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i quite like this ,its diffrent form the textbook apporach that was adopted by other channels oin the past .it is quite good to see this ...
i missed the begining of it,was anything mentioned about any potential coverage of the Super Six?
also it is ashmae to see them dropping the boxing as of the new year,granted tonight is not the best card ,but genrally they have been decent viewing is this still the case ,that they are def dropping it?
slip&counter
09-05-2009, 06:58 PM
no nothing was mentioned
itv are pulling the plug all together after december
no nothing was mentioned
itv are pulling the plug all together after december
##that saddens me,i wonder who will pick it up then?
slip&counter
09-05-2009, 07:13 PM
Henny said on the bunce boxing hour, that 3 networks were still in the offing, he's made a offer and he's waiting for the reply, he could've been bullshiting though.
Henny said on the bunce boxing hour, that 3 networks were still in the offing, he's made a offer and he's waiting for the reply, he could've been bullshiting though.
aye i would imagen they would have something soon ...
UKFightFan
09-05-2009, 07:49 PM
no nothing was mentioned
itv are pulling the plug all together after december
Do you know that to be a fact?
At the start of this evening's show they said something like "welcome to a new season of boxing on ITV". To me this is not a statement a channel would state if they would be dropping boxing in less than 4 months.
Kid Lucky
09-05-2009, 07:53 PM
No mention. They've got a Big Fight Review on next week and do tend to mention Froch.
I think their coverage is good, Andy Kerr was in the changing rooms asking daft questions - well done AK1, Gabriel Partridge was doing a piece on bricklaying with Glover, Rawling was unusually amusing with his comments on Ian John-Lewis spiel about 'Im the referee', and McGuigan is for me the most honest ex pro pundit out there.
Show good undercard fights prior to the main event, which I much prefer. The only thing missing is the old sub-Rocky music that they used to have
slip&counter
09-05-2009, 07:56 PM
Do you know that to be a fact?
At the start of this evening's show they said something like "welcome to a new season of boxing on ITV". To me this is not a statement a channel would state if they would be dropping boxing in less than 4 months.
its been well known and publisized for a while now, surprised you didn't know, i guess they consider those remaining months a season.
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thats just one article just do a little search on google
Kid Lucky
09-05-2009, 08:00 PM
I think they should go back to using this music - take your pick on which version you like
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UKFightFan
09-05-2009, 08:02 PM
its been well known and publisized for a while now, surprised you didn't know, i guess they consider those remaining months a season.
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thats just one article just do a little search on google
I know there have been rumours and opinions but I tend to take them with a pinch of salt. Yes, it could be the shortest season ever, but it was a statement that neded be said if it was not true.
Not being funny, surely you have enough intelligence to realise that not everything that is printed in the Sun is 100% fact???
Maybe the old speculative articles you refer to are now irrelevant and should be revised based on potential new evidence such as a potential change in strategy by ITV???
davidjay
09-05-2009, 08:14 PM
It'd be good to think ITV will continue with boxing. Their approach makes for a good evening's entertainment rather than the headliner and highlights you get everywhere else.
gasman
09-05-2009, 08:18 PM
I like the earlier 7.30 start time so that we can get a couple of live fights before the main event. The interviews and the pre-fight recorded pieces are excellent. Compare this to Sky, i.e. Friday Fight Night, we get the main event live and whatever else is recorded.
well i have written to them to ask them to clarify if this is the case,if you want to do it here is the email ...cheers
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Dunky McCafferty
09-05-2009, 09:35 PM
Rozenthal does my big scottish head right in, he always has to get his bit in like he has a clue what hes talking about:twisted:
& his bit is always talking up anything to do with Henneseys fighters. however its funny to see Barry mcGuigan slumming it after he jumped ship when Ricky Hatton left Sky:lol:
Now Rickys back at SKY & Barrys left out in the cold standing at ringside on a channel that no-one with a freeview box even knows exists!
Oh the irony...
felix
09-05-2009, 09:36 PM
maybe channel 5 might pick it up if itv drops hennessy.
bronze_bandit
09-06-2009, 08:59 AM
Def cant see channel 5 picking it up...
We can only hope that something changes between now and the end of ITV's protracted contract....
Think they will def have froch on next weeks show, but alas whose to say they will even mention if its going to be shown!!?
Come on ITV .... ditch the cycling and move forward with the boxing!!?
There literally is so much potential to be shown, why dont you ditch the programme's no-one is interested in!!?
'Ben'
09-06-2009, 09:03 AM
I e-mailed channel 5 and got ignored.
I know there have been rumours and opinions but I tend to take them with a pinch of salt. Yes, it could be the shortest season ever, but it was a statement that neded be said if it was not true.
Not being funny, surely you have enough intelligence to realise that not everything that is printed in the Sun is 100% fact???
Maybe the old speculative articles you refer to are now irrelevant and should be revised based on potential new evidence such as a potential change in strategy by ITV???
It's more than just a rumour. It has been everywhere including ITV saying that they can't justify the money boxing costs for what it brings in.
Sky have always classed January-Aug as a season and then Sept-Dec as another season so ITV will be showing the full season
Got this reply from head of sport at ITV
Thank you for your note Gary. We are having to review all our sporting activity at this time due to restricted budgets. Boxing is no different and while it may not be in the schedule for a few months, I would be very hopeful of it returning in the new year.
Regards,
Niall Sloane
make of that what you will,still hopeful .but there you have it form the Horses mouth .
PaddyD1983
09-08-2009, 05:29 PM
No mention. They've got a Big Fight Review on next week and do tend to mention Froch.
I think their coverage is good, Andy Kerr was in the changing rooms asking daft questions - well done AK1, Gabriel Partridge was doing a piece on bricklaying with Glover, Rawling was unusually amusing with his comments on Ian John-Lewis spiel about 'Im the referee', and McGuigan is for me the most honest ex pro pundit out there.
Show good undercard fights prior to the main event, which I much prefer. The only thing missing is the old sub-Rocky music that they used to have
They've not dropped the theme tune? It was one of the best on TV, let alone sports shows!!
The very sound of it makes the hairs stand up on my neck. Brings back pictures of Nigel Benn and Michael Nunn. Not even sure if Nunn fought on ITV but I've put them together in my head and it makes for pleasant memories so I'm happy!
PaddyD1983
09-08-2009, 05:32 PM
I think they should go back to using this music - take your pick on which version you like
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Now that's what I'm talknig about!
irishhitman
09-09-2009, 03:53 PM
Got this reply from head of sport at ITV
make of that what you will,still hopeful .but there you have it form the Horses mouth .
have you got a link i think we should all hassle itv to stick with the boxing:bbb
have you got a link i think we should all hassle itv to stick with the boxing:bbb
do you mean itv?i have his email address,but what is the point in putting it on ,people wont bother email him ?
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