Who’s gonna buy the PPV this Saturday?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by CutThroatFade, Mar 26, 2018.


  1. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    £20 for one fight is not value for money IMO, clearly you disagree and that's fine.
     
  2. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    I don't understand why SKY fleece existing Sky Sports subscribers a PPV fee of £20 to watch what has already been paid for in the subscription. In addition, these multi millionaire boxers certainly are less in need of people's money than the people who refuse to pay PPV.

    Quite simply absolute GREED from Sky, Hearn and the Fighters.

    Now if it was PPV for non Sky Sports Subscribers only then that is a different matter.
     
  3. Popnvg

    Popnvg Member banned Full Member

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    No,no,no.Eddie Hearn will give you a scathing assessment of "if you dont want to pay for it, don't.It's just another product, no-one is forcing you to buy it" Then he will say the only possible way to Pay these fighters and create events like this in Britain requires PPV. Quite simply in Economic Terms though is if People stop buying it in their 100 thousands, PPV will be stopped and shelved.However majority people are not like you and are willing to pay £20 on top
     
  4. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    Yes I agree there are plenty of mugs around mate and I am certainly not in the minority - a small % age of the UK population will watch the fight on Sat live through PPV. A larger number will watch the fight without buying PPV including in bars.

    Top Sportsman are grossly overpaid including those at the top of the tree in Boxing.

    The grubs cannot get enough from the mugs
     
  5. underwraps

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  6. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    UK history informs us that PPV Boxing ends up eating itself when people eventually wake up when they end up being fleeced for fights such as Amir Con v McCloskey.

    Think about the PPV events and nearly 90% on Sky Box Office have been absolute stinkers. We have even seen Hughie 'The Skirt' Fury appearing on Take The Mick's 'You are a Tube' PPV Channel.

    How low can PPV go this time - Katie Taylor headlining a bout in Ireland?
     
  7. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    A canfest is in store again - the same old urine as on Sky Sports with the only difference being Eh Day wants the mugs to fork out an extra £20
     
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  8. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I just dont get how genuine boxing fans like watching nonsense like this? A card of 1 sided fights but turn around and say I'm not because I refuse to pay for shite. Last week' card wpuld have been a more PPV worthy undercard than this crap
     
  9. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Main event aside. Where is there a good fight?
     
  10. ZiggerZagger

    ZiggerZagger Active Member Full Member

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    How long exactly do you think this £20 all these non mugs are saving will last them in a bar ?

    Probably not even the duration of the Povetkin v Price fight , unless they want to nurse half a bitter for the whole 6 hour show.

    It’s £20 ffs , if people are that bothered get a couple of mates round and a case of beer, job done and you may save 3 quid each !?!
     
  11. Work the body

    Work the body Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Will be out watching. Last one I bought was Joshua-Klitschko and I got a 50 percent refund cos it cut off halfway through the first round
     
  12. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    We are out anyway so no extra expense mate.

    £20 is not the issue - I simply cannot fork out even 1p for what I see is a PPV concept geared to fleece existing Sky Sports Subscribers for the benefit of multi millionaire promoters and boxers.

    Have never bought a PPV and never will - simply cannot support something I think is simply ripping people off regardless of whether the PPV charge was 1p or £100
     
  13. Popnvg

    Popnvg Member banned Full Member

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    Don't Worry PPV Fights will be over on Sky, once/if Joshua gets knocked out or decides to retire at any point.Joshua is the only Legit PPV Fighter in the UK, however my worry is if Hearn somehow manages to build another PPV Star.It's unlikely they will reach the stardom of Joshua though he already had BBC. London Olympics 2012 showing him off then carried that momentum onto Sky.It wont happen ever again, PPV will be over after Joshua's Era
     
  14. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    PPV eats itself eventually with the last round of PPVs ending with Haye v Fraudley and Khan v McCloskey.

    There has been so many stonkers since PPV returned including:

    Sky Box Office:
    Joshua v Whyte
    Joshua v Martin
    Joshua v Breazeale
    Joshua v Molina
    Bellew v Cleverly 2
    Mayweather v Pac
    Mayweather v McGregor Exhibition Fight
    Brook v Gavin
    Frampton v Quigg
    Haye v Bellew WBA Title Fight (World's Best Acting)

    ITV:
    Eubank v Quinlan
    Callum Smith v Nicky Holzken

    Take the Mick's You are a Tube Channel:
    Hughie 'The Skirt' Fury v Parker

    The muggeth eventually wake up as we head down to the level of Khan v McCloskey on PPV
     
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  15. Dolski

    Dolski New Member Full Member

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    Yet another card of mismatches from Sky... Dont see how people can call this a good card! Main event should be good and the Price fight should be fun (for the wrong reasons) the rest is pish!