Top 10 UK viewing figures for Boxing

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  1. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    From The People newspaper in 2006


    Ali v Frazier 1971 BBC 27.3
    McGuigan v Cabrera 1986 BBC 18.3
    McGuigan v Pedroza 1985 BBC 18.0
    Eubank v Benn 1993 ITV 16.3
    Malinga v Eubank 1992 ITV 13.3
    Benn v McClellan 1995 ITV 13.1
    Rocchigiani v Eubank 1994 ITV 12.3
    Eubank v Close 1993 ITV 11.5
    Eubank v Thornton 1992 ITV 10.3
    Eubank v Holmes 1993 ITV 10.1, Bruno v Marin 1995 ITV 10.1
     
    atberry, Apr 15, 2010
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  2. pathmanc1986

    pathmanc1986 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    interesting stuff


    its a pity the big stars arent on terestrial tv and basically without that format its so much harder to become a household name. those numbers will probably never be seen again which i guess is bad for the sport
     
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  3. GazOC

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    Mark Kaylor used to get better figures than Amir Khan or David Haye does now.
     
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  4. MagicMan91

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    Audley Harrison vs Michael Sprott II - 17 Billion


    Yes, intergalactic aliens tuned in. A-Force is just that big of a draw
     
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  5. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Anyone know the highest Hatton PPV rating?
     
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  6. GazOC

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    1.3 million rings a bell...
     
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  7. Smudger

    Smudger Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wow. Almost 30 million for Ali-Frazier, that's half the population! Fighters these days are lucky to get close to just a million. How much viewers does a football match between say Man Utd and Chelsea gets these days?
     
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  8. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I wonder just how many were asleep for the Ali vs Frazier fight though :yep
     
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  9. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    That low :-( Thought he would be somewhere about there just shows how far boxing has slipped to the ratings.
     
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  10. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    McGuigan-Pedroza was on BBC1 at 9pm on a Saturday night for free when there was only a choice of 4 channels to watch.

    Hatton-Mayweather cost £15 to watch at 4am on Sunday morning and there are 50+ other channels to choose from.
    ;)
     
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  11. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Fair point, Thought he would of had a good lot of viewers from the amount of people i talk to that go on about him non stop when it comes to boxing :lol:
     
    LHL, Apr 15, 2010
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  12. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Even Barry-Caba and Barry-Laporte (esp. Laporte) had more people talking about them than Hatton-PBF and Hatton-Pac.

    Just different times I guess.
     
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  13. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I'd have guessed Bruno-Tyson I being top by far (without thinking) and Eubank-Benn I atleast being in the top ten.

    But I remember Bruno-Tyson I was on at a silly time with it being in Vegas and all, and Eubank-Benn I was on a Sunday at around 6-7pm.
     
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  14. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Surprised Eubank is up there so much, when i talk to older fans they all seem to be telling me about Benn on tv but maybe they were all benn fans :huh
     
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  15. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    That's boxing fans ;)

    My nan (and all her mates!) used to wait for Eubank's vault over the rope!
     
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