Is Haye really the reason Sky no longer have boxing on BoxOffice?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by macho_grande, Feb 19, 2012.


  1. macho_grande

    macho_grande "I'll never get over" Full Member

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    So really, Sky are just doing what they should have done all along? Save Box Office for the "proper" mega fights.

    It's not Haye's fault at all really.
     
  2. glue glove

    glue glove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It was a build up to a fall.

    I started to question PPV when Williams-Klitschko was made, soon I was expected to shell out for Hatton's 'homecoming for the fans' and ******'s multi domestic cards.

    Haye-Harrison was the bullet in the head.

    This is because the general public bought into it with such mega hyping. Will always wonder why we had to sit through McGuigan's and Nelson's touchscreen **** rather than watch the undercard.
     
  3. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    Rubbish - Sky raked it in with Haye-Harrison. The reason they "pulled out" was that after Haye-Wlad (which was a big PPV and made good numbers) there was nothing on the horizon, and FW's PPVs sold abysmally.
     
  4. oli

    oli Boxing Junkie banned

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    Yes. He is a major reason why PPV is out.

    He did 3 PPVs in which he talked some outlandish **** and made out he was the greatest attraction since prime Iron Mike and all were anti climatic, boring and bordered on the absolute ridiculous.

    The sort of **** where knowledgable boxing fans were embarrassed to have recommended it to casuals who thought WWF was more credible and asked us why the **** we watch boxing
     
  5. macho_grande

    macho_grande "I'll never get over" Full Member

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    AGREE!

    If Haye v Chisora with Groves v DeGale on the undercard was made available to Sky tomorrow..... It would 100% be going onto PPV
     
  6. Rob887

    Rob887 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I doubt Haye's antics helped.