Free-to-air sports on t.v to be reviewed - could they put forward boxing??

[digregorio1.]

Maybe something like all title fights involving a british fighter must be shown on terrestrial t.v wether it be live or repeated a week later - would be good wouldn't it but judging by some of the "expert" pannelists they have inlisted it looks unlikely - Colin Jackson, womens football coach Hope Powell (wtf!), cricketer angus fraser and probably some other mongs, anyone know if there's a boxing expert on this panel?

[TBooze]

Maybe something like all title fights involving a british fighter must be shown on terrestrial t.v wether it be live or repeated a week later - would be good wouldn't it but judging by some of the "expert" pannelists they have inlisted it looks unlikely - Colin Jackson, womens football coach Hope Powell (wtf!), cricketer angus fraser and probably some other mongs, anyone know if there's a boxing expert on this panel?

No, that is not going to happen. Boxing does not have an event that could be practically singled out and the list is not made to include individual sportsmen.

Also boxing's financial structure is such, fights generally have to be built on the TV companies that are prepared to pay most.

[GazOC]

Boxings a non-starter for this. Even if somehow it did get approved it could potentially cost a British fighter a lot of money if he was denied the right to fight on a PPV card.

[digregorio1.]

yeh i know showing it live wont happen it was just a suggestion, but repeating title fights the following week could be a realistic consideration and i think really should happen, guys like nicky cook will get more exposure and guys like Haye, Calzaghe can be seen fighting and get the credit they desreve as sportsman and get more people following the sport, especially at a time when the brits are doing well and have some good prospects coming up.

[Lewisbell]

It will only be for fixed events I think

Football, Rugby, Tennis finals
marathons and athletics
maybe cricket

[GazOC]

I think half the time the Beeb just arn't arsed.....

[digregorio1.]

It will only be for fixed events I think

Football, Rugby, Tennis finals
marathons and athletics
maybe cricket

Good point, i think ur right

[TBooze]

It will only be for fixed events I think

Football, Rugby, Tennis finals
marathons and athletics
maybe cricket

No the list can be changed. For instance last time Test Cricket was taken of the 'A' list...... In theory some form of boxing could be on it, in reality, it will not.

[Beeston Brawler]

We should fuck cricket and athletics off for a start. We are shit at both sports and they are crap to watch. Tennis is a pile of wank that no one really cares about and all the non events we wone medals in at the Olympics are so minority it would be an offense to put tem on tv.

That leaves us with football and Rugby. Two huge global team sports and which have some great marquee events. Add Motor sport like Super bikes and Formula 1 which are also have huge support and we are done.

What? That's bullshit.

Get that shite off for starters!

[robpalmer135]

tennis get huge viewers beetson.

i have been saying this for a while, remember the boxing channel petition, we should of actually been putting forward that any world title fight involving a british fighter should be repeated on terrestrial tv the next day. this is a much more realistic thing to pertition for.

[digregorio1.]

tennis get huge viewers beetson.

i have been saying this for a while, remember the boxing channel petition, we should of actually been putting forward that any world title fight involving a british fighter should be repeated on terrestrial tv the next day. this is a much more realistic thing to pertition for.

totally agree

[digregorio1.]

[quote=Miguel the dog;3300878]We should fuck cricket and athletics off for a start. We are shit at both sports and they are crap to watch. Tennis is a pile of wank that no one really cares about and all the non events we wone medals in at the Olympics are so minority it would be an offense to put tem on tv.[quote=Miguel the dog;3300878]


Not that its on the list but Bowls should be taken off t.v, i was watching it and thinking "they could be showing the replay of Calzaghe v Jones right now" which they never showed (but they showed Calzaghe v B-hop - a much worse fight)

(i dont mind a bit of tennis tbh)

[TBooze]

tennis get huge viewers beetson.

i have been saying this for a while, remember the boxing channel petition, we should of actually been putting forward that any world title fight involving a british fighter should be repeated on terrestrial tv the next day. this is a much more realistic thing to pertition for.

More realistic as in it has 0.00000001% chance as opposed to 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000001%!

Without a true national superstar (and although Hatton and Calzaghe are big, they are not up there with Bruno and McGuigan in the 80s; nor Benn, Eubank or even Lennox in the 90s...) boxing simply does not have a case to be even involved in the debate.

But hey, knockout yourself and petition, and if you have success, I will gladly eat the humble pie, you dish out to me.