Hatton fight going under the publicity radar?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by gashalasha7, Nov 19, 2012.


  1. gashalasha7

    gashalasha7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cant help but feel this fight is getting very poor publicity, normally my mates who don't really follow boxing, the casuals, would have mentioned this fight to me by now, most of them know Hattons making a comeback but that's all they know. I thought this would be all over the news etc, but because its on primeshite it's of course getting next to no publicity.

    Shame given what Hatton has done for British boxing.

    I know some of you have been critical that Hatton has gone the PPV route but I'd do the same as would nearly everyone if the offer was there, just a shame Sky have stopped doing it because they would have hyped it to death. I also wonder if the Matchroom deal with Sky prevented it from ever being an option with Sky too as well as previous poor PPV fights.
     
  2. MaceTheDon

    MaceTheDon Member Full Member

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    probably because it's being shown on crimetime and we all know they do a shyt job of promoting their fights.
     
  3. iron_chin

    iron_chin Boxing Addict banned

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    This will just become a primetime hate thread.
     
  4. Marlow

    Marlow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't mind the ppv aspect but this would have been huge if sky were covering it.
     
  5. iron_chin

    iron_chin Boxing Addict banned

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    Y should hatton giv sky the chance to make a shitload off money when they ****ed him off? I say respect to hstton for puttin his pride first.
     
  6. Jonsey

    Jonsey Boxing Junkie banned

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    defo lacking the sky tv treatment.
     
  7. Jonsey

    Jonsey Boxing Junkie banned

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    he put his ego first.
     
  8. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    ****in Slimetime tv.
     
  9. PaulieMc

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    I agree. Even though they're cutting back I think Sky would have bitten Ricky's hand off if he said he wanted them to air his fight.

    When they dropped him he tweeted "If you want loyalty then buy a dog". He clearly was really angry with them, after all the money he's brought them over the years and they apparently dropped him via email, didn't have the bottle to tell him personally. He still has an arse ache with them now and he even hasn't been back on Ringside since and neither have any of his fighters to my knowledge. He obviously feels betrayed.
     
  10. iron_chin

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    Ye he even said sky told him not to sit ringside for khan mcclosky even though he was co promoter.
     
  11. blitzco

    blitzco Englishism Full Member

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    Grimetime shitTV more like.
     
  12. Earl-hickey

    Earl-hickey Boxing Junkie banned

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    I agree it's crazy how little build there is for this considering how close it is
     
  13. Primadonna Kool

    Primadonna Kool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ricky Hatton did this to himself...

    And you know how much of a ****, broadcasting stations are when it comes to boxing.

    "If where not showing it, we won't talk about it"....
     
  14. Lilo

    Lilo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not true with Bunce and BN.
     
  15. Check_Hook

    Check_Hook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How did he put his ego first?

    After sky had left his stable without tv dates, putting it in danger of collapse. After all he had done for british boxing on sky.