting on SKY they no longer need that budget.

[I Shot JR]

Originally Posted by dftaylor

Maybe it's an eye test?

An average pundit/presenter on Sky is on about £60k a year (Nelson etc). If Sky have halved their boxing output the logical move would be for Hatton to leave for either Channel 5/ITV/ESPN.

[ashedward]

Originally Posted by leforge

I told people along time ago Francis was not happy with the viewing figures. Boxnation is struggling so this is not good news for boxing in the UK imo.

I remember you mentioning it one or twice.I also remember you saying that Sky will pull out of boxing completly this summer which isn`t going to happen thank ****

[dftaylor]

Originally Posted by I Shot JR

An average pundit/presenter on Sky is on about £60k a year (Nelson etc). If Sky have halved their boxing output the logical move would be for Hatton to leave for either Channel 5/ITV/ESPN.

Huh?

[GazOC]

I reckon boxing does OK but theres just only so many idiots who will stay up until 5am thats why Sky won't fork out for it.

[ashedward]

Originally Posted by GazOC

I reckon boxing does OK but theres just only so many idiots who will stay up until 5am thats why Sky won't fork out for it.

That is a very good point.