After the fights have long been and gone why aren't there official dvd's pressed and sold more. DVD's are very cheap to press and the best quality would be available to the fans. Do the PPV channels own the rights to show them solely?Or the promoters? Why can't you buy MAB/Morales/Pacquiao fights on Blu Ray or even a offically pressed DVD? Why's there not a OFFICIAL Tyson defining career fights box set in full been remastered and released. They're just easy examples but there is a market there, why is it not tapped into. I know this doesn't apply to certain big fights these days,of which I already own a few. I mean it's like with movies, channels pay to show them but the option is there to go and own them for yourself.
Good question. I've noticed that the UFC has a range of official DVDS on Amazon etc, all the big fights get a release. For boxing we basically have to buy them from dudes who rip them to DVDs for us, the quality is always in doubt. Or we can download them ourselves if we can find the right place and time, but who has the time when there is so much free porn out there?
It's an expense that most promoters, even with a huge catalogue of archive material, are unwilling to lay out. Don King TV have made good moves forward with this, providing a full archive and PPV service but it's not the same as an HD (or even SD DVD) source on a big screen TV. I'd love a proper HQ set of Ray Leonard's fights. I suppose it's because casual fans are only interested in the big fights.
Exactly, I mean how much money do his fights currently earn for his promoter or whoever owns the rights? Not a lot i'm sure.
It is very silly - I just don't wee why they don't go for digital distribution. I know there are complications to the rights, but put a $3 charge to download each fight, pay the fighter 50c a download and, even with the server space, you'll make a profit.
An example of a simple to set up operation that would tap into the fanbase which is out there and make the fighters or their familys some more cash and top up the promoters overflowiing accounts. I think the promoters are still to stuck in the past, carrying suitcases full of cash around:yep
tv stations have "broadcast rights" only they can show em thats all, too many companies and people involved with their own rights etc it would be a mess. ps I can get most on dvd for a cheaper price than u pay now lol
I think the situation is similar to what has happened with the 80's tv show "The Wonder Years" It will never get a DVD release as it is just too complicated to negotiate with all of the musicians whose music featured in the episodes in order split royalties etc. With a boxers career, they will have fought on numerous tv channels, possibly with different promoters co-promoting, options may have been involved, you have the people who commentate on the fights, the managers and trainers etc. There is a huge group of people who may want to profit from a commercially available dvd. Some promoters have released fights (Warren with Calzaghe, also Hatton) but these do not have the original commentary (presumably a rights issue) and in my opinion don't have the same atmosphere as the version that was broadcast. It's dumb though, in every contract should be the option to release the dvd. I know I would pay for them if they were well presented, had extra features and cost less than the ppv price.
