Eubank Jnr v Renold Quinlan - ITV Box Office 4/2/17

[smashup]

You can't blame Quinlan for feeling this way either.

This is only a few weeks away (Quinlan hasn't even got a flight from Australia booked yet) and i haven't seen 1 single advert on ITV and no publicity whatsoever on the internet, press etc.
Absolute fucking joke when you think ITV are doing this on PPV

You'd have thought they'd have been promoting the shit out of this which makes me think it's not gonna happen and they've pulled the plug on it and have yet to announce it publicly.

Quinlan is even begging Eddie Hearn to take the fight on and stick it on as an undercard on one of his future shows

Renold Quinlan threatens to pull out of Chris Eubank Jr fight over lack of build-up - Mirror Online

[Master]

That is a very low amount of money he is being paid for a world title ppv fight. Very strange.

If this was sky they would promoting the hell out of the fight but instead we get Eubank junior and senior on the London Eye.

[Primo Carnera]

That is a very low amount of money he is being paid for a world title ppv fight. Very strange.

If this was sky they would promoting the hell out of the fight but instead we get Eubank junior and senior on the London Eye.

But it's not a World title fight! I think ITV Have no intention of putting this fight on as PPV in early Feb. they're just taking the piss out of the Eubanks and testing the water for what interest there might be if ITV dip their toes in the PPV pool. Quinlan should just look for another fight.

[Master]

ITV taking liberties with the Eubanks? Never.

[smashup]

ITV4 are showing this card in a few weeks....... the Big One from Preston Guild Hall

The line-up for ITV4's Big Fight Live event has been announced ahead of the boxing action taking place early in 2017.
On Saturday 21 January, the channel will show a line up of the brightest and best British boxing talent with KO specialist Robbie Davies set to light up the event as he faces the toughest challenge of his career on February 21st against former world title challenger Willie Limond at Preston Guild Hall.
Liverpudlian super lightweight prospect Davies, son of former Olympian Robbie Senior, is stirring up boxing scene in his hometown after impressively stopping 10 of his 14 straight victories.
But this is easily his biggest test as Limond has shared the ring with the likes of Erik Morales, Amir Khan, Alex Arthur and Anthony Crolla. The pair meet for the WBA continental title in what promises to be a rip-roaring contest with Davies regarded as having real star quality.
Chief support will be a Lancashire hotpot between middleweights Jack Arnfield and Mick Hall. The two local rivals, Arnfield from Blackpool, Hall from Preston, fought a pulsating 'Prizefighter' contest over three rounds in February 2015, but this time it will be the real thing over the extended distance. Arnfield edged it by a split decision, but must now take on Hall again, this time in front of the latter's huge fan base.
Also on the bill is Belfast’s Anthony Cacace, who has won all his 15 fights at super featherweight since turning pro in 2012 and will face an opponent soon to be named.
This event will precede ITV Box Office's exclusive live coverage of the IBO World Super Middleweight Title bout between Chris Eubank Jnr, Britain’s number one middleweight, and Renold Quinlan, the title holder. The promoter is Poxon Sports in association with Unity Motion.

ITV announce Big Fight Live line-up - ITV News

[Primo Carnera]

ITV4 are showing this card in a few weeks....... the Big One from Preston Guild Hall

