ITV's Broadcast of the Froch fight - A Disgrace.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Lionel Rose, Apr 26, 2009.


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  1. Lionel Rose

    Lionel Rose Guest

    Watching the fight delayed at 8.30pm (GMT) in the UK this evening -
    if it wasn't bad enough that they didn't deem this fight worthy of being shown live (how many REAL World boxing champs do we have, for God's sake?!), they insulted the viewer by showing a full 25 MINUTES OF ADVERTS, at the worst possible junctures i.e. immediately after the fighters' introductions had been made, and, incredibly, about 7 MINUTES WORTH between the 11th and 12th rounds!!
    I'd rather they spread it out say, 2 minutes between each round, at least you'd know it was coming and you could go and fetch a beer during that time.
    But watching Eric Cantona advertise a Citroen for the best part of 90 seconds, 3 times during the fight, was beyond a bloody joke.
    The only saving grace was there was no garbage being spouted by the oafish Steve Bunce during the broadcast - I'd've had to switch off before the end!!
     
    Lionel Rose, Apr 26, 2009
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  2. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    thats funny i was thinkin the exact same, pissed when they showed the ads after round 2 tho
     
    DOM5153, Apr 26, 2009
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  3. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    That's because brit commentators are the worst of the bunch.
    They absolutely suck chemical dick.
    ''His legs have gone,Jim,his legs have gone!He's out of it,I'm telling you,he's out of it!''.Get a ****ing grip Duke will ya?
     
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  4. Anthony Farnell

    Anthony Farnell Not the REAL Farnell! Full Member

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    I agree. The breaks were a farce, they were too long and ruined the flow of the rounds.
    I do like Bunce though.

    Great win for Froch and I'm happy for him :smoke
     
    Anthony Farnell, Apr 26, 2009
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  5. Guy

    Guy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Adverts between the breaks...so ****ing what.

    They showed the corner work in between rounds too, some people are never satisfied.

    I know buy a hard disk recorder or get sky + then forward on those terrible add breaks

    Thanks for picking it up ITV.
     
    Guy, Apr 26, 2009
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  6. Jolly Roger

    Jolly Roger Active Member Full Member

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    Crazy amount of adverts. They managed to stretch the fight out to an hour and a half.:think
     
    Jolly Roger, Apr 26, 2009
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  7. evil G

    evil G this_is_box Full Member

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    I'm just grateful it got aired.
     
    evil G, Apr 26, 2009
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  8. Guy

    Guy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Very grateful
     
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  9. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    ''He took it,Jim!He took it!''
     
    catasyou, Apr 26, 2009
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  10. sinner78

    sinner78 Active Member Full Member

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    I remember when ITV had gary newbon as ringside commentator.
    Came out with lines like..
    "you've just seen your dreams fly out of the window tonight ,how do you feel?" to a just beaten fighter.

    or when he was on the scene of the JFK assassination.
    "well jackie you've just seen your husbands brains fly out of the window ,how do you feel?"
     
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  11. Eubank

    Eubank Active Member Full Member

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    Well done ITV, I avoided the result and really enjoyed the fight. Adverts are a pain but I would rather this than keep paying over the odds for PPV at 4 in the morning.
     
    Eubank, Apr 26, 2009
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  12. Smurker

    Smurker A ban of honour Full Member

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    I don't agree with the OP. What did you expect? it's a purely commercial station. They used to cut to adverts during F1, at the key points in the race. At least they showed the corner chat and again, at least we got to watch the fight!! (legally).
     
    Smurker, Apr 26, 2009
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  13. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    ''Close round Duke,how did you score it?
    I gave it to Hatton cuz he's british''
     
    catasyou, Apr 26, 2009
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  14. Broxi

    Broxi Stand With Ukraine Full Member

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    Yep, I was furious at that too, full length commercial breaks between rounds at one point and having to listen to McGuigan rattle on. **** off ITV.
     
    Broxi, Apr 26, 2009
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  15. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    For every 6 minutes of boxing we got 3 minutes of adverts. The same adverts over and over again.

    The show itself and the commentary was good I thought, just the format reminded me why I try not to watch ITV, absolutely ****.
     
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