Top 10 UK viewing figures for Boxing

The Pedroza fight I would of thought, was the most watched, I cannot believe otherwise. It was also the most anticipated. The feeling was McGuigan should beat the old man, but there was apprehension, as pretty much every fighter over the previous two years, had, had the same feeling...

LaPorte was considered a bit past it going into their bout, but it soon became clear to everyone how tough it was going to be for McGuigan (a draw would of been a fair result).

Taylor was considered a genuine threat, but the fight was very disappointing.

Cabrera was totally unknown, but you thought he was going to be a soft touch, but he proved otherwise giving McGuigan a tough fight.

The Cruz fight was kind of off the radar. As a late Sub the build up was weak, and with the fight being in the States, there was no prime time TV, it was thought McGuigan would cruise through...

 

cheers mate you are a top lad

gonna watch some of these in my spare hours

 

I understand that ...... but HALF the UK population!

And if those figures back in the original post are to be believed and Ali was so huge (which I know he was as I'm old enough to have watched Ali-Frazier 1) ..................... how come Ali's name doesn't appear again ....... did fights such as Ali-Frazier 2 & 3, Ali-Foreman, Ali-Bugner 1 & 2, Ali-Dunn etc really attract less than 10.1 million?

 

Speaking to the old man (I was born in 74), who loved his boxing. He says that you rarely got a live Ali fight on TV. Highlights yes, on Grandstand or World of Sport, but if you wanted to watch an Ali, Foster, Monzon or Duran, basically it was Closed Circuit or nothing. He says he went to the Cinema to watch Ali/FrazierI, he seems to think it was not on live on TV.

 

I'm fairly certain it wasn't live on tv too ........ though I remember the fight taking place on a school-night, as opposed to a weekend.

Whether it was the full 15 rounds or highlights, Grandstand or WoS, following night or following weekend ...... I can't remember.

 

From The People newspaper in 2006

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

BOXNATION subscribers ??? 300

SKY figures for froch fight ??? 10,000

When i was 10
4.45 final score
5.10 Brookside onmibus (Jimmy Corkhill legend)
7.30 Dukes of hazzard (Sky one was cheap back then and daisy duke was compulsive viewing)
9.00 The big fight Live benn v mcllellan(THE FIGHT that got me interested in the sport)
10.30 Match of the day

Magic

Figures like will never be reached again sky has ruined the sport.
I asked my mate did u see the froch fight he said he forgot it was on!But has watched all tyson fury fights on CHANNEL 5.In work thats all people talked about was did u see the fury fight,not everybody can afford sky another mate who was a big fan has never seen a pacquiao fight.Good luck to boxnation and bucey in his little porn studio but im not paying another fee on top my existing bill and i cant see it being around too long.Thank you inventor of the internet.

 

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