ITV set to screen Amir Khan's US debut - mirror.co.uk
I hope so, if you read it says talks broke down with Sky wonder why ;D, Franky's involvment with the PPV bill you reckon?
This would be awesome!
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ITV set to screen Amir Khan's US debut - mirror.co.uk
I hope so, if you read it says talks broke down with Sky wonder why ;D, Franky's involvment with the PPV bill you reckon?
This would be awesome!
Would be a good move for ITV if they did. They will get tens of millions of viewers if they advertise this right.
I thought Sky had paid Khan a lump sum up front to be on Box Office. If this is correct though good stuff for boxing in britain!
Sweet! I refuse to pay for a Khan fight unless it is of significance.
This fight should actually be a good one
cool stuff.... well done ITV :appl:
just hope its live and not a recording 18 hours later :cwm13:
EDIT: just read its live....WOW nice work itv 8)
"due to the 5hour time delay may not start till 1am"
Thats bullsh*t right off the bat, the stadium gates wont even be open by 1am, they wont actually go fighting till gone 3 at the very earliest
Had this of been in britain ive no doubt ITV may well have gone in for this and made it prime time saturday evening viewing. But are they really gonna be prepared to break the bank for something that will be live when everyone is fast asleep??
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No mate, definately Sky. I remember as I had to get my friend to record it for me as I didn't have Sky at the time.Quote:
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Seems odd that they would show this at 3am but not Kessler v Froch at 10pm.
Mayweather will never be in a FOTY... ever. He doesn't engage, and he doesn't like to get hit. The minute he hits the canvas he is done. He has no heart.Quote:
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And a Trilogy? Surely you must know that for these guys to fight each other on this level, there can only be one fight. It only took 10 years to make it happen, probably another 10 for the rematch. Is it just me, or do you see this fight going landslide for Money or KO for Mosley.
Doesn't look to good for Mosley in that case. But I'll be rooting for him all the same.
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:hypnotized: Where am i, how'd i get here....?Quote:
Originally Posted by JonnyFoldsMayweather will never be in a FOTY... ever. He doesn't engage, and he doesn't like to get hit. The minute he hits the canvas he is done. He has no heart.Quote:
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And a Trilogy? Surely you must know that for these guys to fight each other on this level, there can only be one fight. It only took 10 years to make it happen, probably another 10 for the rematch. Is it just me, or do you see this fight going landslide for Money or KO for Mosley.
Doesn't look to good for Mosley in that case. But I'll be rooting for him all the same.
Yeah no way the fight goes live before 3am, even that's a bit too early. NY may only be 5 hours behind but west coast America is 8 hours behind, any earlier and you'll be losing viewers Stateside.
The whole point of Amir fighting in NY is to get US exposure so they definitely wont let the fight air any earlier than 3am GMT.
Great news if it is. Presuambly this means that Khan's box office PPVs on Sky didn't do well?:rotflmao:
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wouldnt be surprised given the fact that 2 of the 4 went a grand total of 100 seconds
This would make me a Khan fan for the first time he is making a good decision. The repeat would get more viewers than the whole of his fights on PPV and that will mean he will get more commercial deals because more of the general people will know him. More fighters should do this as it makes business sense.
Good news but this fight will still be a wipeout IMO, Paulie Malignaggi has gotten seriously overrated because of one win. Over a Juan Diaz who has seen better days and is really a Lightweight.
Paulie Malignaggi has really had some awful performances, and i think people are forgetting this. And i don't really see how Paulie Malignaggi can really make it competitive, other than being elusive/defensive taking Amir Khan the full 12 rounds. Whilst pretty much losing every single round.
Amir Khan has all the advantages, he's stronger. He's quicker, he's bigger, ETC. And his biggest flaw which is his chin will never be in any danger, with the feather fisted Paulie Malignaggi.
Im not saying its a bad fight, it is a step up for Amir Khan. And it will indeed be a decent win for him.
But i can really see this being quite one sided IMO.
Read this in the paper this mornign as well.
Will beleve it when I see it.
It will be a big boost for british boxing if it is true.
If true it shows what a nobody Froch is. ITV completely pulled out of boxing with Hennessy.
If I remember right, Naz-Kelly went off around 1am UK time from MSG (8pm New York). Considering Khan-Powderpuff ain't a BIG fight in the states it wouldn't be out of the question to bring it forward.
This is great news if true. I also think it will do well because Khan used to get millions watching him fight tomato cans, so fighting an opponent who can actually be marketed I think it does well.
I reckon the 1am start will include a slightly longer undercard. Plus ITV will hype the shit out of it. The fact is a 1am/2am fight start isn't terrible on a Saturday night. It's the ones that start at 4am/5am people can't be bothered with.
I'm actually glad because if I go to Mitchell-Katsidis it means I'm not spending £15 on a PPV that I'm already paying for part of. As long as they keep the Ortiz-Campbell co-feature, I'd be pissed if that wasn't on there.
The 1 am thing is just ITV trying to con people into staying up to watch. Not the first time they've done it. There must be a disagreement between GBP, Warren and Sky over how to divvy the PPV money up. If Khan gets on ITV and Mitchell gets his first big fight on Sky I wonder what Froch will be thinking. :)
Amir Khan's US boxing debut against Paulie Malignaggi set for ITV screening - mirror.co.uk
this is just something i picked up browsing, but its not 100% genuine i think. I thought the khan v malignaggi fight would be pay per view but not too sure as yet. Would be great tho yes to have it on normal tv!
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Wind your neck in, Miss Marple.;)
Hahahaha ;D
If type had an accent, you'd sound just like a Mod :p
Just seriously doubting the whole thing and still fully expecting to hear sky have obtained the rights
They can PPV a night of 2 world title fights for british fighters. If khan goes to ITV it not only means ITV pay way over the odds for something that`ll be shown while most people are a bed. It`ll also completely f*ck up the mitchell-katsidis fight which no way has enough strength to make it to ppv alone.
Khan-malignaggi - from new york
katsidis-mitchell - from london
it`ll be sky box office guaranteed
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Wind your neck in, Miss Marple.;)
Hahahaha ;D
If type had an accent, you'd sound just like a Mod :p
Are we talking scooter-riding, suit-wearing, cockney-talking, fighting-on-the-beach, Phil Danielsy type Mod or in between jobs/student, sits in their underpants eating wotsits all day while policing a website in between w*nking furiously at niche porn type Mod?
I really like the cut of this guys jibQuote:
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Hahahaha ;D
If type had an accent, you'd sound just like a Mod :p
Are we talking scooter-riding, suit-wearing, cockney-talking, fighting-on-the-beach, Phil Danielsy type Mod or in between jobs/student, sits in their underpants eating wotsits all day while policing a website in between w*nking furiously at niche porn type Mod?
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Cheers, erm...Barry(?)Quote:
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welcome to the site ronald;D;D;D
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Hahahaha ;D
If type had an accent, you'd sound just like a Mod :p
Are we talking scooter-riding, suit-wearing, cockney-talking, fighting-on-the-beach, Phil Danielsy type Mod or in between jobs/student, sits in their underpants eating wotsits all day while policing a website in between w*nking furiously at niche porn type Mod?
Tat is why we are all sceptical about this news, great if it is true but all seriously doubt it. Just too good to be true. It would mess Warren's plans to make the Mitchell fight PPV. Khan will not want that to happen. :)Quote:
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