May 21st Full lineup and opponents (sort of) announced

Miles a good step up for Simmons. Portman and Hammond.

3 live fights on the ppv which is thin already. When will sky learn there lesson.

 

BJS vs. Hammond - I like it!

 

To be fair, if each fight goes long - which i expect it might - it should fill out the broadcast comfortably enough. Hopefully, if there is an early stoppage or two, they will show some of the prelims; rather than having the lads in studio talk over the same highlights over and over.

with regard to the card in general, jeez, that's a lot of fights.

 

Wish I was going to this now, pretty good card.

Hopefully Hammond hasn't gone into opponent mode having been on the wrong end of several close decisions lately.... he's well capable of testing Saunders over eight or ten rounds.

 

From ESPN. The card is going to be shown in Times Square!

Epix, the fledgling premium cable network that entered the boxing business by securing American TV rights to heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitschko's first-round knockout of Odlanier Solis on March 19, will remain in the boxing business.
Epix announced it has picked up U.S. rights to promoter Frank Warren's May 21 card at London's O2 Arena featuring light heavyweight titlist Jürgen Brahmer's defense against Nathan Cleverly and the super middleweight showdown between rival prospects James DeGale, a 2008 British Olympic gold medalist, and George Groves.

Originally, Epix planned to air the bouts on delay on June 18. However, it received such a strong reaction to the plan that it decided Thursday to air the fights live at 4 p.m. ET on May 21 on the network, as well as for free on EpixHD.com, with no sign-up necessary. (Registrations for the free viewing of Klitschko-Solis crashed the site.) Epix, which will also air the card on a jumbo screen in New York's Times Square (as it did with Klitschko-Solis), will use the British telecast for the live airing.

The card will be replayed June 25 as a lead-in for Epix's planned live coverage of middleweight titlist Felix Sturm's defense against England's Matthew Macklin from Cologne, Germany. There are also plans in the works for an August show on Epix from a location in the United States.

"With so much attention being focused on the light heavyweight division lately, Epix is very happy to be able to present this exciting world title fight," Epix president and CEO Mark Greenberg said.

Warren, a former Showtime executive, was pumped to get in on the ground floor with the new network.

"It's fantastic to be working with the new kids on the block, Epix, for the first time, and it's a great show to start off with," Warren said. "I've worked with Mark Greenberg in the early days at Showtime, and I'm delighted to be working with him again. The show at the O2 is set to be a great night showcasing the best talent in British boxing. DeGale against Groves is the biggest domestic showdown since the Nigel Benn-Chris Eubank epics in the '90s and is heating up to be a dynamite fight.

"Cleverly is the rising young star and he faces a big test against Braehmer, who is a tough and experienced champion; and a win for him will put him in the frame for big fights against top Americans Chad Dawson and Tavoris Cloud. It will give the boxers a great opportunity to showcase their talent and establish themselves in the U.S. early in their careers."

 

These Epix guys sound good for the Sport.

 

Yeah they have a free two week trial offer so I'll be signing up next week.

 

Looking forward to being there. I'll be going to the public weigh in too.

 

by getting boxing fans to subscribe.

 

This for me is a decent PPV as long as it goes to plan.

When i look at what the Yanks pay for compared to us we are blessed at times and i think this is a decent lil card with some good bouts.

Quality over quantity as far as i'm concerned.

 

what the yanks pay is not that drastically different when you factor average wages etc into the equation. also they get a much higher level of quality for the PPV.

Do you think you would ever see a national title fight headlining a ppv alongside a fringe world title fight in the US??

 

They could of done with an extra quality fight if you ask me. Chisora vs some kind of name, maybe? I don't know... but you're right. The US PPV's are a disgrace.