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klitschko v wach is on espn! hopefully they get more involved with boxing now they no longer have the footy after this season!

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Wow! That came from nowhere. I'm excitied by this. Can't wait to see how they deal with a live European broadcast.

Wonder if Buncey will be working the studio that night? He does their Pardon the Interuption Show and some boxing stuff on ESPN Classic.

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We are getting treated to some live boxing from Austria tomorrow night on Eurosport.

Roberto Santos Vs. Marcos Nader for the EBU-EU (European Union) middleweight title.

The undercard is packed full of fighters I've never heard of. I'll still be watching though :)

November is turning into one of the best months this year for televised boxing. Witter Vs. Gavin on the way in about 30 mins. I'm expecting a stink-fest. Gavin should win this without too much hassle.

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http://www.boxingnews24.com/2012/11/...t/#more-133557

chisora said hes been offered a big fight in december hopfullys hes fit and ready to rumble!

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Chisora another useless heavyweight in what is a very poor division.

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I've heard a suggestion it's a rematch against Fury! It might happen seeing Furys fight is off.

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will scott harrison fight simpson 1st december? if i was him the last place id go to train was spain!

http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...ault-1-2615288

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yeh thats what i heard chad what you think about the scott harrison situation?

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denton vassell v ronnie heffron added to the flintoff bill should be a good fight!

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It doesn't look good that's for sure. If his appeal isn't successful then his boxing career is over. Not many people get a second chance in life, Harrison has had more than his fair share. The man has demons and is a danger to him self and others. Such a shame as for a brief period, during his world title reign, he was my hero and the hero of many Scots boxing fans.

I hope he can one day sort out the grief in his life. Unfortunately I suspect he'll be another tragic waste who dies alone and broke before he's reached 50.

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the flintoff documentary starts 22nd november on sky1

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another fight stopped early by ian john lewis! he needs a serious word or even a small ban they are their for the fighters safety but that guys a joke!

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Yeah watched that last night, totally disgusted.

He was the man in the middle when Enzo Maccarinelli faced McPhilbin in that crazy fight back in March.

People won't forget this for a long time. I think someone posted on Boxrec last night that he's due to take charge of the Hatton fight!

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Just watched an advert for Klitschko Vs. Wach on ESPN. Very interesting indeed. The advert starts with the line:

"Something new is coming to ESPN"

That suggests tonight's fight is not a one off. Finally after over 3 years are ESPN taking boxing seriously? If ESPN step up their boxing coverage, forget BT Sports, I want ESPN in my XL package!

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hopefully then we shouldnt miss anyfights at all! fridaynight fights starts again in january i think!

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2013 could be a big year for some of the uks best fighters kell brook v devon alexander in january nathan cleverley v bernard hopkins possibly in march and rumours or martin murray v sergio martinez in agentina in april then carl froch will no doubt be fighting some of the best at super middle and amir khan will be chasing a rematch with lemont peterson or dannie garcia! ricky hattons back and then theres tony bellew,matt macklin,darren barker,david haye,david price,tyson fury,carl frampton,scott quigg,kevin mitchell,john murray,james degale,billyjoe saunders,george groves either wanting to get back to world level or make the step up to challenge for world level belts in the next few years. im excited to see what next year brings!

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Talk Talk are giving their Talk Talk plus customers a real bonus. Talk Talk are showing the Ricky Hatton PPV worth £14.95 free of charge!

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/wat...-free-talktalk

As a boxing fan, and customer of Virgin, I can only look on in envy.

Good news for Virgin boxing fans though. The ESPN TV schedule on the ESPN website shows we are being treated to some live boxing in December. Raymundo Beltran Vs. Ji-Hoon Kim will be shown live in the UK on Friday 07th December at 3:00am.

