US boxing packages / eurosport Qs

**Bumface** · 12-06-2006 12:26 PM

Hi all - coupla Qs for ya to consider please:

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I was just wondering if any UK based fight fans are subsribed to any of the available (monthly) US DVD boxing packages.
I catch a fair bit of domestic action via ITV and SKY, and also often sit up to watch big US fight live on SKY (latest was winky-quartey last weekend, looking forward to taylor-ouma this weekend also).

However, as we know due to time zones, its only US fights near the east coast that SKY can realistically show, thus we miss out on all the other bouts. In particular I am aggrevied to miss so many heavyweight contests, I had really wanted to see Peter-Toney recently for example. I had been interested in one of these packages for a while.

Just wondered if anyone had any experience or advice, if these packages are well put together and worth it.
Thanks a lot
Cheers

PS - I know eurosport occasionally surprises us with boxing coverage / delayed broadcasts etc - where do they advertise this? I tried to find a schedule on their site and it didnt seem you could search for a particular sport, but had to trawl the listings for each day - no way! Any advice appreciated!

**Fenster** · 12-06-2006 01:59 PM

Can't help with the packages i'm afraid

But what fights Sky show doesn't have anything to do with time zones. Las Vegas is West Coast time, and obviously plenty of fights are shown live from there...In the States I'm pretty sure the East/West coast fights start at different times to accommodate the difference, hence why we always get them around 4am.

Toney-Peter was shown on Eurosport a couple of weeks after it happened. As you said though, you never know what fights they're going to pick-up.