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With all this action on Boxnation, and Primetime Live snapping up Pacman Vs. Marquez III I'm beginning to wonder what SKY are actually doing. They aren't covering the best domestic action and they aren't covering the best international action either. SKY Sports need to get a grip quickly. Their boxing coverage is becoming second rate. That is not acceptable from a company with 5 dedicated sports channels. |
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If Box Nation is coming to VM, probably in talks again, but what year.
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i can see sky sports going bust if this case with the pub landlady about football coverage goes against them, what will they have if they dont have football or boxing? maybe this is why they arent putting money into boxing anymore?
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just found this on boxnation website
We’re still waiting to be able to announce our launch date, but in the mean time you can get all the latest information, alerts and even offers from us on Facebook and Twitter or by texting boxnation to 88882 (standard network rate applies). Below is a list of the top questions (and answers!) we’ve been asked so far. But if there’s anything that’s not covered why not drop us a question on our Facebook page or on Twitter (@boxnationtv). 1. When is BoxNation Launching on Virgin? Watch this space - we expect to be on Virgin Media cable within a few weeks. 2. Are all Fights going to be live online? – In general, yes. 3. When does the £10 a Month start? We will become a subscription service in December. 4. How do I join? – You can easily sign up for the Sky platform channel and for the online streaming through this website, and for Virgin you can call them directly. 5. When is BoxNation launching on BTVision? - We don't have a date for this yet. 6. Is BoxNation going to be available in the Republic of Ireland? - Yes, although there are one or two issues to sort out, we should be in Ireland by early 2012. 7.Is BoxNation only available through a Sky TV subscription? You don't need to subscribe to Sky to get BoxNation. 8. How do I receive BoxNation on Freeview hd? You can't currently receive BoxNation on Freeview HD. 9. Will there be a HD BoxNation channel? There are currently no plans to introduce a BoxNation HD channel. 10. Will you be on Top UP TV ? There are currently no plans to be on TopUpTV. 11. I've registered online, now what happens? We will contact you to let you know when the big fights are on and when the channel will become a subscription service. 12. How much is the subscription? £10 per month. 13. Why do you not have a customer service phone number? you can contact BoxNation through the website. |
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Still too much to ask in my mind is a tenner a month but for some customers who love boxing it is just what they want.
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box nation wont last once they start charging.
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Last Fridays card was terrible. It fell apart due to Frankie Gavin pulling out at the night before. If the internet rumours are true, the guy was not in a fit state of mind to enter the ring. Byrne was out of his depth. Ultimately it was his choice to step in the ring as a late replacement and accept the money. On papers it looked like he had a chance. Frank Warren could not afford for this card to be pulled off Boxnation. |
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Sounds like VM may get a period of FTV on Boxnation, if I'm reading this correct.
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i think it will be free until the announcment of next years events and will have to have a massive eventup first to intice people in. no point in having all these free fights and when wanting people to pay theres no big fights
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The WBA Welterweight Championship of the World Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito The WBA Lightweight Championship of the World Brandon Rios vs John Murray Cotto Vs. Margarito II is probably the most anticipated fight of the year. |
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im looking forward to most weekends up till new year with all the boxing on boxnation skysports and also payperview then theres ufc aswell(not everyones cup of tea).
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Boxing is finally getting the exposure it deserves. With SKY Sports, Boxnation, Eurosport, ESPN, Channel 5 and Primetime Live all showing regular events it won't be long until we get about 20 live cards a month on British TV! ESPN Friday Night Fights is one of my favourite shows and returns in about 10 weeks time. |
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i had an email from boxnation ages ago that said it should be on virgin by late november so hopefully thats the case.
