PPV in the 1960' and 1970's

[IamInuit]

I have heard it was around in those days but in a different format. How did it work? Cinemas? Private screening? The big fights like Ali v Frazier/Foreman, Leonard v Hearns must have been on in this format, how did it work.

I grew up about 50 miles from the USA border and we had something called COAX. For Ali (rip) verses Chuvalo we got that via a feed through the CBC. On weekends, we would get all kinds of fights through the USA free feed thanks to COAX. The city literally stole the signal. The first Ali/Frazier fight was broadcast live at the Soo Theatre which was the only movie theatre we had. My brother and I were charged the same as going to an afternoon movie.....about 60 cents

[Mark TKO]

I was only 7 but I remember the Odeon cinema in Leeds showing the Ali v Holmes fight live in 1980.

I remember because our next door neighbour worked there and she had to go to work - this kind of thing was big news back then !!

Not sure if this happened regularly back then or if this was a one off

[Master]

I was only 7 but I remember the Odeon cinema in Leeds showing the Ali v Holmes fight live in 1980.

I remember because our next door neighbour worked there and she had to go to work - this kind of thing was big news back then !!

Not sure if this happened regularly back then or if this was a one off

I may be wrong but I thought the fight was on ITV?

It may have been the Holmes v Cooney fight though.

[J_Undisputed]

As a kid, one of the neighborhood bars got the closed circuit/PPV broadcasts on satellite. All the adults packed in for the fights, us kids would huddle around the side door and watch from outside because we weren't allowed inside. Thinking back in my head, I can almost smell that place (that typical bar smell of cigars, whiskey and that stuff they used to clean the felt on the pool table).

[Mark TKO]

I was only 7 but I remember the Odeon cinema in Leeds showing the Ali v Holmes fight live in 1980.

I remember because our next door neighbour worked there and she had to go to work - this kind of thing was big news back then !!

Not sure if this happened regularly back then or if this was a one off

I may be wrong but I thought the fight was on ITV?

It may have been the Holmes v Cooney fight though.

You are wrong

[nuggetdotcom]

I was only 7 but I remember the Odeon cinema in Leeds showing the Ali v Holmes fight live in 1980.

I remember because our next door neighbour worked there and she had to go to work - this kind of thing was big news back then !!

Not sure if this happened regularly back then or if this was a one off

I may be wrong but I thought the fight was on ITV?

It may have been the Holmes v Cooney fight though.

In the 60's and 70's it was all CCTV, I used to regularly go to my nearest partaking Cinema, which was the Hammersmith Odeon. Saw most of Ali's fights that way. Was always a good (if late) night with obviously only proper boxing fans there and no Hoolies.