sorry if someone already done a thread on this but the khan fight is on itv live saturday night
i think this is great, probably biggest fight live on terrestrial tv for a long time?
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sorry if someone already done a thread on this but the khan fight is on itv live saturday night
i think this is great, probably biggest fight live on terrestrial tv for a long time?
Can't think of the last decent fight to be on terrestrial television. Amir Khan has been on ITV a few times and Fraudley's 'professional career' began on BBC. Good job them getting this fight though - be interesting to know how much they paid for it.
its free based on the fact that nobody would pay for this fight , powderpuff v perv khan
u know if it was on sky boxoffice some sad bstards wouldQuote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Why didn't Sky just stick it on Sky Sports HD then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
i am still thinking when last big fight was on free tv, maybe calzaghe lacy in 2006?Quote:
Originally Posted by koppas
Gentleman, we have a winner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drago
prob cos he aint with frank warren nowQuote:
Originally Posted by koppas
wait he is with goldenboy aint they usually on skysports?
i am confused
the froch taylor fight was shown delayed, thats prob last one i watched on itv?Quote:
Originally Posted by koppas
Sky have a deal with Frank Warren's Sports Network so when Amir Khan left Frank Warren ,his contract with Sky apparently dissolved too.
Been looking to see if ITV have 'bought' Amir's rights but can't see anything confirmed.
we always get kept in the dark, free tv is really bad at advertising as well, i aint seen an advert for khan on tv yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by koppas
ITV dropped live boxing last year as they said it wasn't 'economically sustainable' but I can only think that they have had a rethink or just paid for this fight as a one off? I can only assume that they no longer have that deal with Hennessy Sports.
Just checked the TV guide and the Khan fight is on between 2.40am and 5am. They're optimistic. Fight in the US don't usually start till at least 5.15am over here.
Khan fight is a one off deal.
It's in New York so it could be a little earlier than normal. Maybe 3.30 ishQuote:
Originally Posted by koppas
ITV was given the fight free by Golden Boy/Khan otherwise it wouldn't be getting shown.
Sky hardly wanted a 4am PPV sell against a guy last seen shitting himself against Hatton and before that looking like a complete clown getting a haircut in the middle of a fight.
Great to have ITV involved in Boxing again and hopefully more to come from them. With the Mitchel vs Katsidis bill on Sky in the evening and then the Khan vs Malignaggi fight in the early hours, its a great night for UK boxing fans. Hopefully some of the undercard fights from the Khan bill get shown live aswell.
A positive step by ITV.
As it's free I fancy watching this..... Do I want to wait till four in the morn though?
That made me lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
british boxing is going through a golden period at the moment
haye on box office
khan on itv
froch on primetime
mitchell on skysports
long may this continue!!
They are all on different channels and not free, whats so golden about that!
Nice to see this on ITV. I'lll be looking forward to it on Saturday after tuning into Sky Sports to watch the Warren bill.
Last big live ITV fight was Froch v Pascal.
i read in news of the world that khan was on itv because no other channel wanted the fight
I read in the news of the world that Urban Foxes are more dangerous than guns.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drago
no that was urban foxes with gunsQuote:
Originally Posted by onoI read in the news of the world that Urban Foxes are more dangerous than guns.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drago
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Do you think Khan's next fight will be on ITV, against JMM? Too big a fight to be on ITV?
i would be surprised but then again might not be that much interest in the fight, what with jmm getting easil beaten by mayweather if jmm hadnt fought mayweather fight would of been pretty BIGQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
Yes but JMM has just beaten Diaz, back to the big time. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragoi would be surprised but then again might not be that much interest in the fight, what with jmm getting easil beaten by mayweather if jmm hadnt fought mayweather fight would of been pretty BIGQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
yeah they would prob be able to hype it up again saying jmm wasnt in his weight class against PBF, so its too big a fight for itv i suppose. fkin british tv not fkin interested in boxing, even channel 5 has ufcQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterYes but JMM has just beaten Diaz, back to the big time. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragoi would be surprised but then again might not be that much interest in the fight, what with jmm getting easil beaten by mayweather if jmm hadnt fought mayweather fight would of been pretty BIGQuote:
Originally Posted by Master