What the hell happened to Sky sports boxing ?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by brickfists, Jan 14, 2013.


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  1. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    I remember not too long ago sky used to be the **** when it came to boxing. Friday fight night on nearly every week most of the big US shows on the Saturday night, it was great. But slowly but surely over the years their coverage has dwindled and ever since they signed exclusively with Hearn (Which i always thought was a bad idea, monopolizing is never good) Sky boxing has become crap. Hearn only has one World champ in his stable (Froch) who's only fought once this season so what we've been left with is a load of 'Eliminators' poor domestic cards, prizefighters and the odd international show.

    They do have Ringside which is good n all but I'd rather watch boxing than a show about boxing. Their main competitor BoxNation is pissing all over them in terms of quality international cards from Germany and the US, they've brought us most of the big fights this season and continue to do so this January with all the big international cards like the New york show featuring GGG/Rosado, Garcia/Salido & Martinez/Burgos as well as Matthysse/Dallas card, Garcia/Judah card, Geale/Mundine card, Hernandez/Fields card and also some domestic shows.

    This month sky are showing Yafai & the prizefighters anything else ? so what the **** has exactly happened to sky sports boxing ?
     
    brickfists, Jan 14, 2013
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  2. RJJ's Jab

    RJJ's Jab Guest

    Those dastardly Hearns took over and I don't think It helped SKY decided to half the budget and dates for Boxing.
     
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  3. Anaboilc lion

    Anaboilc lion Guest

    BT came on the scene

    When BT won the top package for football rights sky really dug deep to keep the rest of the games, as a result they have had to cut sports programs and costs, as i result boxing has suffered big time
     
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  4. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    Nope, not football - it was F1 that sucked up the Sky budget.
     
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  5. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    Is that what it was ? i figured they had some budget problems but i always thought boxing was one of their biggest earners next to Football & Cricket so they'd try to keep up their standards
     
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  6. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    Isn't that a subscription channel ? perhaps nobody's buying the shite ?
     
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  7. donnie

    donnie Member Full Member

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    I blame one man....FRANK MALONEY! The **** he used to put on every friday night was a complete disgrace and was embrassing, turning viewers away. ****** never had enough cards but ones he did were half decent compared to the **** maloney put out
     
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  8. Pie

    Pie ...... Full Member

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  9. Slip!

    Slip! Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    The Sky monopoly wasn't good. In the long run it's better this way.
     
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  10. Marlow

    Marlow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Haven't sky got boxing on 19th jan and 9th 16th n 23rd feb.

    Hardly a drought.
     
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  11. pathmanc1986

    pathmanc1986 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Im now paying £32 a month for sky sports, which was orignally 24.50 a few months ago.

    The Premiership has become ****, the champions league is only good once the second round starts and boxing is almost non existent except for Jonny Nelson doing his journalism work placement.

    Really starting to resent it.
     
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  12. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    I never said it was a drought, i said it was ****
     
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  13. BoxingAnalyst

    BoxingAnalyst Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Dug deep? Sky turn over £6 Billion a year or something stupid.

    they're just tight ****s.
     
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  14. TheUzi

    TheUzi MISSION INCOMPLETE Full Member

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    DFT, it was football mate, over 2 billion for three years coverage. F1 is only 25 mill a year.

    And it wasnt BT, they bid for games sky couldnt bid for. The main concern for sky was Al jazeera
     
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  15. Marlow

    Marlow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Frampton vs Martinez
    Broner vs Rees
    Alexander vs Brook

    ****?
     
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