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ok so whens the december schedule getting updated?
theres plenty fights out there on other promotions you just need to put the money up to show them(i cant see them wanting that much for some of the shows from dave coldwell or steve wood)

saturday 1st chagaev v perez,weber v reimer(germany)
friday 7th farrell v crolla,matthews v elfidh(coldwell)
saturday 8th paquiao v marquez,gamboa,gesta,vargas(usa)
saturday 8th kessler v magee(denmark)
friday 14th rose v webb,arnfield,askin,singleton(wood)
friday 14th haskins v jamoye(belgium)
friday 14th pascal v kuziemski,alvarez v miranda(canada)
saturday 15th abraham v bouadla,culcay,gerber,masternak(germany)
saturday 15th donaire v arce,rigondeaux (usa)
saturday 22nd adamek v cunningham(usa)

appart from pacquiao who you should already in talks to get the rest should be pretty easy to show even the pacquiao show should be a fight thats pretty easy to get as i sont think primetime will touch it so close to the hatton fight!

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pacquiao v marquez is on primetime

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Booooooo!!!!

I would buy it if the undercard was stacked but so far it ain't. Not worth £14.95 to stay up until about 6:00am for the main event. It's been a while since a Top Rank show has been on Boxnation. Wonder if there has been a fall out?

I'll catch this one for free elsewhere on Sunday morning;)

I'm surprised Boxnation have not yet set in stone Kessler Vs. Magee or Abraham Vs. Bouadla. Both should be on as part of the Sauerland deal.

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Ricky Burns Vs. Liam Walsh is off. Walsh injured his back in a car crash. Warren is trying to find a new opponent as we speak. I'm guessing it'll be someone "in house". Would John Murray pull out of his fight against Rees to face Burns instead? Burns Vs. Murray wouldn't be a masterclass, but would be an exciting fight.

Actually just thinking, a guy I work beside knows John Simpson. Simpson was prepared to go up in weight to face Scott Harrison but contrary to reports, he did not get offered the fight. He has been in training and would be ready to face Burns in December.

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Some good looking boxing documentaries coming up over the next few weeks.

17th November - Boxnation Meets Flintoff - Boxnation - 7:30pm

21st November - A Tribute To Emanuel Steward - Boxnation - 6:30pm

20th November - Ringside Mike Tyson Special - Challenge TV - 0:00am

22nd November - Ricky Hatton The Comeback - Channel 5 - 0:45am

22nd November - Freddie Flintoff From Lords To The Ring Part 1 of 3 - SKY 1 - 9:00pm

27th November - Sports Life Stories Amir Khan - ITV 4 - 10:00pm

29th November - Freddie Flintoff From Lords To The Ring Part 2 of 3 - SKY 1 - 9:00pm

06th December - Freddie Flintoff From Lords To The Ring Part 3 of 3 - SKY 1 - 9:00pm

The first 2 Boxnation documentaries are free to air for SKY customers. The e-mail I received from Boxnation suggests the Emanuel Steward tribute will also be free to Virgin customers.

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Just found a great website for boxing fans:

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Boxing

Worldwide boxing news updated every 15 minutes!

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tony bellew with an easy win despite a really bad cut! how far can he go? is he world class or will he be found out when he fights the best a lightheavy?

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It was a good performance considering how bad the cut was. Personally I don't think he can take the step up to world level, especially if he has to fight in America.

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just looked in at the very good site you recomended.ive just realised when reading on there that "freddie flintoff"is the real andrew flintoff!i thought for some time that it was a pro boxer giving himself that alias for a bit of a publicity lift.i was amazed it IS the ex cricketer and that the boxing board are allowing him to fight a pro boxer.weve got our footy turned into american circus soccer,it looks like boxings going the same way.

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http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/180142.html


ESPN has secured the rights to broadcast coverage of the British Lionhearts team's fights at the World Series of Boxing.

WORLD SERIES OF BOXING - USA Knockouts v British Lionhearts: November, 20: 7:45PM


WORLD SERIES OF BOXING - British Lionhearts v D&G Italia Thunder: November, 23 : 11:45PM


The tournament brings together some of the top boxers in the world as they represent their country in a World Cup style tournament.

The Lionhearts team includes Olympic medallists, middleweight Fred Evans and lightweight John Joe Nevin, as well as flyweight world No. 1, Andrew Selby, who are all set to compete against Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder, the current title holders, in a group stage match at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport on Friday.

