Anyone remembers Gillette World Sport Special?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Tom_Tocca, Oct 3, 2008.


  1. Tom_Tocca

    Tom_Tocca The Provider Full Member

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    Hey, that show was great - up to an hour of power ;).

    Every week they'd showed every important results in the world of boxing including snippets from each fight.

    Boxing took like 10 min of the whole show. At least, we need such a show to bring boxing back to the casual fans - back then, people knew some about foreign boxers...
     
  2. bizzer07

    bizzer07 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There isnt any where near the amount of boxing coverage in britain than there should be, the occasional advertised fight on terrestrial ITV. when you consider that we had 7 world champs the other year, it was this countrys most successful sport probably.
     
  3. Yea that was from the good old day's the 70's when boxing was actually on free tv:think DAMN I MISSS THAT..
     
  4. cjgloves

    cjgloves Active Member Full Member

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    At least skysports are picking it up a little... and there was a masswive serge of intrest with Amir Khan overall the kid is good for boxing in britain. In the gyms you had loads of kids starting up because of Khan.
    ITV are doing an alright job too.:deal
     
  5. bizzer07

    bizzer07 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    not as good as it should be though. i mean ITV were putting Khan on at like 11 - 12pm, that isnt saturday prime time like they promised. Now all the big american fights are mostly on Setanta aswell, so it always seems to be that you have to pay to watch the big world fights, and i dont think it should be, especially if you already have a subscription to sky