im currenly saving for a stag do in vegas in march so all this boxing is saving me a bit by staying in most weeks so im happy. im hoping to see somr boxing/mma while there but march(21-27) isnt normally a good month for boxing is it??? |
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Saul Alvarez Vs. Matthew Hatton Zab Judah Vs. Kaizer Mabuza Sergio Gabriel Martinez Vs. Serhiy Dzinziruk Miguel Angel Cotto Vs. Ricardo Mayorga Ricky Burns Vs. Joseph Laryea Lucian Bute Vs. Brian Magee Vitali Klitschko Vs. Odlanier Solis Guillermo Rigondeaux Vs. Willie Casey Yuriorkis Gamboa Vs. Jorge Solis |
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I think Premier Sports broadcast Shobox: The Next Generation twice a month. They also have another 8 live broadcasts left under their deal with Top Rank. If Premier Sports did come to Virgin, I'd truly be in boxing heaven. It could be the most live boxing I've ever watched, and I watch a lot! |
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whats UFC and MMA,,,,
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many thanks chad,,,ive just been into those links and i now know what ufc and mma are.
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my mates just won 2 tickets from the boxnation site! but im at work till 4 and live in north east england!
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I have been with Virgin from the very beginning paying nearly £30/Month for Sky Sports purely just to watch boxing. Now I find that BoxNation is unavailable to me I will be cancelling SkySports & my Virgin account completely & will be moving to Sky - If Virgin media don't do something soon I am sure like me many other true boxing fans will do the same
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On a separate note, go Rickster! Katsidis will be a real tough challenge for him tonight. Watching this in my Mum and Dad's house with my Dad and 2 brothers. Mum, bless her, has got the Pizzas and Beer in for us. George Groves Vs. Paul Smith - Groves to win by points Ricky Burns Vs. Michael Katsidis - Katsidis to win by stoppage |
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im the same i could have arranged something if has even 48 hours notice 2 of my mates have gone tho
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Just seen a notice while watching on-line saying £10 a month from November30
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so we will have to pay from 1st december so if guessing it will also be on virgin by then
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I dont see t to be honest, Do we know if there is a 12 month contract with BoxNation or will it be a month by month deal like Sky Sports is on Virgin? |
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So BoxNation will be on an month by month when it goes £10 pm on Virgin. |
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I miss late night boxing from the US, has SKY sports given up on championship boxing rights?
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didnt it say if you registered interest on the boxnation site you got a free month anyway when it went ppv?
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SKY also have the rights to Wladimir Klitschko v Jean-Marc Mormeck on the 10th December. ---------- Post added at 00:17 ---------- Previous post was at 00:15 ---------- Don't want to post spoilers but I really enjoyed tonight's action. 2 really enjoyable fights. I'm now watching the Bute Vs. Johnson card via the Boxnation website. |
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I totally forgot that SKYU are also showing Carl Froch Vs. Andre Ward next month. Now that should be a classic. |
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No pay-per-view too, I hope BoxNation get a lot of the pay-per-view fights, £10 a month looks quite good then! It also puts a bit of pressure on sky to show fights for free. |
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The point I was trying to make was last nights uk card would have been on SKY Sports as standard. Is SKY playing a back seat in boxing, last night would have created a big hole in their Saturday night schedule! |
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The decision from SKY not to do PPV also led to a bust up with Golden Boy promotions. Golden Boy are now "best buddies" with Primetime Live. I'm very disappointed that Pacman Vs. Marquez III is PPV next week for £15.00. The fight isn't due to start until 5:00am. How on earth can Primetime justify charging £15.00 for a show that starts at 2:00am and ends at about 6:30am? As more and more people subscribe to Boxnation, they will be able to outbid Primetime and SKY for TV rights. ---------- Post added at 11:40 ---------- Previous post was at 11:29 ---------- Quote:
SKY must be worried. They remain committed but are basically picking up the scraps left behind by Boxnation and Primetime Live. Boxnation is showing the best domestic action, best European action and top American action. A worrying sign for SKY is Boxnations ability to snatch British action from under their noses. Frank Warren recently won the pursue bids to promote Crolla Vs. Limond even though neither are his fighters. Warren outbid the other promoters allowing him to promote the show, and broadcast it on Boxnation. Ordinarily Crollas promoter Ricky Hatton would have won the pursue bids and the fight would have been shown on SKY. Frank Warren / Boxnation could create a monopoly in British boxing! |
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If people stop buying the PPV events it kills the demand and the market for it. As long as people buy the shows, they'll keep serving them up. I pay my TV license, and a subscription to Virgin for TV XL and SKY Sports each month to watch premium TV and sports events. Being asked to pay £15.00 PPV for a 3 hour show in the early hours of the morning is a joke. At least with Boxnation I will have access to 8 live broadcasts per month plus about 10 hours of action each day from the archives of Frank Warren, Sauerland Events and Golden Boy Promotions. I get the Steve Bunce Boxing Hour each week and shortly BoxNation will have a daily boxing news show. Hopefully when the channel launches on Virgin an On Demand deal can be agreed too. |
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I love to watch manny fights but the only PPV I would pay for him would be with mayweather. I think boxing lives in there own little world at times, while the rest of us have to live with the prospects of a possible gloomy economic future!
