The quality of Spike TV UK coverage

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by colinsMrs, Jun 9, 2015.


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  1. colinsMrs

    colinsMrs Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I recorded the Burkinshaw card and watched it the next day. The commentary was fine, but the set was so bad it would make Bunce cringe. It was based on someone's front room and pundits like Jamie Moore all brought bottles onto the set as if it was lads night in front of the TV. If they can drop the cringe set it would be ok.

    Coverage though is picking up Friday night Lara card including Beterbiev. Saturday they have got the Channel 5 show from 7.30-10pm.

    I am hoping they pick up Porter v Broner
     
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  2. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Haven't managed to tune into it yet. It's annoying that they don't show the repeat, but I should have Sky Go in a couple of weeks finally so might be able to get involved!
     
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  3. morrie21

    morrie21 Active Member Full Member

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    Thanks for this. didn't realise they were showing the boxing. Sky ch 160, sadly no HD though
     
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  4. boxfanlut

    boxfanlut Boxing Addict Full Member

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    is spike tv on skygo?
     
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  5. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Ah, I meant Sky Plus. Too early...
     
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  6. morrie21

    morrie21 Active Member Full Member

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    seems to be. I added Lara-Rodriguez to my planner and it's on there no issues
     
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  7. Shanemc

    Shanemc Member Full Member

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    Sky Ireland hasn't got spike tv shame
     
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  8. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's good that the undercard fights are being shown on Spike with the main bout being shown on Five. Haven't caught any of the boxing yet on Spike TV but it's good that Spike/Five have a strategy in place going forward.

    It's also great that overseas cards are being shown, long may that continue.
     
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  9. B.A.S.

    B.A.S. Active Member Full Member

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    As someone who doesn't watch much telly, can someone enlighten me what the deal is with Spike TV - i.e. is it a British channel? I've got my girlfriends dad's Sky Go so hoping to be able to have access to another channel with boxing on it.
     
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  10. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's effectively a men's lifestyle channel which is owned by the same group as Channel Five/MTV etc. So they aren't short of a few bob.

    The US channel shows a lot of combat sports including MMA and boxing. Fortunately they seen to be repeating this format in the UK with the boxing being the PBC cards, some Hobson cards and the undercards of Mick's shows.
     
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  11. steelcity

    steelcity Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Whoever came up with the 'fish chips n s****s' theme needs taking out.
     
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  12. jabjabjab2

    jabjabjab2 Member Full Member

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    Jamie Moore looked proper embarrassed by it all. The host was shocking
     
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  13. colinsMrs

    colinsMrs Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I liked the American coverage on Spike last night. 2 fights and no padding. Every to the point.

    Pleased that I recorded the Teleshopping afterwards as Boxing ran over the scheduled time by 5 minutes and I would have missed the end
     
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  14. Decy

    Decy Barely Coherent Full Member

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    Tune it manually with add channels 10.964 H 22000 5/6 DVB-S will show in other channels:good
     
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  15. crixus85

    crixus85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great coverage from Chicago on Spike. Commentary by Dave Bontempo, as always, was very good particularly as he keeps quiet between rounds. It's a pity Sky and Box Nation almost always use British commentaries. Surely it would be cheaper to just take the American feed. But then again the Sky army would loose out on their week long "jolly" to Las Vegas.
     
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