Haye offered to fight on the Beeb...

maybe not £100k

because look at the exposure he would get if it were on the BBC

and this would make his stock rise much more

meaning that he could cash in even more of future fights it would be short sighted to sacarifce such big exposure for the sake of a £100k although I agree if it were a extra £1 million he would choose to fight on Sky

 

Its pretty worthless because you just completley contradicted yourself.

 

atschI noticed that as well.

 

Haye is looking out for the best deal not only for him but his fighters in Hayemaker. Lets be fair to the Hayemaker fighters they have put on better local fights than Warren and Hennesey has done. The last bill in Belfast was a great main event. So this is a pulling point for BBC or Sky as they make the fights that the fans want to see Haye on the topside is the big pull for the TV sign him up and bonus of the other Hayemaker fighters are a huge plus to any TV that show it. I dont think it would be a risk for the bbc to show it. Look at the british fighters who will be fighting for World titles in the coming months who are not on TV. Haye , Froch and Woods. All 3 have boxed on normal TV Haye and Woods on bbc with Froch on ITV look at the ratings for those fights and sign up the best. Also add into that Junior Witter but with him fighting in the US I cant see the bbc going for him. As for Woods and Haye there next fights will be on our time with Woods fighting in Sheffield and Haye in Germany these fights are doable for the bbc if they are willing to back them even on a fight by fight deal. If they fight in Europe on BBC if in the US on Sky. I know it wont happen because they wont risk it but if they did it would pay of for the bbc.

 

Boxing on the Beeb would be awesome.

Buncey and Alan Hansen to do the punditry - instant win.

 

We pretty much all know what it's like dealing with Boxing promoters, it's a completely different kind of negotiation than one that involves more organised and rigidly scheduled sports. If you sign a deal with the Premiere League, you know exactly what you're getting for the season - with boxing you have to have some kind of faith in the likes of Frank Warren! I'm not suggesting Premiere League executives are saints, but I'd wager they're a damn sight easier to deal with than 'barrow-boy' boxing promoters.

 

Just to show the ineptitude of television commissioners, here is a little story.
A company I know once pitched a documentary following Joe Calzaghe in the buildup to the Kessler fight to S4C (a publicly funded TV channel receiving £100million per year from Westminster to promote the Welsh language).
The pitch was rejected by S4C. The reason behind the rejection was not clear, probably due to the language thing and or the dislike of boxing. Either way, it seems strange that even Welsh TV was not interested in one of Wales' most successful boxers ever.

On a brighter note, rumor has it that BBC are following the Calzaghes, fly on the wall style, for a future programme. But this doesn't excuse the Beeb for their failure to support boxing. Perhaps their recent web streaming experiment with Radio 5 Live could be some kind of answer in the future. Web streaming 5Live boxing (studio shows and live events), whilst irregular, could be a step forward.