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the rate is this going they will become the sky sports of boxing
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amir kahn back on sky on a 3 fight deal from next month!
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also groves,degale and saunders will be on boxnation 9th december!! just gets better and better every week something to look forward to! just hope its sorted with virgin by then.
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When Khan moved to Primetime Live for his fight against McCloskey, Richard Schaefer CEO of Goldenboy confirmed if a broadcaster falls out with a Goldenboy fighter, they fall out with the whole stable. Since then Khan Vs. Judah, Floyd Mayweather Vs. Victor Ortiz and Pacman Vs. Marquez III have been on Primetime Live at £14.99 a pop. Hopefully all future Goldenboy promoted shows will make a return to SKY Sports. Apparently Mayweather Vs. Ortiz bombed in terms of PPV buys. |
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pacman isnt goldenboy though is he?
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Seeing Cotto Vs. Margarito III is on BoxNation, both are Top Rank fighters too, hopefully Boxnation can land a long term deal with Top Rank. If not looks like, if this weekends show is a success, Pacman might remain a PPV fighter in the UK. Pacman will be on SKY Sports News live from the States between 8pm and 9pm tonight. |
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hopefully julio cesar chavez jr v manfredo jr 19/11/11 and alvarez v cintron 26/11/11 will be on boxnation or sky
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id like to see khan take on bredis prescot again.his pride should make him want a rematch.
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Also whilst Khan does face "easy opponents" at times, his bout against Marcos Maidana proved he is not prepared to duck anyone. For me Khan needs to face Timothy Bradley before moving up to Welterweight. I watched the Primetime Live PPV of Pacman Vs. Marquez. Just before the judges decision was confirmed, Amir Khan called out Marquez for a fight next year. |
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UK fight fans would make Khan v Prescott into financial sense.Prescott refers to himself as Khanquerer Prescott,,,,,im sure amir khan would like to relieve him of that.Its a pity Prescott made a mess of his last fight.
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I've just noticed that the following has been added to the Boxnation website:
"Are you tired of paying for a fight that doesn’t go more than three rounds? Or fed-up with only being able to watch a couple of fights a year? BoxNation is the channel that every boxing fan has been waiting for. It’s really simple, for just £10 a month you will get exclusive access to the big live fights from all around the world and all the behind-the-scenes access to the boxing world you could want – from interviews with the boxers, to expert commentary and analysis, to weigh-ins and press conferences. More build up. More live fighting. More highlights. More analysis. Just more boxing! But the best bit is that for a limited time only, you can watch the channel for FREE! Just tune into channel 456 on Sky. Why register? Register your interest right now to qualify for; •Our special introductory offer of 6 months for the price of 5 •An exclusive weekly newsletter from Frank Warren •The chance to win boxing prizes that money just can’t buy By registering now, you’re not committing to anything. You will simply receive news from BoxNation and information on how to subscribe to the channel ahead of the subscription service’s launch on the first of December. Sky customers will soon be able to subscribe and pay for the channel through this site, while Virgin Media customers should contact Virgin directly (we expect to be live on Virgin Media cable within two weeks). Don’t miss out, register today!" So looks like Boxnation might be launching on Virgin Media on the 1st December 2011, just in time for Cotto Vs. Margarito II |
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i agree that boxnation have screened some very poor fight nights,,,,but to listen to Buncey they have all been brilliant.there must be a big improvement to make it worth even a tenner.is FW the bad or slow payer to his fighters?some boxers complain they go months before payment.