The line-up for ITV4's Big Fight Live event has been announced ahead of the boxing action taking place early in 2017.
On Saturday 21 January, the channel will show a line up of the brightest and best British boxing talent with KO specialist Robbie Davies set to light up the event as he faces the toughest challenge of his career on February 21st against former world title challenger Willie Limond at Preston Guild Hall.
Liverpudlian super lightweight prospect Davies, son of former Olympian Robbie Senior, is stirring up boxing scene in his hometown after impressively stopping 10 of his 14 straight victories.
But this is easily his biggest test as Limond has shared the ring with the likes of Erik Morales, Amir Khan, Alex Arthur and Anthony Crolla. The pair meet for the WBA continental title in what promises to be a rip-roaring contest with Davies regarded as having real star quality.
Chief support will be a Lancashire hotpot between middleweights Jack Arnfield and Mick Hall. The two local rivals, Arnfield from Blackpool, Hall from Preston, fought a pulsating 'Prizefighter' contest over three rounds in February 2015, but this time it will be the real thing over the extended distance. Arnfield edged it by a split decision, but must now take on Hall again, this time in front of the latter's huge fan base.
Also on the bill is Belfast’s Anthony Cacace, who has won all his 15 fights at super featherweight since turning pro in 2012 and will face an opponent soon to be named.
This event will precede ITV Box Office's exclusive live coverage of the IBO World Super Middleweight Title bout between Chris Eubank Jnr, Britain’s number one middleweight, and Renold Quinlan, the title holder. The promoter is Poxon Sports in association with Unity Motion.

ITV announce Big Fight Live line-up - ITV News

Precisely! That was dated 23rd December. What have we heard since? Zip,zilch, nada, niente, nil, null, zero, nothing, nowt, zip, Jackshit, sweet FA!
ITV Are a National TV channel, if they were serious about this , I think they might've gone with a more high profile promotion company than "POXON Sports in association with Unity motion!"

[Master]

Bring back Gary Newbon on ITV and he will publicise this fight for all it is worth.

[nuggetdotcom]

Bring back Gary Newbon on ITV and he will publicise this fight for all it is worth.

Poxon sports says it all, ask Ricky Hatton, Sheffield wannabee, never will bee, two bob promoter.

[Dark Lord Al]

Novice from other side of world with plastic title fights loud mouth media product!

Not surprised are we that the ticket sales are low?

[Beanz]

Here is the poster. Eubank Sr cannot help himself. The ego it seems has still not landed.

[Silkeyjoe]

A few decent fights added to the undercard. Price v Hammer, Etches v Ryder and Galahad v Ukranian I never heard off. Interesting thing about this is I read the under card is free on ITV 4 and you only have to pay for the Eubank fight . Bizzare!

[Mark TKO]

Saw on Mirror website that this is going to be £12.95 on itv.

Just don't understand this at all

[smashup]

Here is the poster. Eubank Sr cannot help himself. The ego it seems has still not landed.

I'm hoping Junior will only this once use that image which is a blatant ploy to bring in People my age (40 plus) who are maybe off the boxing scene since the freebie days of Benn, Eubank, Bruno etc on ITV/BBC back to watch Boxing again.

We've now got Audley Harrison sticking his beak into the mix with his "open" letter to the Eubanks