The competition's format will see Britain take on each of their Group B rivals home and away in five weight categories from bantam to heavyweight.

Three points are on the line for the most wins out of each match-up's five bouts as teams compete to make the quarter finals and to go on for the chance to be crowned World Champions.

The Lionhearts are also set to face USA Knockouts, Astana Arlans Kazakhstan, German Eagles and Ukraine Otamans over the coming months.


Read more at http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/s...EVLIiraEF4e.99

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http://www.boxingscene.com/universum...s-mount--59564

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That is great news. It'll be good to follow some amateur boxing on the back of a successful Olympics. Good old TiVo picked this up for me as a suggestion!

While their is reports of the demise of ESPN, I'm enjoying the fact they've finally decided to step up and show boxing. It will be really interesting to see if they cover any more professional action in the coming months.

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its not really amateur boxing just looks like pro boxing but over 5 rounds

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Sports Tonight are streaming the linear channel version of Primetime over the next few days. On Virgin we only get the PPV version of Primetime.

There is plenty of Ricky Hatton fights and features being shown over the next few days in the build up to Hattons return. Here is a link to the live stream:

http://www.sportstonightlive.com/

Here is a link to the TV schedule over the next few days:

http://www.sportstonightlive.com/ind...view=agendaDay

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Book my ticket, off to see Ricky at the cinema, lucky it is not in 3D :)

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That should be an experience.

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Interesting how the picture will look, I suppose it will be blown up SD feed?

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That is an interesting question. Surely they wouldn't get away with that, the quality wouldn't be too good.

I would have loved to see this at the cinema but I have plans for Saturday night.

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Freddie Flintoffs on Sky One :D

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Yes making a fool of himself again it seems.:td:

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I'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt, and will reserve judgment until after he has had his fight. I'm recording the SKY One show just now.

I just hope he doesn't get bowled over in a round. It wouldn't be the upset of the century if it happened. Barry McGuigan and his son would be stumped as to why they got involved in the first place.

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Primetime it must be filmed in HD and down converted to SD for TV, I presume it is a HD feed I will be watching:confused:

Let you know on this thread sometime Sunday how good the picture quality was!

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That would be great. Also let us know how you enjoyed the experience of watching boxing on the big screen.

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Mikkel Kessler Vs. Brian Magee is on SKY Sports. A little dissapointed as I thought this would have been part of the TV deal Boxnation have with Sauerland.

Still no news on Arthur Abraham Vs. Mehdi Bouadla on the 15th December. This of course clashes with Frank Warrens show on the same night featuring Ricky Burns and George Groves.

I've sent a Tweet to Boxnation and an e-mail to Sauerland to see if they still have a content deal in place, and will we continue to see Sauerland shows on boxnation.

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I thoroughly enjoyed the experience but obvious not the result:(

The cinema screen was a medium sized one at Cineworld Luton, about 25 people watched the fight, the streaming started at 9:30pm with build up for the big fight. The picture quality was surprisingly good and it was great to hear Ian Darke commentate on a fight again!

The only thing that annoyed me was the stream switched off abruptly a few minutes after the fight, not allowing us to hear the post fight interviews and summing up:mad:

Chad I would recommend seeing a big fight on the big screen as a one off, but with no undercard to view it is not value for money overall!

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Thanks for the review Mhatter. I'm going to try and catch the next big one in the cinema. Sorry to hear you missed the post fight interviews, those where actually the most dramatic part of the night! Ricky was crying, almost sobbing, saying he's not a failure etc... The man clearly has demons, and last night didn't exorcise them.

In a separate matter, the guys from Sauerland in Germany replied to my e-mail this morning:

"We have in general a deal for all shows with Boxnation. The Kessler show was an exception. Abraham will be on Boxnation again."

That's good news as I was starting to think Boxnation and Sauerland no longer had a deal in place.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/20525302

Pay per view TV channel Primetime has apologised after hundreds of customers were unable to watch Ricky Hatton's comeback fight after the channel suffered 'technical issues.'

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premier sport have got adamek v cunningham

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Noticed on my TiVo EPG and the ESPN website that ESPN are showing "Live Boxing" on the 14th December.

