Boxing viewing figures in the UK

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by royalt0208, Jun 6, 2010.

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  1. Gregor1987

    Gregor1987 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Do not try and praise Audley, he will turn on you and correct you within minutes.

    Last time I compliment him, LESSON LEARNED.

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    Gregor1987, Mar 31, 2011
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    sud2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Love the thread, would love more figures from previous years and more from HBO if possible.

    Great Work!!
     
    sud2002, Mar 31, 2011
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  3. royalt0208

    royalt0208 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just to let you guys know, I have updated the OP with the latest figures :bbb
     
    royalt0208, Apr 25, 2011
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  4. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    50k viewers for the last placed fights nights on ss2/3 shocking that changing from SS1 makes such a massive difference to the viewing figures though i suspect that is a combination of poor headlining cards and a switch from SS1.

    What is worrying is the fact boxing on a sat night at 7-8 9-10 isnt charting at all the figures still maybe decent but I hope we arent going to fall between two stools of not getting high enough SS1 so it is moved to SS2/3 and the sport loses an even bigger platform.
     
    wrimc, Apr 25, 2011
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  5. royalt0208

    royalt0208 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Too be frank the figures are pathetic, they where less then what some PGA Golf and WWE programming was getting on the same platform and only a little above greyhound racing. It won't be long before all Boxing is on Sky Sports 2/3 it clearly isn't registering on Sky Sports 1.
     
    royalt0208, Apr 25, 2011
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  6. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Its really depressing to see that people arent tuning in something needs to be done and drastically.
     
    wrimc, Apr 25, 2011
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  7. Big Dunk

    Big Dunk Rob Palmer Full Member

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    domestic level boxing does not belong on a saturday night. thats the problem.
     
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  8. JukeboxTimebomb

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    If Sky put a little 5 minute show about James DeGail, Frankie Gavin, Matt Hatton, Ricky Burns ect around the schedule then loads of people would see these and get interested in the fighters. As somebody said, us lot will tune into boxing at anytime if its good enough but casuals will only make the effort if they know the fighters. Before the Bob Ajisafe fight Sky had a promo for Bellew but it was on the ****ing boxing shows. If it was on after an Everton game it would of made a much bigger impact.

    I don't think Hatton V's Pacquaio has been on Sky Sports Gold or whatever it its called. They should show that before he fights Mosley.
     
    JukeboxTimebomb, Apr 25, 2011
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  9. kobashi

    kobashi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Isnt the problem with saturday night shows is they are going up against football first?
     
    kobashi, Apr 25, 2011
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  10. WalletInspector

    WalletInspector Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Yeah and a lot of the time Spanish football as well.
     
    WalletInspector, Apr 25, 2011
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  11. JukeboxTimebomb

    JukeboxTimebomb Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It won't have that problem in summer
     
    JukeboxTimebomb, Apr 25, 2011
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  12. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    what was it up against on Fridays???
     
    wrimc, Apr 25, 2011
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  13. Big Dunk

    Big Dunk Rob Palmer Full Member

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    no boxing for 7-8 weeks in the summer though.

    its not just sport its up agaisnt. x factor. btg etc.

    keep saturdays for world title fights and major cards, ppvs etc.

    stick boxing on a thursday night all it goes up against in uefa cup.
     
    Big Dunk, Apr 25, 2011
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  14. Big Dunk

    Big Dunk Rob Palmer Full Member

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    the move to saturday nights was supposed to create higher ratings and better quality of shows as the promoters felt they could get more fans in etc....neither has happend.
     
    Big Dunk, Apr 25, 2011
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  15. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thats all god and all but there is a reason it is done at the weekend and that is because they wont be able to draw the same sort of crowd on a Thurs.

    This is a spectator sport after all people wont travel large distances, People dont want to drink on Thursdays because they are in work the next day so it hits sales at the bar. It has a knock on effect
     
    wrimc, Apr 25, 2011
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