Judgement Night - 9th November 1996

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  1. Michael300

    Michael300 Fighting back..... Full Member

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    Whilst posting on another thread, you know the usual Sky v Boxnation v Primetime debate, it set me to thinking about pay-per-view and the great nights of boxing I've experienced over the years.

    I really miss the great 'all nighters' Sky used to put on!

    They were so good, I'd look forward to them for weeks, enjoy all the brilliantly edited adverts, and then the week of the fight the nightly build-up shows, each night presented by Paul Dempsey with a different guest eg, McGuigan, Piper, Watt etc.

    Then the weigh-in, which I often found as exciting as the fights!

    And on the evening I'd stock up on food and drink and watch about ten hours of live boxing, how great!

    Anyway, I'm lucky enough to have a pretty decent collection of boxing, and the one night that sticks in my mind more than any other was 'Judgement Night' on the 9th November 1996.

    What a card!

    It all kicked off at the Nynex Arena, Manchester:

    • Ronald 'Winky' Wright vs Ensley Bingham
    • Prince Naseem Hamed vs Remigio Molina
    • Danny Williams vs Michael Murray - 1
    • Steve Collins vs Nigel Benn - 2
    • Herbie Hide vs Frankie Swindell
    • Michael Brodie vs Miguel Matthews
    Then over to the MGM Grand, Las Vegas:

    • Scott Welch vs Daniel Eduardo Netto
    • Christy Martin vs Bethany Payne
    • Henry Akinwande vs Alexander Zolkin
    • Michael Moorer vs Frans Botha
    • Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield - 1
    The second part from America, apart form the Christy Martin fight, was all heavyweight; the Akinwande/Zolkin fight was a decent scrap, the Moorer/Botha fight was a real 'barn-burner' (as Ian Darke would say), and there is nothing that needs saying about the Tyson/Holyfield scrap!

    What a night, I'll never forget it!

    What about the rest of you?

    Any other great nights?!

    :bbb:bbb:bbb:bbb:bbb:bbb
     
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  2. pathmanc1986

    pathmanc1986 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wow, what a nights boxing.

    Thats a PPV i wouldnt begrudge paying £15 for
     
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  3. Michael300

    Michael300 Fighting back..... Full Member

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    I know mate, it was an incredible night :happy

    And the best thing was that throughout the whole night there was the fantastic prospect of Tyson and Holyfield!:bbb
     
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  4. White Tiger

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    Loved this night.

    Really does stick out in the memory.

    I remeber Moorer V Botha - jabbing his head off !!!!!!!!

    What a great night.

    Winky was surprise of the night coming to our shores and putting on a boxing clinic.

    Of course the final event was spectulcar with holyfield doing the impossible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
     
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  5. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That was the PPV that used Brainbug's "Nightmare" as the main promo theme I think. Part of Sky's tie up with the Ministry of Sound. As for the boxing, I can vaguely remember this as it was the first PPV I saw on Sky. Stacked card!
     
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  6. Jonsey

    Jonsey Boxing Junkie banned

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    if sky were prepared to do night like that then i am all for it. but last year for our £15 we were getting a half decent main event fight and nothing else.

    If Sky were prepared to do in May of next year.

    UK

    Froch vs Kessler II with 3 other decent title fights and then a big Mayweather PPV I would happily pay £15.
     
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  7. White Tiger

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    Another big night for me some time later - a British / USA crossover weekend summer 1997.......................


    24 hours a day in a life - but a day of destiny for 7 men ...........in 24 hours - 7 will be world champions their futures assured - and 7 will be left wondering where it all went wrong ? Welcome to Sky Sports and the begining of a 24 hour boxing blitz.................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    Robin Reid V Gionvani Pretrious

    Oliver McCall V Lennox Lewis rematch
     
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  8. Michael300

    Michael300 Fighting back..... Full Member

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    That was a cracking night!

    It was called 'Night of the Champions', and that was the one that used the 'Nightmare' music.

    The words 'Night of the Champions' were written in big 3D metal, and the music was playing as you 'flew' through the words, it was cool!

    I've loved that piece of music since:D
     
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  9. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's the one! Too many PPVs used the word "night" back in the day. YouTube videos anyone?
     
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  10. duagre

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    I remember this like it was yesterday.
     
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  11. White Tiger

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    I know the music and words too well - I spend too much time watching boxing them days - and taped everything I could on VHS I had a big collection.

    I taped Benn V McCllellan on the very night - 25th febaury 1995 - on VHS and watched the fight over 1000 times since the night.

    I also know all the late 90's shows cos I taped them all.

    These days though - I am not so into boxing at all.

    There is more to life than watching **** on TV.
     
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  12. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sounds like a good night of boxing but it's time to move on.
     
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  13. Michael300

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    Give me some nights of boxing like those mentioned to look forward to and I glady will! :lol:
     
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    April '98 at MEN Arena; Eubank-Thompson I, Naz, Hatton, Witter, Hide, Vasquez, Robin Reid, Anthony Farnell, Michael Gomez.

    July '98; Eubank-Thompson II, Roy Jones Jr, Hatton, Johnny Nelson, Ryan Rhodes, Dereck Gainer.
     
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  15. pathmanc1986

    pathmanc1986 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol:

    What a bizarre post.
     
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