Whilst they don't confirm what fight will be shown, Lee Haskins is fighting over in Belgium that night in a European title fight. Alternatively Brian Rose is fighting Sam Webb for the British title on the same night also.

Looks like ESPN really are taking boxing seriously.

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dave coldwell promotions are bringing out an app and will have a live stream on their site of their future shows and possibly any other shows from promotors who dont have a tv deal! hopefully steve wood uses this aswell!

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sauerland and michael sprott have both replyed to a tweet from me asking if the abraham show is on uk tv they both said boxnation so i dont know how they will fit that in alomgside the warren show already om 15/12/12

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chad is it true freddies going to manage chelsea next?

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be a big loss to you boxing fans if it is.

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He'd do a much better job than Rafa is doing :D

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Arthur Abraham v Mehdi Bouadla confirmed on Boxnation on the 15th December.

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i seen that but how will they fit that in on same night as their big show?

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I think it will be delayed. Boxnation showed delayed footage of Brian Magees last fight in Denmark.

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Boxnation have added some more action. The 15th December will be epic!

First we have:

Ricky Burns vs Jose Ocampo
George Groves vs Glen Johnson
Billy Joe Saunders vs Nick Blackwell
Tony Conquest vs Neil Dawson
Chas Symonds vs Bradley Skeete
Liam Smith vs Steve O'Meara

Then over to Germany for:

Arthur Abraham vs Mehdi Bouadla
Mateusz Masternak vs Juho Haapoja

Then finally over to America for:

Nonito Donaire vs Jorge Arce
Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym

Also added is Eduard Gutknecht vs Juergen Braehmer on the 02nd February.

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apparently webb v rose is live on sky channel 200 (loaded tv)on friday and haskin v jamoye is on espn aswell!

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That's great news! Will watch the fight on ESPN. I believe the deal with Maloney and Loaded is for 6 small hall events. More free boxing on TV! I just joined SKY today so I'll be able to enjoy these shows :D

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why u not on virgin anymore?

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Because the legendary fighter Chad have succumbed to the dark side to join his dark lord.:)

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:confused:shock,how is virgin going to manage without the famous Chads input?

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l am sure Chad will still put his input in the VM threads just like MM and his loyal servants do.:)

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I wasn't happy with the recent price increase, and lack of new channels recently. My wifes cousin works for SKY and signed us up on a friends and family deal. I'm getting a really good price on my services. Too good to turn down.

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As long as there is good Virgin customers like Denphone around, Virgin will be as good as gold :D

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Did anyone else have slight pixellation ob the ExCel bill last night?

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Yeah it happened more than a few times during the event. It only lasted a second or two but it was still annoying.

I thought Groves Vs. Johnson would have been good but it turned out to be a bit of a let down.

I've only had about 6 hours sleep. About to get stuck into the Amir Khan event. The wife is really pleased :erm:

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The Deontay Wilder fight was a long one :D

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You could watch his whole 26 fight career, only 45 rounds so far, in about 2 hours!

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Yes l had a little nap while it was on.:D

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so for the quiet period ive found a few fights worth showing on boxnation to keep things ticking over until the next fight in the schedule!

fri 21st dec: germany-charr v airich

sat 22nd dec: mexico-rubio v rosales,garcia v gittierrez

mon 31st dec: japan-uchiyama v vasquez(wba superfeather),
sato v akaho(wbc superfly),kokietgym v kono(wba superfly)
and
loka v rodriguez(wba lightfly),miyazaki v porpramook(mba minimum)

sat 5th jan: mexico-silvestre v lopez(wba minimum),puerta v barros(wbc silver feather)

friday 11th jan: usa-rios v ramos,arnett v quarles,caballero v tba(goldenboy show)

saturday 12th jan: mexico-hernandez v cabarcu(wbc superfly),cuadras v tba(wbc silver superfly)

surely they wont cost a lot to show and keeps some of the subscribers happy as 34 days without any live boxing is a disgrace!

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I totally agree. They did the same thing last year so I'm not holding out much hope.

