Channel 5 get close to 3million viewers for Fury vs Chisoa

Yeah I agree. It was a pleasent surprise to see Bernstein. He's an excellent pundit and commentator. I hope they keep using him.

 

Good news, said they would have highlights of the undercard but didnt show any. Other than that it was good show

 

You don't need the BBC & ITV to get back onboard if 5 go at this properly. The production quality of the entire thing was great - 5 did a top rate job.

5 would be great as the home of boxing if they put that much effort and money into future boxing broadcasts.

 

Lot of people I spoke to saw it. Said it was a sh!t fight and they were windmilling lol.

 

we just need mick to build his stable back up because when he was on itv, he had some good fighters on the cards but they have all gone now and to be honest i don't think i can name that many fighters that he promotes

 

Yep, I had 7 people round mine watching it. Hopefully this will entice 5 to show more.

 

Steve Bunce should approach Channel 5 and try and take over!!!

 

Agreed with this. When I heard it was gonna be on channel 5 I immediately assumed they'd arse it up and was very pleasantly surprised.

they did a great job.

 

Other than when 5 started off with very little capital, they’ve always shown themselves to be smart operators. They bought in the best US TV for bargain basement prices and started capturing a younger audience than ITV. They focused on making unusual documentaries that straddled trash and art. And they even did some decent original dramas (though not their strong suit).

They’ve also been purchasing US sports for at least a decade. Hockey, basketball, racing, etc. And actually they’ve always done a good job.

The problem they’ll have is that Sky can simply outspend them. But the network doesn’t look like it wants to spend big or take risks on boxing. So maybe 5 can, but in the smart way it’s done most of its broadcasting. Find the niche and exploit it.

Now they’ve seen how well it can do without major promotion I bet they’ll look to do more, with a more concerted push, probably focusing online. Imagine if they started looking to broadcast big fights late at night? Use the promoters’ commentary and get it last minute, but make sure you promote it online as soon as you know.

No reason we won’t see more of it now. Email 5’s customer services and tell them you want more. It’s what I did on Sunday.

 

i emailed their customer services commending them on a good job and begging them NOT to have bunce on their show

 

Nah, it's sets switched on per household. So whether it's 1 person or 5 people watching it counts as the same.

 

thats some special **** your talking their mate,wonder how they do it,do chaps peer into peoples houses and have a count,or maybe they have spycameras inside every tv set:yep

 

i like bunce,but it would be nice to have something fresh when it comes to boxing. Some new personalities and pundits ...

 

Congrats channel 5. :happy

Please buy a contract for Fury's next 3 fights to get the nation behind him.

 

Casual fans of sport will always watch a good boxing match if it is available for free.
Fact.

Hopefully five continue to invest.