Calzaghe vs Kessler on primetime in the US

Only becuase other countries kick Americas arse.:deal

 

didn't you forget the jagermeister?

 

Ok with me, then I can go out before and come home drunk as hell and see Kessler retire that ol' man :thumbsup

 

Idiot. You will come home drunk and depressed. lol

 

Are you sure?



(From BT: I won't link it, but it's from September 5.)

“Once the deal was made with the Kessler side, it was up to me to make it work on the television end,” said Larkin. “We didn’t want to negotiate until we had a deal for the fight, but we couldn’t make a deal for the fight until we knew we had HBO, so it was a delicate balance. I negotiated with Ross and Kery, and Frank (Warren) negotiated with Marley and Palle.”

From ESPN:

"Warren and Mogens Palle, Kessler's promoter, reached an agreement on the fight a few weeks ago, but didn't want to finalize it until it got an American broadcaster -- and the accompanying lucrative license fee -- on board."



[url]http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2933253[/url]



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Does this sound like Warren could operate independently from the American networks?

 

I read where the fight is airing at 5 PM on HBO with a repeat at 10PM.That would mean the fight would start at 11 PM in Wales if my math is correct.England is only 6 hours ahead of Eastern North America.:good

 

The problem will be this (at least in the states). HBO wanted it early enough for Americans to see Calzaghe (Kessler isn't a name at all over here, at least Calzaghe is known for beating Lacy and Manfredo).

But it's a 5pm fight on a Saturday in the fall. Any American sports fan can tell you the problem with this scenario exposure wise.

2 words: College Football

 

Me, too. I'd make whatever schedule changes I had to in order to see this one live. This is the fight I'm most excited about this fall, and that's saying a lot.

 

Okay, he might kick kessler's arse but he is going to loose the boxing match.

 

excellent point about the College Football.

 

If they replay it, hopefully people will be up to watch it.

I will end up recording something one way or another.

 

If it was on a 5PM Eastern the plan was for me to watch the Calzaghe/Kessler fight and for my brother to watch the Alabama/LSU game (on at the same time) and we would give each other updates. Now, it seems as if I will be able to watch both the game and then the fight. Sounds good to me. :happy

 

If LSU and Alabama are unbeaten, I will probably TIVO the fight and ignore the boxing message boards all together that day. :good

 

It's on Setanta? ****! I recently get my filthy hands on Sky sports and it's on ****ing Setanta?!?

That means I'll have to buy Setanta for a month at £9.99!

Oh well at least Hatton Mayweather is on Sky box office.

Question: How much will it cost me on Box Office?

 

Im glad it will be on early here in america, if it was on at like 4 in the morning in the US not many people would watch it.