Boycott primetime!

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by lirva, Sep 27, 2011.


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  1. lirva

    lirva Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We need to remove Primetime from the equation now.

    BoxNation looks to be picking up very good cards and has ties with Goldenboy and Sauerland. We are getting Hopkins vs Dawson for free. If Primetime had secured it, we would be looking at 15 quid. We were forced to pay to watch Froch and we are getting Froch for free on Sky now.

    Primetime are fleecing us with the 15 quid PPVs. DONT PAY FOR THEM,

    At 10 quid per month, BN is a bargain in those terms. Primetime and Premier are mickey mouse companies now. We have Sky to compete with BN so Waren will not hold a monopoly so we do not have to worry about him increasing the price etc.

    PRIMETIME WOULD HAVE TAKEN 15 QUID MORE FOR HOPKINS VS DAWSON.

    They employ garbage like Benny Ricardo and Wayne McCullough. That is another reason to boycott them in its own right.

    I for one will NOT buy another 15 quid PPV on primetime and I urge you all to do the same.
     
    lirva, Sep 27, 2011
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  2. lirva

    lirva Boxing Addict Full Member

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    lets hope they dont get pac vs marquez or cotto vs margarito.

    that could be 30 quid out of your pockets to watch two fights!!
     
    lirva, Sep 27, 2011
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  3. Davew430

    Davew430 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pacquiao v Marquez and Cotto v Margarito will be shown on SS.

    The reason Floyd was on Primetime was due to Khan's dispute with Sky as far as i'm aware, hence the reason Golden Boy went to Primetime.

    None of the above fighter's (except Marquez) are Goldenboy, and even the Goldenboy fighter will be fighting on a Top Rank Card
     
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  4. lirva

    lirva Boxing Addict Full Member

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    khan vs peterson will be 15 quid
     
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  5. WalletInspector

    WalletInspector Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I just wish someone had suggested this before.
     
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  6. Davew430

    Davew430 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Probably, and that's upto you wether you decide to order it or not.

    If your a Khan fan, you'll happily stump up the extra cash considering Boxnation is apparently free until the New Year. So if it is free until the New Year, the money you've saved on a Boxnation subscription pay's for the Khan fight
     
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  7. DDA365

    DDA365 Gatecrasher Full Member

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    i think both are bad for the sport really, just tucking boxing further away from more viewers making it more a niche sport on smalltime ppv cable channels

    interesting to see how sky react though
     
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  8. Davew430

    Davew430 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes and No.

    I see your argument in how it can be bad, taking away fight's we'd normally have seen for free on Sky.

    But if Boxnation get their act together, and show cards from GB, TR on a regular basis then it'd be great.
     
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  9. lirva

    lirva Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I was waiting for the inevitabl snidey comment from thread patrol
     
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  10. lirva

    lirva Boxing Addict Full Member

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    plus archive ****** and sauerland fights and hopefully the goldenboy archive also
     
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  11. Davew430

    Davew430 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah archive for when there's no event's on.

    Boxnation has got a lot of potential, let's just hope it make's the most of it
     
    Davew430, Sep 27, 2011
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  12. Bill C84

    Bill C84 Boxing Junkie banned

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    If anything Im hoping that with the emergence of Boxnation, Primetime will lower their price for PPV's. I would have bought the Khan and Mayweather fight's if they were cheaper and better value for money, I don't see how they can try and charge £15 quid everytime? Not when Fwank's offering a £10 a month dedicated Boxing channel.
     
    Bill C84, Sep 27, 2011
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  13. DDA365

    DDA365 Gatecrasher Full Member

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    im not ssaying so much for the fans, itll work out better for some hardcore fans, more the sport i tself

    moving even further away from the mainstream, its not just that theyre unknown channels its that they dont get the sky sports news hype going for them and the fighters will find it even harder to make their names known to casual fans than they already do

    plus people who arent massive fans will just put the boxing on because theres nothing else on sometimes, see a good fight and then become a fan of that fighter now thats going to go because those people wont subscribe to boxnation/pay ppv on primetime in the firstplace
     
    DDA365, Sep 27, 2011
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  14. Bajingo

    Bajingo Boxing Junkie banned

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    It's very simple. If you want to watch a fight on Primetime and think it's worth the money then but it. If not then don't. No need for ****ing boycotts.
     
    Bajingo, Sep 27, 2011
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  15. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    I THINK ITS beneficial ,but you get idiots like Laz who love it and buy all there ppv's .so with these idiots about there always going to have an audience
     
    alba, Sep 27, 2011
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