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I for one are now quite happy about what we have on the channels without Boxnation, Sky have some very good fights coming up, and the fights on channel 5 have been good to watch.
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but if your a boxing fan you will pay for it if theres no other way of viewing it
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hi anyone got anymore info on when boxnation coming to virgin , its driving me crazy waiting .:mad:
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Media boy said on the coming soon thread expect an announcement in a couple of days.
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i guess its coming the 1st Dec most channels start on the 1st of the month just in time for it to cost £10 a month
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thanks ben
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will vip 100 customers get it any cheaper ?
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I find it disappointing that we don't get to try it for free first same as sky!
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I know BoxNation is all about boxing (a sport I love, when the fights are up to the standard of the greats of yesteryear) but every time I see threads about it I have memories of that middling music channel The Box which I remember from the old Nynex days, that lovely STB with red LED and small black cheap remote with orange/gray buttons.
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Download free a day later... if you're so inclined. ;) :D
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Hi guys,
Just to confirm, from the end of this month Sky and Virgin Media customers will be able to subscribe to BoxNation through our website - http://www.boxnation.tv/subscribe.php Our first live fight after the launch is Cotto Vs. Margarito on the 3rd of December. It’s going to be a fantastic night of boxing! You can also follow us on Twitter - @boxnationtv for more exclusive boxing news and updates. All the best, and hope this helps, the BoxNation team |
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For me personally you just can't beat the buzz of watching a major fight live. Calzaghe Vs. Lacy, Froch Vs. Pascal, Haye Vs. Maccarinelli, Lewis Vs. Tyson, Hatton Vs. Mayweather and Khan Vs. Maidana will always stick in my mind. I'm glad I watched all of these live as the thrill I got sitting on the edge of my seat watching events unfold will never leave me. |
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Please note that while we have no reason to suspect otherwise, the user 'BoxNation' has not supplied any credentials confirming who they are.
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The info posted by that user appears to be accurate. Also the post seems to be in the same style as the e-mails I've received from them previously. Of course it could just be a doppelganger trying to groom us boxing fans :D |
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Having just gone through some details, I can now confirm that the user 'BoxNation' is indeed from BoxNation (the company).
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so how are they going to do the free month? pay £50 for 6 months up front as ive spoke to virgin who advised its same as any other channel where u can cancel after 30 days giving 30 days notice
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its now wonder virgin havent let their customers have a free look at boxnation these past 4months,,,,,all the VM staff are on CF giving us duff info,,,,instead of plugging their customers into Boxnation.:LOL:
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Are you tired of paying for a fight that doesn’t go more than three rounds? Or fed-up with only being able to watch a couple of fights a year?
BoxNation is the channel that every boxing fan has been waiting for. It’s really simple, for just £10 a month you will get exclusive access to the big live fights from all around the world and all the behind-the-scenes access to the boxing world you could want – from interviews with the boxers, to expert commentary and analysis, to weigh-ins and press conferences. More build up. More live fighting. More highlights. More analysis. Just more boxing! But the best bit is that for a limited time only, you can watch the channel for FREE! Just tune into channel 456 on Sky. Why register? Register your interest right now to qualify for; •Our special introductory offer of 6 months for the price of 5<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< •An exclusive weekly newsletter from Frank Warren •The chance to win boxing prizes that money just can’t buy By registering now, you’re not committing to anything. You will simply receive news from BoxNation and information on how to subscribe to the channel ahead of the subscription service’s launch on the first of December. Sky customers will soon be able to subscribe and pay for the channel through this site, while Virgin Media customers should contact Virgin directly (we expect to be live on Virgin Media cable within two weeks). Don’t miss out, register today! |
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Certainly no info posted about that internally from VM. I'm guessing it's a satellite offer only.:confused:
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