Head to the Pub at midday. Watch footy and track your coupon till 7 pm Head home with Kebab/Steak Pie (Chinese/Fillet O Fish if Gaz) Crash out till 4 a.m. Easy! I think a fiver is a fair price too. You can imagine my views on the cost of the PPVs over here. 55 bucks is insane
I DO struggle on the 6am finishes but the 5ams I'm fine. I think I'd be ****ed at 6am no matter what time I got up though!!
I would have to get up closer to fight time myself If I end up leaving the USA, I'll be planning for 10am fights for the HBO/Showtime fights and 3 am-ish for domestic scraps.
For Hatton vs Mayweather I planned my entire weekend around it and ended up skiving on the Monday. Mainly because I drank right through from 10pm on the Saturday through until 7pm on the Sunday before I was completely zonked.
I just don’t see how Primetime think £15 is a good price for this. It’s a series of uncompetitive fights with a headline fighter who has never been in an exciting fight. I said it before – there are cheaper options with the exact same or better quality picture. What reason do I have to go to Primetime? I’ve no moral obligation to fund the sport.
£15 is the business model price. Reduction in price very rarely correlates in the necessary increase in buys.
I'd be more than happy to shell out 9.95 for the fight and the undercard. 14.95 has ever so slightly tipped the balance. Had it been on at 10pm UK time then i wouldn't have had an issue paying the full 14.95.
What are you basing that on? The times Primetime have charged £15 for a PPV have been much higher profile bouts. The ones theyve charged less for have been minority interest. Id argue theyve got their model the wrong way round. Ive never believed that particular business model is real, I think its just a convenient way of mitigating risk.