Where's 'The Fight Network' Gone?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by griff, Dec 4, 2008.


  1. griff

    griff WOODDDDDDDYA Full Member

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    I know there's usually a load of crap on that channel but sometimes they did show live fights with Darren Barker & Cristian Mijares but it looks like the channel has finished it's run on Sky.
     
  2. 9Ball

    9Ball Smeghead Full Member

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    Donno mate, maybe it lost funding or sumink??
    There was always something decent on there as well :(
     
  3. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    its been gone since wednesday i think its gone for good, probably only one good fight on every 3 weeks so not missing much
     
  4. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Didnt have enough credible programmes, mostly repeats of the World of Sport which is like the WWF, but ****.
     
  5. dwilson

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    Like a **** version of WWF in 1976. The channel did have a couple of ok shows but when it lost TNA it lost its main programme.
     
  6. Larryboys

    Larryboys Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It started off as strictly a wrestling channel, the guy who was running it sold it to the people who run the fight network channels in other countries a year or so ago, I'm assuming because it didn't make enough money to make it worthwhile.

    Then they replaced the old programming with mostly crappy looking MMA, and I guess they turned off the previous fan base for the channel without attracting a new one with MMA that lloked like it was recorded on a camera phone. I happen to know that 9 out of 10 of the channels weekly top rated shows were world of sport repeats, with an MMA magazine show being the only exception, and their highest rated show had 25,000 people watching. With ratings like that it's hardly suprising they closed down.
     
  7. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    its a shame its gone i use to enjoy watching that show SO YOU WANNA FIGHT

    it was a good laugh watching a bunch of 16yr olds boxing the head off each other to settle school beefs lol