Which potential fights featuring no Brits could justify PPV viewing in the UK?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Paullow, Dec 16, 2012.


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  1. Paullow

    Paullow Active Member Full Member

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    Just wondering what potential or even hypothetical fights (in America) that didn't include a British fighter could justify people in the UK paying £14.99 like the pac v JMM fight last week?

    I was speaking to my brother the other day (who has lost touch with boxing a bit, despite being a big fan a few years ago), and was mentioning names such as Donaire etc and got a bit of a blank look in return.

    Would a combination of the Donaire V Mares V Rig justify PPV status? Canelo V Floyd? Rios V JMM?

    Which fights (ideally realistic) would you expect to do fairly decent PPV numbers?
     
    Paullow, Dec 16, 2012
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  2. lefthook82

    lefthook82 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zero since Pac v May lost its lustre
     
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  3. lost

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    I'd reluctantly pay for Floyd vs Canelo. I wouldn't be best pleased about it though.
     
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  4. Paullow

    Paullow Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah, that was goes without saying, and still would if it magically still went ahead. we have some very good fighters throughout the divisions

    Wlad
    Ward
    Martinez
    Golovkin
    Canelo
    Trout
    Cotto
    Mayweather
    Bradley
    Rios
    Marthysse
    JMM
    Pac
    Broner
    Donaire
    Rig
    Mares Santa Cruz etc

    (all non-brits), and there could be some really interesting fights out there to be made, most that would get us fans excited over, and we might pay for some of those, but not that much for a casual fan to say 'christ - i gotta buy that fight'
     
    Paullow, Dec 16, 2012
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  5. Paullow

    Paullow Active Member Full Member

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    yeah, i think i would pay for this.

    Should this go ahead in april, who would likely get the rights in the UK? BN, Sky, Primetime, Sky Box office? Loaded? :lol:
     
    Paullow, Dec 16, 2012
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  6. Manning

    Manning Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chisora vs Wladimir would proabably get a reasonable amount of buys.
     
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  7. FIN

    FIN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pac and Mayweather is the only fight that would have,simple as that..
     
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  8. Paullow

    Paullow Active Member Full Member

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    could you imagine any international PPV fights in the future? like broner for example in a few years?
     
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  9. FIN

    FIN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hard to say,one of the reason Mayweather became so well known was because of Ricky Hatton,American fighters are hardly known in the Uk,thats the truth..
     
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  10. greatmategreat

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    Nobody give Primetime any ideas.
     
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  11. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There's plenty that primetime would put on, and unfortunatly will do in the future. The only fight sky would have done PPV for 2 foreign fighters is Mayweather vs Pacquaio, which they might still do if Pac could get a couple of wins before it theoretically happens
     
    stevebhoy87, Dec 16, 2012
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  12. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Now that (as mentioned) Pacquiao/Lil Floyd has lost its meaning, I can think of only one, and it is almost certainly is (rightly?) not going to happen:

    Wlad/Vitali...
     
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  13. macho_grande

    macho_grande "I'll never get over" Full Member

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    Chavez Jnr v Canelo - I'd pay for that
     
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  14. mrbassie

    mrbassie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    none. ppv is unjustifiable, you've already paid to watch your sports channel, why do you want to pay twice?
     
    mrbassie, Dec 16, 2012
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  15. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Why do you want to pay for your sports channel?

    Why do you want to pay for your TV?

    The reality is we live in a free enterprise economy, where people are judged on financial success. If it is felt a profit can be made on PPV, it will happen.

    I am all for more social responsibility over the need for financial gain, but I am in a minority at the moment.
     
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