I'm going to give Buncey a call tomorrow on the 2 hour live show. Going to tell him a story about how we ended up in a strip club in Edinburgh and paying £5.00 per head to watch Scott Harrison fight live on ITV on their big TV screen. No pubs would let us in. The girls got up and danced in between the undercard fights. Ironically the very place we where in was the strip club Scott Harrison was refused entry to, which made the papers here, about 4 weeks ago when he was out drunk! The irony of it all.

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whats happened to him chad?last i heard he might have been going back to prison but nothing since?

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Harrison was convicted in Spanish court of assault in a brothel and sentenced to four years in prison. He has launched an appeal to avoid an immediate return to prison. His partner has left him and any return to the ring seems very unlikely.

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checking my tivo schedule I've found some classics from goldenboy
Tuesday 1st jan 7.30pm
De la Hoya v Mosley from 2000 it's on again 6.30pm wed 2nd

Wednesday 2nd jan 7.30pm
... Barrera v Marquez from 2007

Looks like these are the 1st 2 classics from goldenboy hopefully more to come!

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GoldenBoy should have a great back catalogue of action. It looks like BoxNation and GoldenBoy are continuing to strengthen their partnership.

Amir Khan has signed a 3 fight deal with Showtime in America. His deal here in the UK with SKY however has just expired. It will be interesting to see where Khan goes from here. When he signed a 3 fight deal with SKY I remember him being on Ringside with talk of him facing Mayweather within 18 months. I got the impression SKY signed the deal thinking they where going to get a super fight. Instead they got Petersen, Garcia and Molina. I wonder if SKY want to renew with him? Primetime didn't really work for Khan. Boxnation and ESPN are now viable options.

The Scottish press are suggesting Ricky Burns team are trying to set up a another Battle of Britain with Amir Khan in the summer. I can't see it happening but it would be interesting.

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just announced today some goldenboy shows in early 2013 so looking good but i think there should be more shows from mr warren announced by now!

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Some good fights from the States confirmed. Just awaiting Boxnation confirming the official announcement of David Price Vs. Tony Thompson on 23rd February, Nathan Cleverly Vs. Robin Krasniqi on 16th March plus Ricky Burns and Dereck Chisora getting an outing in the next 2 months also.

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appart from some friday night fights on espn we wont be seeing any live boxing on uk tv until friday 18th of january but hopefully till the end of march we will have live boxing on every saturday night some times 2 or 3 shows and the saturday and the occasional friday night!

friday 18th jan on boxnation we have gavin v welborn,gethin v murphy,keane v mcphilbin.

saturday 19th jan on sky we have prizefigheter welterweights and and fights including kal yafai and rocky fileding and hopefully boxnation pick up the show from usa involving golovkin v rosado,salido v garcia,martinez v burgos.

saturday 26th jan on channel 5 we have james degale and on boxnation from usa we have matthysse v lundy,aydin v karass.

friday 1st feb hopefully boxnation pick up the sturm v soliman fight from germany.

saturday 2nd feb on boxnation from germany we have gutknecht v braemer,hernandez v fields and hopefully they also pick up the show from poland wlodarzyk v mormeck and from puerta rico a show headlined by the comeback of juanma lopez.

saturday 9th feb on sky from ireland we have frampton v martinez,selby v lindsay,lee v fitzgerald and then on boxnation from usa we have garcia v judah,quillin v guerrero and hopefully boxnation show the sauerland show from denmark involving nielsen v mendy miskirtchain v evensen.

saturday 16th feb hopefully boxnation get the show from usa involving broner v tba and banks v mitchell.

saturday 23rd feb we have on boxnatiob price v thompson,satchell v wilton then on sky from usa alexander v brook,bundrage v smith and hopefully boxnation pick up the show from usa ward v pavlik,salgado v mendez,arreola v stiverne.

saturday 2nd march hopefully boxnation will be showing the sauerland event from germany huck v afolabi,helenius v sprott before the show already on boxnation from usa de leon v velez,abril v bogere,russelljr v tba.

saturday 9th march on boxnation we have from usa hopkins v cloud.

saturday 16th march on boxnation we have cleverley v krasniqi.

