BoxNation on Virgin Media? - Page 38

Chad · 16-01-2012, 19:25

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Sounds a classy establishment LOL

It's where I met my wife

Just kidding

thatllbeme · 17-01-2012, 20:44

has that primetime who had the ppv boxing last year gone bust? googled them and cant find anything

Chad · 17-01-2012, 21:16

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Originally Posted by thatllbeme

has that primetime who had the ppv boxing last year gone bust? googled them and cant find anything

It was bloody hard to find however finally found their site:

http://www.primetimelive.co.uk/

Still seems up and running. I really doubt this will have much of a future to be honest. They've only really shown 3 fighters on a PPV basis over the last 12 months being Amir Khan, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. With Khan going back to SKY, and Goldenboy Promotions back on speaking terms with SKY also, the only real PPV fighter they seem to have access too is Manny Pacquiao.

Unless Pacman faces Mayweather in May, I can't see how many boxing fans would pay Â£14.99 to watch something like Pacman Vs. Marquez IV at 5:30am in the morning.

When SKY pulled the plug on SKY Box Office 6 months ago they where making a statement that for now, they didn't see value in PPV boxing. Essentially this is what led to BoxNation being born. With fight fans getting live boxing on Channel 5, Eurosport, ESPN, SKY Sports, Premier Sports and BoxNation there will be little to no appetite to pay Â£14.99 for 3 hours of action from the small hours of the morning.

Chad · 20-01-2012, 23:47

Another good main event this evening on BoxNation. Mathews Vs. Marsili was much better than I expected. A real tough war, very entertaining.

Chad · 22-01-2012, 20:08

I've noticed that for this Friday BoxNation is currently showing as "No Information" on the Virgin EPG between the hours of 8pm and 11pm. On SKY however it shows as "Live- World Title Boxing". I've checked the BoxNation website but there is nothing listed for this Friday.

The only show that I can see that might be broadcast live this Friday is an event from Kazakhstan that is jointly being promoted by Ricky Hatton. It's not exactly "World Title Boxing" but it is live action.

Here's more info for anyone interested:

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/boratton-promotions

thatllbeme · 23-01-2012, 19:26

on my tivo it says live:WBA world title boxing

Chad · 23-01-2012, 21:58

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Originally Posted by thatllbeme

on my tivo it says live:WBA world title boxing

Very interesting. The show from Kazakhstan is for the WBC Asia Council Continental Bantamweight Title. I can't find any WBA action for this weekend at all.

I was hoping they would show the German broadcast from Hamburg this Saturday night. It's a packed card featuring up and coming German talent, and some veterans. There's 11 fights scheduled featuring the likes of Denis Boytsov, Juergen Braehmer, Ruslan Chagaev and Firat Arslan.

thatllbeme · 24-01-2012, 18:47

this was on their facebook page
Hi guys -

We promised to deliver as much boxing to you as possible, and we're still aiming to bring you two fights a week, including domestic and international cards. We know there are no live fights being shown this weekend on BoxNation and we will do everything we can to try and avoid this situation in the future.

We're working hard on setting up deals with international fighters and promoters, which has been made more difficult after a quiet December and January.

Please stay patient with us while we work as hard as possible to get the deals in place that will bring the fights we all want to see onto BoxNation for just Â£10 a month.

followed by

BoxNation are adding another terrific card to their already packed February schedule.

We’ll be announcing the show here on our Facebook page shortly.

Be sure to watch this space!

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looking at the channel chad they asked us for ideas or what would make the channel good but it doesnt look like they are taking on board what we asked for. its just repeat after repeat of whats been on before

Chad · 24-01-2012, 21:05

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Originally Posted by thatllbeme

this was on their facebook page
Hi guys -

We promised to deliver as much boxing to you as possible, and we're still aiming to bring you two fights a week, including domestic and international cards. We know there are no live fights being shown this weekend on BoxNation and we will do everything we can to try and avoid this situation in the future.

We're working hard on setting up deals with international fighters and promoters, which has been made more difficult after a quiet December and January.

