who hates boxing's scheduling?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by PToporki, Jan 17, 2009.


  1. PToporki

    PToporki New Member Full Member

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    i hate that the biggest fights are always saturday nights. i gotta choose between being social or keeping up with the sport. I would love sunday afternoons (during nfl offseason of course) what do you guys think?
     
  2. nezy37

    nezy37 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nah, it belongs on Saturday night.

    Problem is most of us don't have enough friends that like boxing to do both.
     
  3. paidinrakim

    paidinrakim Member Full Member

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    true that
     
  4. stork

    stork Active Member Full Member

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    problems with fights being on saturday nights is that i get to drunk to know whats going on. especially if theyre in the u.s. and are showed over here at like 4 in the morning When i watched the Hatton-Mayweather fight i thought hatton was doing well and was shocked he got k.o'd. i was obviously really drunk by then....
     
  5. daz52

    daz52 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thanks to the time difference, we get all the fights from America on a Sunday arvo and not to brag but its great! lol

    The absolute best time IMO a great way to cap off the weekend with a good fight.
     
  6. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    best of both worlds...

    hit up a nice bar aroudn your area with some freinds... have a bite to eat or some beer during the fight

    then hit up some clubs... or another bar or whatever it is that you do
     
  7. PToporki

    PToporki New Member Full Member

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    problem with that is that there are no bars that show boxing anymore, at least not in chicago anyway. they've all switched over to mma and ufc. I called at least 10 different "sports" bars looking for the margarito cotto match, and not one was showing it, even with all that hype (for boxing standards anyway) I think the ppv fee is too ridiculously large for any bar to realistically make a profit.
     
  8. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    most people probably wont remember this, but foreman vs morrison in 1994 was on ppv on a monday night...that was kind of cool
     
  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    You can only be social on Saturday night? :?

    Myself, I'm pretty damn misanthropic, so I wouldn't go out anyway. But seriously, unless you just turned 21 and the mystique of going out "clubbing" or whatever hasn't worn off yet, you really should be able to make the very easy and painless decision as a boxing fan to devote yourself to fight night.

    If you desperately need to get drunk and dance with strangers, I've heard rumors that clubs are open the other six days of the week as well!

    As far as live music goes, that's a more legit thing to bemoan missing out on, but around here most shows are on Friday nights so there's no conflict really (I can justify missing/taping ESPN FNF and Shobox for an appealing enough band). Don't know about elsewhere.
     
  10. H .

    H . Boxing Junkie banned

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    correct!
     
  11. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    larry holmes had a few fights on monday nights...for the heavyweight title....
     
  12. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Do you guys not have refrigerators? You lushies can't drink at home? :huh
     
  14. DAGOBOY

    DAGOBOY Active Member Full Member

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    sucks because its the first weekend for the big fights and i'm always out of town. thank god for fights like last nights and this upcoming weekend.
     
  15. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Well as a brit it suits me fine.I can go out and return to watch the big US fights in the early hours of Sunday.Great going out for beer knowing when you return there will soon be a fight on.
    Im a night person anyway and dont have to be up early on Sunday,plus the Boxing wont clash with anything at 3 in the morning.
    Early sunday morning is great for me.