saturday 23rd march hopefully boxnation show the card from canada involving dawson v pascal.

saturday 30th march on sky we have bellew v tba

hopefully frank warren and dean powell sort a few shows out to add to them involving burns,shisora,smith x 3,murray,michell,saunders,groves,johnson,mckenzie, maccarinelli,buglioni,selkirk,skeete,heffron,walsh ,mitchell smith

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Some good events listed above. Hope either Boxnation or ESPN can pick some up. Would like to know when Hatton will find a channel for his stable of fighters. Primetime was okay for his return but surely only real hardcore boxing fans would pay PPV to watch the likes of Quigg & co.

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broner fighting rees on 16/2/13 so that will be on sky

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It is 100% on SKY. The first couple of months of 2013 are shaping up nicely. Wonder where this leaves Ricky Burns? Since Burns became world champ he has only asked for 2 things. Either a unification bout or an outdoor fight in Scotland. Warren hasn't delivered either. Matchroom really are delivering their fighters big opportunities. Will be interesting to see who leaves Warren over the next 12 months.

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to be fair an outdoor event in scotland cant happen during the winter so that could be arranged in 2013 august time and apparently hes lined up to fight broner in may so cant really see what his problem is if he has a problem!

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http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/BNTV.asp?VideoID=217

Warren lets slip how many viewers / subscribers Boxnation have. Listen from 10:45 onwards. He seems to be suggesting Boxnation have 200,000 subscribers which is twice he figure the channel needed to break even. He did also mention at around the 6:00 mark that Boxnation are 100% ahead of their target for subscribers.

The interview is pretty interesting, especially the first 5 minutes when he discloses what SKY used to pay him.

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looking forward to 2013 on the uk and irish scene theres so great matchups to be had if the promoters dont get in the way!

heavyweight- fury v price is the fight people are talking about but also either of them against haye would also be a great fight but the fight i think is more likely to happen would be price v chisora who is a good fight for price as its a step up from who hes fought up to now.

cruizerweight- afolabi is better than the rest at this weight so cant see him fighting anyone from over here but there would be some decent fights involving the likes of dickinson,askin,dawson,conquest,simmons,camacho,pr ice and the lad jumah who has just signed with sauerland.

lightheavyweight- cleverley and bellew could fight again but i think they will more than likely fight big fights in 2013 in america against the likes of hopkins,dawson,shumenov,pascal,cloud or possibly against braemer or gutknecht and id like to see callum johnson and miles shinkwin pushed on a bit as the rest of the uk light heavys arent the best and they should be looking to fight the likes of mcphilbin,ajisafe,mckenzie,dickinson,maccarinelli, mcintosh,dodson.

supermiddleweight- froch has his eyes on massive fights with ward and kessler as well as groves and degale who will want to fight people like abraham,oosthuizen,stieglitz,pavlik,bute,dirrell,t aylor,stevenson as i think they are around that level now but id also like to see fights between magee,smith,anderson,fielding,buglioni these would be 50\50 fights and that is what we want.

middleweight-this is avery good weight division at the moment theres the fights we have all been wanting macklin v barker,macklin v murray,murray v barker but weve also got billy joe saunders who i think could be better than them alland andy lee will want the chance to fight any of them.theres some other good fights to be had at middleweight eubank v etches is coming to boiling point aswell as john ryder and then theres a few foriegn fighted able to fight for a bbbc belt proksa and quato not to mention hope,mcewan,okane,aston,arnfield,blackwell all wanting big fights in 2013

lightmiddleweight- there isnt that much talent at this weight but there is some good fights to be had with brian rose,ochieng,aaron,liam smith,cox,hall,alharbi,selkirk,ekundayo.

welterweight- kell brook is fighting in america and is on the brink of some massive fights at world level but over here we should be seeing fights involving frankie gavin,vassell,purdy,anwar,heffron,skeete,brough,ho lmes,saunders and could fight some of the older lads like lynes,m hatton.

lightwelterweight- khan wont be fighting at british level any time soon but again theres some decent fights there involving mccloskey,hamilton,theophane,williams,woodhouse,si ngleton,cardle,limond and even alex arthur if hes not retired.

