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Originally Posted by mhatter67
Feel guilty purchasing this pay-per-view as I am one that overall dislikes PPV in live sport! Wonder why BoxNation lost this live event Chad?
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Boxnation might not have been able to afford it so soon after landing Mayweather Vs. Cotto.
I was reading some interesting posts in a forum earlier this week from Primetime live themselves. Other posters were attacking them for keeping the PPV market alive and calling £14.99 a disgrace when Boxnation is only £10.00 per month. Primetime replied stating it's not them who set the price, it was Pacman's promoter Bob Arum. It was then suggested Bob Arum would only sell the fight to a UK broadcaster if the fight was shown on a PPV basis. If true SKY and Boxnation didn't have a chance.
It should be interesting to see the viewing figures for the fight here in the UK. There seems to be a lot of heat from UK boxing fans suggesting they will boycott the event in an attempt to kill off PPV and Primetime. Must admit it's hard for Primetime to justify £14.99 for a one off event that you can't even record to your TiVo or V+ box plus it's copy protected so you can't even record the show externally if you have a DVD recorder.