Please stay patient with us while we work as hard as possible to get the deals in place that will bring the fights we all want to see onto BoxNation for just Â£10 a month.

followed by

BoxNation are adding another terrific card to their already packed February schedule.

Weâ€™ll be announcing the show here on our Facebook page shortly.

Be sure to watch this space!

---------- Post added at 18:47 ---------- Previous post was at 17:50 ----------

looking at the channel chad they asked us for ideas or what would make the channel good but it doesnt look like they are taking on board what we asked for. its just repeat after repeat of whats been on before

Thanks for the update.

I agree that the constant repeats of the same fights over and over is getting pretty tiresome. People had great ideas such as old classic fights from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Theme nights like the best of Prince Naseem Hamed or Joe Calzaghe. Documentaries old and new. With Frank Warrens ever growing stable surely they could knock together a 30 minute boxing news round-up every night with interviews, training footage and exclusive fight announcements. Alternatively a weekly boxing news round up on a Friday to compliment The Bunce Hour on a Monday.

I'm excited about their February announcement. I hope it's at least one of the American cards. There's 2 on HBO and 2 on Showtime. If I had to choose just one show, I'd personally like to see Marcos Maidana Vs. Devon Alexander however Andre Berto Vs. Victor Ortiz II is a very close second.

thatllbeme · 24-01-2012, 22:08

not what i was expecting

WBA Interim World Super Middleweight championship showdown between the UK’s Brian Magee and Dane, Rudy Markussen takes place in Denmark Feb 18th - Live and Exclusive on BoxNation! More details to follow...

Chad · 24-01-2012, 22:46

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Originally Posted by thatllbeme

not what i was expecting

WBA Interim World Super Middleweight championship showdown between the UKâ€™s Brian Magee and Dane, Rudy Markussen takes place in Denmark Feb 18th - Live and Exclusive on BoxNation! More details to follow...

Mmmmm........

I must admit I'm not exactly thrilled to bits but it's good to see Magee getting proper TV coverage. I watched his fight against Roman Aramyan in 2010 via the official RTE stream from Ireland. I watched extended highlights of his fight with Lucian Bute last year on BBC One Ireland and his last fight against Jaime Barboza from Costa Rica on the worst stream I've ever watched.

Magee Vs. Markussen and Klitschko Vs. Chisora on the same night will deliver a decent night of boxing. I'm still hoping for American shows!

thatllbeme · 25-01-2012, 21:13

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_...Andre_Berto_II

in this link on wikipedia and also a similar one for chavez jr v rubio it says under International Broadcasting that in uk its boxnation. hopefully its true but i know anyone can update wikipedia

Chad · 25-01-2012, 21:16

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Originally Posted by thatllbeme

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_...Andre_Berto_II

in this link on wikipedia and also a similar one for chavez jr v rubio it says under International Broadcasting that in uk its boxnation. hopefully its true but i know anyone can update wikipedia

If true, what a fantastic discovery! I'm going to hunt for futher information. thanks for sharing that.

Chad · 26-01-2012, 21:43

Some news regarding televised boxing.

Boxing returns to Channel 5 on the 18th February with hot young prospect Kid Galahad taking on veteran Jason Booth for the WBC International super-bantamweight title. The undercard will feature the second outing for Chris Eubank Jr. Galahad and Eubank are 2 tipped for the top so this should be a good card. No Tyson Fury on this bill.

Boxing also makes a return on Eurosport on the 24th February with the Bigger's Better 10.

Alex Arthur wil be making his return on the 14th April 2012 at Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh. Interestingly this event clashes with Audley Harrison Vs. Ali Adams and Tony Bellew Vs. Danny McIntosh. Who knows what will be televised out of this bunch but surely one of them will be on BoxNation.

Finally good news for Ricky Burns today. Ricky has been made full WBO lightweight champion after Juan Manuel Marquez moved up a division, relinquishing his title.

thatllbeme · 26-01-2012, 22:24

any news on scott harrison?