lightweight- i expect rees to get beat by broner in february and then burns to also get beat by him in may so if they dont get other fights at that level theres some great 50\50 fights to be had here. burns,rees,mitchell,murray,harrison(if hes not locked up),mathews,crolla.l walsh,flannigan you could pick em out of a hat and it would be a great fight.

superfeatherweight- buckland,sykes,simpson,appleby,clark would all be good fights and the upcoming mitchell smith is one to watch.

featherweight-selby,s smith,lindsay,dickens,murray

superbantemweight-quigg v frampton is the one to watch but theres also galahad and the walsh bothers ryan and michael who are good to watch and i still think theres life left in rendall munroe and we may see him in the ring again

bantamweight-mcdonnell haskins,hall,ward are all decent but kal yafai looks really impressive and may blow them all away on his way up the ranking

at the lower weights weve also got butler,donnelly,satchell.edwards and bayaar

then people can go up or down in weight and make some other great fights but theres one think that may stop these fights from happening PROMOTERS!!!!!

frank warren,eddy hearn,frank maloney,mick hennessy,ricky hatton,dave coldwell,steve wood and any other promoters i havent mentioned make the fights happen!!!

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

On tonight's boxing hour Buncey let slip with the following:

"Hopefully Guerrero and Maywaether, which we'll erm bring to you hopefully here on B0xnation, well not hopefully we will bring that one... trust me!"

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

looks like januarys schedule is sorted with the announcements of salido v garcia and the geale v mundine on delayed viewing but now not content with that we look forward to february and theres a few cards that should be added to boxnation!

friday 1st: sturm v soliman
saturday 2nd: the return of jaunma lopez who was involved in one of the fights of 2012
saturday 9th nielson v mendy,miskirtchian v evensen and pro debut of deon jumah also this is a sauerland event so should definatley on boxnation
saturday 23rd: golota v saleta,szpilka v zimnoch,glazewski v grafka,laszczyk v cieslak

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

It looks like BT is going to buy BoxNation.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/g...g-8449350.html

I must admit I’m not surprised. When Simon Green, CEO of BoxNation, moved to BT a few months back I had concerns BT would try and outbid BoxNation for boxing rights. It was in the back of my mind they may try and buy the channel somewhere down the line.

I currently pay £10.00 per month for ESPN and £10.00 per month for BoxNation. If BT do purchase BoxNation, and ESPN pull out of the UK market, I’ll be signing up for BT Sports as long as it’s no more expensive than £20.00 per month.

Thanks to Muppetman for the link.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Two questions Why post twice . & what has this to do with Virgin :confused:
Memo to self - must post about Virgin on a Sky forum, clearly Sky users are wrapped up with what Virgin do or do not do. Wonder why :confused:

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

I posted the news in this thread, and the other thread, as I felt the news is relevant to both threads. I think this has plenty to do with Virgin Media. BoxNation is currently available via Virgin however in the coming months it looks like that might change. BoxNation as we know it could be absorbed into BT Sports, which looks likely to join Virgin in the summer.

Whilst I have Sky, I am still a Virgin Media customer. I have my mobile through Virgin Media. I’ve been a member here for 3 years. I’m not going to stop posting just because I’ve changed TV provider. If I’m wrapped up in anything, it’s Cable Forum.

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The line-up is certainly taking shape.

Thanks for the info

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Whilst I make the odd comment about the Sky + box ( and that is thank the lord a fading memory ) I do wish that people that do NOT have a service, would stop telling people that do what they want.
Strangely you have the one service I would not take from Virgin - Perhaps I should post left right & centre how poor it is & why people should join X,Y or Z for the mobile service, that is so much better than the one they choose :rolleyes:

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

I think the real point is that people have differing experiences. I have a Virgin mobile. I switched from o2 and was nervous about doing so but the quad play deal was too tempting. I'm very happy and wouldn't switch back.

