False advertisements from Matchroom & Sky Sports

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Skelly, Nov 5, 2018.



  1. Skelly

    Skelly New Member Full Member

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    First Eubank on the Whyte v Parker TV adverts... Now it's Spike O'Sullivan on the Brook v Zefara card.

    Not sure how commercially legal this is without contracts signed (both fighters have come out and confirmed they were/are not going on the shows, and never were going to be)
    Surely this is just to drive PPV/ticket buys in the short term before pulling them off?

    Very poor work on these occasions.
     
  2. Scissors

    Scissors Posts are sponsored by Matchroom Full Member

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    It’s poor from whoever’s responsible but come on it’s a Saturday fight night. I don’t think people had pressed record on their sky planner because they seen Spike on the card.
     
  3. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    They did this previously with Eubank Jr advertised on the Whyte Parker card. I think it’s just a case of someone jumping the gun.
     
  4. Skelly

    Skelly New Member Full Member

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    True - but tickets went onsale today, and I'm sure there could've been quite a few pissed off Spike fans who've now got tickets to a sh1t fest in Sheffield that they won't be able to shift on
     
  5. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    They would have all been picking him to beat Lemieux and to give GGG a run for his money, so I hope that is absolutely the case.
     
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  6. Scissors

    Scissors Posts are sponsored by Matchroom Full Member

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    I’d say a handful at most.
     
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  7. DavidJames

    DavidJames Active Member Full Member

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    I'd say none as real fans saw he had another fight announced for the day before in ireland -- so not an issue.
     
  8. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Doubt he would have shifted many after his last performance. All that gobbing off and he got flattened in the first round.
     
  9. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Why would you claim Gary L O'Sullivan is on your card? Can't see how he would boost ticketsells.