The letter reads as follows:
Dear Chris,
Season’s greetings; I’m wishing you and Team Eubanks a prosperous and successful new year.
I wanted to touch base and reach out to you, as I will never forget you kindly coming to see me back in the day, after I lost my unbeaten record to Danny Williams. You found me in my hotel and offered me advice from the heart. What you discussed was very helpful to my soul ... so truly Chris, I thank you for that.
I hope my honest feedback helps you navigate your son’s next steps.
When we met back then in 2005, you questioned whether I had to hunger to turn things around in my career, as I was already financially stable and likely sleeping in silk bed sheets (still smile at that today) ... I told you I was confident I could (and would) turn things around.
In my rematch with Danny a year later, I turned up ready for redemption, and almost decapitated him.
Unfortunately, that opportunity to get redemption was tied into a long-term promotional contract with one my nemesis Frank Warren.
Deep down, I knew giving up control to him was my surrender. I had already promised myself early in my career (and told the world), I would never sign a deal with him or win a world title for him, so it became a self-fulfilling prophecy in my career, when I signed on the dotted line.
Looking back, when I unfairly lost my BBC deal, I should have walked away from boxing into retirement, as there was nowhere else I could turn. Frank was back in control and no television network would give me my own broadcasting deal.
Not fulfilling my goals to be a multi-belt world champion does hurt a bit, I can't lie ... but seeing Frank Warren and Matchroom as the successors in my capitulation irritates me even more.
Look at Matchroom now, they signed every Olympian with the ‘Look at Audley, he tried to do everything himself and failed' so we must control everything, and each fighter has had to accept it. Matchroom to be fair (under Eddie) have been much more willing to tie boxers into the television money than when I turned professional, but they have used me to have even more control than Warren has.
So you know, Matchroom’s pay-per-view model comes from my deal I negotiated with David Haye. I gave Eddie the contract to take on his flight home (after preventing him from joining my meeting in Las Vegas with Adam Booth) and with that contract
he learned the pay-per-view model that Hayemaker Promotions was using on Sky.
Similar to my landmark deal on BBC; you have set the cat amongst the pigeons with your groundbreaking deal on ITV.
When I signed my direct deal with BBC, Frank Warren could not believe or accept that I pulled it off. The player got played, and I was in the game BIG TIME. I heard you mention Barry Hearn's comment to you and it made me smile.
As Kellie (Frank) Maloney spoke about in the Big Brother house in 2014, the two Franks had to do everything and anything to ensure I didn't make it.
Please do not make the mistake I made of letting Matchroom / Warren distract you with their BS ... this is a different kind of focus you need, and thankfully you do not have to dedicate time to training and boxing as I did ... eventually they will crash your ship if you let them continually distract you.
They sleep comfortable at night either way; it's in their DNA. Stay focused and don't waste your time going back at them.
Promote your son, make your money, don't give them more power by talking about them, my advice to you is … do you, do you, do you.
Chris Jr has lots of talent, but strategy and planning will determine what you and young Eubanks achieve, as the obstacles will come thick and fast if you get distracted with a public debate and tussle.
Like I, you are not concerned with the opinions of sheep, so those who fight against you are mostly that, but it's still takes time to respond and therefore, it takes you away from your path.
The institutions that govern England are skewed against black power/control, with institutional racism unfortunately embedded in the nucleus and foundation of British Society.
When I fought back against Frank, I had to contend with his whole army (press, board of control, his cronies) and then the BBC joined in against me, and the battle to keep control of my career and company was doomed.
It's fair to say, I came face-to-face with what I call the 'belly of the beast' 'eye of the devil' 'the door to my abyss'
At that moment, I knew without a shadow of a doubt, that these people will stop at nothing to destroy me ... crippling my power has become their No 1 priority ... AT ALL COSTS.
They succeeded, but thankfully I had enough strength left to jump on a plane, and start a new life abroad.
If I stayed, I likely would have put a bullet in one of them, get locked up in a mental institution, or unravel broke and destitute blaming the world for my failures.
I say this to you with no shame, the bastards broke me down, but it was the best thing that happened me, as it woke me up from being like Tony Montana in Scarface, (I came from that, but I didn't want to go out like that), guns blazing, double crossing everyone I did business with.
I became what I was fighting against, and I'm so glad it all came tumbling down.
From that adversity, Audley Harrison became a man and so started my journey into adulthood at 34 years of age.
Keep focused on the prize Chris, don't let them distract you, as they will stop at nothing to sink your ship and we (people with soul) are not built like that.
Yours In Sport,
Audley Harrison M.B.E.



Shocker: Audley Harrison pens controversial open letter to Chris Eubank Sr. | World Boxing News

[Memphis]

I read that open letter from Audley and it did make me think differently about a few things. Dont get me wrong, whatever he went through in no way shape or form stopped him from fulfilling his 'destiny' of becoming World champion, he just didn't have it.

Can you imagine though trying to go head to head with Warren and Hearn? Their tentacles stretch far and wide, I bet it was murder getting the smallest of things over the line. Both Hearn and Warren have said they're sick and tired of talking about Eubank, but they keep on doing it, it's another opportunity to tell people how shit they are and how they dont know what they're doing.

[erics44]

that letter just looks like another big excuse why Audley didn't reach his goal

has he written it for the Eubanks or has he written it for himself?

having said that, he is right in the saying Hearn and Warren will say anything to put The Eubank's approach down