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Originally Posted by Wire Man
Quite a few good fights before the end of 2011.
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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SKY announced in the summer they were pulling out of PPV boxing. The last PPV show was Haye Vs. Klitschko. It's partly this decision by SKY that has led to Frank Warren getting involved with Boxnation. Warren has pulled his fighters off SKY, they are now all Boxnation exclusive fighters.
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.
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Originally Posted by mlayzell
Hi Chad
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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Burns Vs. Katsidis was reportedly scheduled to be on SKY Sports originally. Frank Warren basically took the huff when SKY told him they were no longer doing PPV shows.
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!