Where were Setanta for the Weigh-in?!?!?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by HOF, Apr 18, 2008.


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  1. HOF

    HOF Well-Known Member Full Member

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    With all the money they've poured into this fight, with multiple channels, a 24 hr sports news channel and personnel on the scene why the hell was this not shown??!!!!?!!!!! You'd think they'd be trying to max the exposure. Very disappointed. I actually watched it by chance on Sky ch 427 (Fight Network) which amongst other things shows "Womens Extreme Wrestling". So the commentary wasn't great, but if this obscure channel could be bothered to show the weigh-in why the hell couldn't Setanta?!?!?
     
    HOF, Apr 18, 2008
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  2. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Where was Little Enzo, I didn't see him. Big Mac was there, saw Calzaghe's Uncle, Fwank of course, but I didn't see the old man (Enzo not BHop).
     
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  3. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    Err, he was right behind Calzaghe.
     
    SleazeNation, Apr 18, 2008
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  4. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Oh, that's why I couldn't see him.
     
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  5. steelem

    steelem Active Member Full Member

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    yet another disgrace from sentanta
     
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  6. Dunky McCafferty

    Dunky McCafferty Boxing Junkie banned

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    Face facts guys, Setanta is the new home of boxing but it doesnt have SKY's massive budget, so they need to cut corners where possible.

    Get used to it!
     
    Dunky McCafferty, Apr 18, 2008
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  7. HOF

    HOF Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Broadcasting the weigh-in wouldn't have cost them anything though
     
    HOF, Apr 19, 2008
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  8. TK Terrible

    TK Terrible Tuff Little Unit Full Member

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    should have hijaked the yahoo or HBO streams:oops:
     
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  9. RichDam

    RichDam Active Member Full Member

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  10. st darwin

    st darwin New Member Full Member

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    lowly sky channel 'fight network' showed it live last night...channel 427
     
    st darwin, Apr 19, 2008
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  11. dwilson

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    Fight network are currently showing alot of skys old fights from the early to mid nineties if anyone is interested. I do not know when they show them but I have seen a couple of the fights.
     
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  12. bingbong

    bingbong New Member Full Member

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    I have little faith in setanta, I'm watching on freeview and concerned about this switch to Channel 38 at 3am malarkey.

    Last time I was supposed to do that I got the standard top-up TV holding screen and **** all else I went to bed as it wasn't a fight I was really bothered about.

    I've rang setanta customer services to tell them and to make sure I don't need to do anything else, but the guy just said if it happens this time just rescan your box just before the fight , jesus H christ how unclever and inconvenient is that ?

    I can just see me rescanning the box at 3am with shite all effect, I hope not though, fingers crossed.
     
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  13. kurt2006

    kurt2006 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They showed the weighin live on the Fight Network channel on SKy.
     
    kurt2006, Apr 19, 2008
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  14. tko187

    tko187 UndaDawg Full Member

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    Setanta aint got a ****ing clue, they dont even show post fight intreviews, bloody disgrace, does that cost money too, there cameras are there for the fight so they should have showed it, on top of they got that ***** steve bunce.
     
    tko187, Apr 19, 2008
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  15. Claypole

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    Unfortunately for us, broadcasting anything at all costs a lot of money. It's not just a case of giving Steve Bunce a handycam and asking him to cover it for free.
    However, I do think they could have made more of an effort for this massive fight.
     
    Claypole, Apr 19, 2008
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