Dont know how many on here remember the PPV boxing shows on sky in the 90s, but often the shows would go on for hours, sometimes starting in the UK with a show and then going over live Stateside to continue until the next main event. I recall the show when Hamed fought Kelly, with the fights in the UK and US that night you had Hamed vs Kelly Jnr Jones vs McKinney Reid vs Malinga Wright vs Dodson Barry Jones in a world title fight Mickey Cantwell All world title fights Then across the 2 bills there were other fighters though well known now, not all so much then but still you had Dean Francis Ricky Hatton Juan Guzman Danny Williams or the Lennox Lewis - Shannon Briggs fight with the big PPV bill across the US and UK with Lewis vs Briggs Brewer vs Graham Mayfield vs Dunstan All world title fights and then there were the other fights like Woods vs Starie Howard Eastman Paul Ingle Pat Mullings Henry Wharton Montell Griffin The PPV bills seemed to have several match ups that were good and enjoyable. Anyone else remember?
What about Benn-Collins on the same night as Tyson-Holyfield and Winky Wright on the Benn-Collins undercard and Bernard Hopkins on the Tyson-Holyfield undercard (or was he on the Tyson-Bruno undercard?). I also remember Eubank-Thompson with Naz-Vasquez, a young Ricky Hatton, a young Junior Witter, and Roy Jones-Virgil Hill.
Exactly what I mean, they were PPV nights that you didnt want to miss. Big fights and big bills on the same night, then years later the PPV night was Khan vs Prescott before either had reached greater heights in their careers. When Wright was on the Collins / Benn undercard wasnt that against Ensley Bingham or Steve (Viking) (cant think of his last name, has a son who is still boxing)
Tyson/BrunoII was British Boxng's first PPV. But closed circuit bouts had been going on since at least the 60s.
atsch Thats it, Foster. It was on the tip of my tongue but I just couldnt think of the name. Was it Foster who fought Wright on that bill or was in Ensley Bingham? Its hard to remember which night was which
But we still moaned like hell about them! Why do I have to pay extra when I already pay for SkySports??:fire
Jesus i can't remember them being ppv,but back then a lot of pubs showed the,all them boxers were household names, good cards
Hatton Tszyu was box office 15 quid if I remember,got Khan Presscot free on my old digi box.I feel sorry for the poor guys that paid for that one although Khan getting sparked was priceless.