Free-to-air sports on t.v to be reviewed - could they put forward boxing??

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  1. digregorio1.

    digregorio1. Active Member Full Member

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    Maybe something like all title fights involving a british fighter must be shown on terrestrial t.v wether it be live or repeated a week later - would be good wouldn't it but judging by some of the "expert" pannelists they have inlisted it looks unlikely - Colin Jackson, womens football coach Hope Powell (wtf!), cricketer angus fraser and probably some other mongs, anyone know if there's a boxing expert on this panel?
     
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  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No, that is not going to happen. Boxing does not have an event that could be practically singled out and the list is not made to include individual sportsmen.

    Also boxing's financial structure is such, fights generally have to be built on the TV companies that are prepared to pay most.
     
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  3. GazOC

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    Boxings a non-starter for this. Even if somehow it did get approved it could potentially cost a British fighter a lot of money if he was denied the right to fight on a PPV card.
     
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  4. digregorio1.

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    yeh i know showing it live wont happen it was just a suggestion, but repeating title fights the following week could be a realistic consideration and i think really should happen, guys like nicky cook will get more exposure and guys like Haye, Calzaghe can be seen fighting and get the credit they desreve as sportsman and get more people following the sport, especially at a time when the brits are doing well and have some good prospects coming up.
     
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  5. Lewisbell

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    It will only be for fixed events I think

    Football, Rugby, Tennis finals
    marathons and athletics
    maybe cricket
     
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  6. GazOC

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    I think half the time the Beeb just arn't arsed.....
     
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  7. digregorio1.

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    Good point, i think ur right
     
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  8. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No the list can be changed. For instance last time Test Cricket was taken of the 'A' list...... In theory some form of boxing could be on it, in reality, it will not.
     
    TBooze, Jan 23, 2009
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  9. Beeston Brawler

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  10. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    tennis get huge viewers beetson.

    i have been saying this for a while, remember the boxing channel petition, we should of actually been putting forward that any world title fight involving a british fighter should be repeated on terrestrial tv the next day. this is a much more realistic thing to pertition for.
     
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  11. digregorio1.

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    totally agree
     
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  13. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    More realistic as in it has 0.00000001% chance as opposed to 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000001%!

    Without a true national superstar (and although Hatton and Calzaghe are big, they are not up there with Bruno and McGuigan in the 80s; nor Benn, Eubank or even Lennox in the 90s...) boxing simply does not have a case to be even involved in the debate.

    But hey, knockout yourself and petition, and if you have success, I will gladly eat the humble pie, you dish out to me.
     
    TBooze, Jan 23, 2009
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