Was Margo-Mosley free in the U.S?

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  1. Mike_S

    Mike_S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I've not heard the usual complaints about PPV surrounding this fight but I do see a thread about HBO being bad for boxing. If this fight was free then it was much better value than most recent PPV's and hopefully there will be more match ups of this magnitude to watch that arn't PPV. It doesn't really effect me anyway as living in the UK we get most of them on Setanta except for Hatton and Khan fights lately which are about £15 on Sky Box Office. I guess Mosley will be PPV next time if he wasn't this time!
     
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  2. nickfoxx

    nickfoxx On The Nod Full Member

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    depends what you mean by free

    it was broadcast on hbo
     
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  3. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    It was on HBO so yeah if was free if you pay for HBO
     
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  4. Mike_S

    Mike_S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Right, I guess there is an annual subscription to get HBO and whatever channels come with it. How much does it cost? By free I just meant not PPV.
     
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  5. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    HBO costs and extra $12 a month with Comcast cable
     
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  6. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    It wasn't a PPV
     
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  7. Mike_S

    Mike_S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I can't believe Chavez jr and some of the other fighters recently that have been HBO PPV and Mosley vs Margarito was not.
     
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  8. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Chavez Jr. has never headlined an HBO PPV. All his ppvs were independant and distributed by Top Rank.
     
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  9. Mike_S

    Mike_S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My mistake, I clearly don't really know what I'm talking about. How much were they then?
     
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  10. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    I have no idea. I've never had any desire to purchase a Chavez Jr. fight. If I had to guess, I would say $30.
     
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  11. jhayphaks

    jhayphaks Member Full Member

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    hbo is 12$ a month with directv.. its not free perse
     
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  12. lassec

    lassec New Member Full Member

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    I live in Denmark where a lot of the fights aren't showed, so I am stuck on waiting for them via not so legitimate channels the day after the fight. I would gladly pay 50 $ for a fight.
     
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  13. £4£

    £4£ Active Member Full Member

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    God bless Setanta! :good
    A great channel that broadcasts all the major US PPV fights for nothing (It's inclusive in my virgin package i pay no extras for it)
     
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  14. Machine

    Machine Active Member Full Member

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    You guys have got it good in the UK. In Australia all the major fights are generally PPV even the ones that are not PPV in the States, such as Margo v Mosley.
     
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  15. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    It was on regular HBO, and got one of the higher ratings HBO has gotten for a boxing broadcast in years (3.6 rating - that's about 5 million viewers).
     
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