British boxing needs PPV

Heartfelt impassioned stuff there. Edward couldn't have put it better himself

 

Have to disagree, Jack. The hype for this, for a PPV fight, has been low. On my Facebook feed and amongst my friends, there hasn't been a single mention of it. Whereas there was for bloody Mayweather-Guerrero the other week. Honestly, this event seems nothing compared to the fuss David Haye was kicking up back in when he was fighting Valuev, Ruiz and Wladimir. Even the Chisora fight on BoxNation created more hype than this. Those fights had people at work and everywhere else talking about it. I was guaranteed to get texts from casual followers asking when, where and how to watch the fights. But for this, nothing.

 

I've seen nowhere near the excitement for Haye's fight with Chisora. No one cares outside of a hardcore contingent. Mainstream pick-up has been miniscule.

It hasn't.

Well, considering how utterly you failed to comprehend my point, you might want to hold off on the emoticons. I didn't say there hasn't been more hype, I said it's a contradictory notion that more hype will build awareness and enthusiasm for the sport when only a tiny proportion will see the actual fight.

What, people will say, "Oh, I bet that Froch-Kessler rematch was amazing, can't wait to watch Darren Barker fight a nobody since I missed that!"? Of course they won't. They just won't watch it.

It's almost as stupid as "getting rid of all streams will increase pay per view buys".

 

Out of all of my friends on facebook its only genuine boxing fans or amateur boxers that I know that's talking about it, oh apart from somebody I know called Mike.

 

I thought DF nailed it in his reply to Jack. You want it to go mainstream? Get it on the BBC and ITV. I will pay if I feel the fight is worth it. I paid for Wlad/Haye, but to actually be happy about ppv? No offence but it's the attitude of a mug.

 

There is a lot of good posts in this thread, except yours Jack, that was shite.

 

The thing is though, having stories/articles pushed out there, doesn't necessarily mean the hype machine is working. For an event like this, it's very normal to have it being covered in all of the outlets you've listed. Even Khan's tune-up fight against Diaz got the same press space. But has it created the desired results - i.e. has it got the fans talking? Based on what I've seen so far, I would have to say no.

 

Presence is not the same as hype. Hype is not the same as visibility. Visibility doesn't automatically translate into sales.

 

Haye vs Chisora, was a unique fight.

It sold its self by word of mouth on the street.

I can remember listening in on these two old men, on the last train from from town.

They where talking about Haye vs Chisora, and then going on about John Conteh.

They where just drunk chatting to themselves.

Haye vs Chisora was a bigger fight than Froch vs Kessler.

Froch vs Kessler has been peoples down peoples throats! Sky Reporters have been filled in on probably who, Kessler is and what actually happened in the first fight! Nobody watched the first fight in Britain accept hardcore fans like us.


Haye vs Chisora..? You had broadcasters trying to block it out, to the best of their ability!

 

Were they in your favourites or something? Some compiling there

 

They go an sit in a corner to avoid you.

 

I think the boxing landscape has changed a great deal since PPV was successful back in the 90's. For it to become viable and successful on a whole here the card's need to become like the Judgement Day cards back then. Or really major events and even match up a bill here with a bill over in the states. But even then maybe i'm clutching at straws. It's tough to see how it works in the long run but for major fights to be here it's needed somewhat.

I don't feel this build up honestly has touched the public like others in yesteryear have. It's been decent but not on the major SBO level.

 

This guy really, really wants this fight to go against the grain and sell a lot of PPV's. He's strange.