As far as this thread goes I've long felt it's one of the best on this forum. I've no real interest in boxing but this thread has seen wide debate about surrounding issues, and Chad is right in my opinion - it remains relevant to Virgin Media.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

I can see why Box nation is,What I can not see is why anyone that does NOT use Virgin for TV should lecture those that do, over what they do or do not want from it. We all can see for ourselves what is on offer & I am sure that all ( OK perhaps not all) are not idiots and therefore quite capable for making a informed choice.;)

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

I wish people would stop trying to control what others post in this forum.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Hear hear Chad

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Post what you like - the question is Why would you want too:confused:. Trying to justify something to yourself perhaps :dozey:.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

:dunce::dunce:too,no,no,no itshim!if ya gonna lecture us get yer english right itshim,its to.:dunce:

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Indeed.

Is Boxnation the same price with Sky as it was with Virgin Media?

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Let us have" it is to" :p: or" it`s to" :dunce: in that case,and it is not a lecture it is a question ? As yet unanswered :shocked:

Must go now to the Smallworld web site & complain about that :p:

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

I am flattered that you are dedicating so much time and effort to following me from thread to thread, hanging on to my every word, however this needs to stop.

Clearly you find me and my views irresistible. Wherever I post you follow. I do appreciate the attention however it’s becoming a bit creepy. I have no need for a Cable Forum stalker.

Your views and opinions are of no interest to me. These continual back and fourth debates are tiresome and add no value to my Cable Forum experience. As a result I’ve added you to my ignore list. We will no longer be able to communicate to one another via the forum and I won’t be able to see any of your future posts. Sorry to break your heart but it’s for your own good.

Don’t waste the remainder of your life bickering with the likes of me. Go enjoy your family and friends. Time is too precious to be spent here trying to find arguments that don’t exist.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

I see that he can not - Sad response . Poor soul.
For the record. I look at all posts & respond as and when. Human nature is my "money earner". Would love to understand the reason behind his choices. Bless

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Some useful info for anyone who ever leaves Virgin, joins SKY, and wants to keep Boxnation.

Even though I've been a subscriber from day 1, I still had to pay a £10 registration fee up front when re-subscribing to the channel via SKY.

Also it’s £10.00 per box, not £10.00 per household. With Virgin I got access to BoxNation in my livingroom and bedroom for £10.00 per month. To do the same via SKY, it’s £20.00

When it comes to BoxNation, Virgin is the best value for money.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Indeed so what might seem to be a cheap package in the first year becomes suddenly dearer and dearer Chad.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

That's because BoxNation handle their own subscriptions on Sky like Zee TV and Premier Sports, ESPN on Sky is dealt with by Sky hence it works on all boxes around the house , the good thing is with 12 month contracts Chad you can always switch back if your not happy or feel VM offer you a better all round package.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

I should be able to afford it if I cut out some of the steak bakes from Greggs I've been putting away in recent weeks :D

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BT are selling their channels directly to SKY customers too. Could become real expensive.

I agree about the whole 12 month contract thing. I've kept all my cabling for Virgin in tact. If after 12 months I can't afford SKY, or I am unhappy for any reason, I can go back to Virgin. No doubt it will be a 18 month contract however I should be able to get the first 6 months for half price. Who knows, in 12 months time maybe BT Vision will be more attractive, price wise, than both SKY and Virgin.

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Just checked my confirmation of subscription e-mail from Boxnation. If I refer a friend to them I get 1 month free subscription. They have a limit of 12 referrals. If I beaver away on the various boxing forums I visit, I could wangle a free year of Boxnation viewing.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Yaquib Kareem v Paul Butler for the Commonwealth Super-Flyweight title, live from Liverpool Olympia on March 8th, is going into the schedule and Billy Joe Saunders v Matthew Hall for the British and Commonwealth Middleweight titles on Thursday 21st March is heading into the schedule too!

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Thanks for the update Denphone.

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Buncey is back! His BBC might have ended however last night he made a return via ESPN.

http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/189415.html

Enjoy :)

Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media?
 

Boxnation have landed the rights to broadcast Felix Sturm Vs. Sam Soliman on Friday night. Buncey also has a special show tomorrow on Boxnation all about cruiserweights.