Did Sky Box Office ever show fights not involving British Fighters?

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  1. Nafflad26

    Nafflad26 Active Member Full Member

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    Sorry if this has been done before but I was speaking to a mate last night about Froch v Kessler being on Box Office and he said that american fights used to be on Box Office. Is this true? I remember Pacman v Dela Hoya being on Box Office but that was tied in with an Amir Khan fight and it was a way of keeping Khan on Box Office after the Prescott defeat.
     
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  2. Lilo

    Lilo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dunno Tyson maybe?
     
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  3. craney91

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    Yes they did, funny you should ask this because just yesterday I rewatched Holyfield vs. Tyson "Ear Gate"....I won't say where.

    Pretty obvious.

    But anyway,, Ian Darke and Glenn McCrory were commentating and it was Sky Box Office, with the old logo and everything.
     
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  4. sim_reiss

    sim_reiss New Member Full Member

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    De La Hoya-Pacquiao was box office, I remember going to a mates house to watch it.
     
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  5. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    De La Hoya vs Hopkins I'm almost certain was

    Some of Tyson fights probably were as well, can think of anything else off the top of my head
     
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  6. moesizlak

    moesizlak Active Member Full Member

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    Tyson Holy 1 and 2, DLH V Trinidad. A few others.
     
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  7. I TuCKeR 93 I

    I TuCKeR 93 I New Member Full Member

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    Pac-De la Hoya.
     
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  8. Terminator_X

    Terminator_X Boxing Addict Full Member

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    When Sky first started off and were known as BSkyB in the late 1980's it was only the fact that they were showing the Tyson fights that put them on the map and saved them from total obscurity especially when they won the rights to show the first Tyson-Bruno fight which as you can imagine was massive. Obviously once they got the Premiership in 1992 that's when they really became a force to be reckoned with and on the road to the big brand in televsion they are today.

    Mike Tyson's two british staged fights in the early 2000's were both PPV and i'm pretty sure his fight with Ettiene was also a PPV too.
     
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  9. USA Rob

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    They would always have a UK leg though.
     
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  10. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    Yeah De La Hoya - Hopkins definitely was.
     
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  11. Peter__1987

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    I can remember for absolute certain that Tyson-Savarese was box office.
     
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  12. Terminator_X

    Terminator_X Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah it was, all 30 seconds of it for £15 if i remember rightly although the post-fight interview with Tyson going off on one about eating Lewis' kids pretty much made it worth it.
     
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  13. FIN

    FIN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Majority of Tyson fights,a couple of De La Hoya's fights..
     
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  14. silly_illy

    silly_illy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    dlh-trinidad was not

    ...& the tyson-holyfields were associated with 1st leg's from big fights in britain ...prince naseem/nigel benn etc "JUDGEMENT NIGHT"
     
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