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richeglasses
03-15-2010, 12:58 PM
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aky101
03-15-2010, 12:59 PM
fucking hope so.
avidlemon
03-15-2010, 01:01 PM
good news if they do, about time the fuckers put their hands in their pockets and brought a live title fight to us. Last time was froch v pascal. And then fucking delayed highlights of froch v taylor.
Big up ITV if they do this!
kosaros
03-15-2010, 01:02 PM
That is great news if true, but it isn't really going to bring boxing back to terrestrial TV. They would have to do a deal with a promoter for that to happen.
But this is promising news :good
Squire
03-15-2010, 01:07 PM
fucken hope so.
Took the words out of my mouth! :good
(I probably would have spelt 'fucking' correctly though...)
LP_1985
03-15-2010, 01:09 PM
ITV we love u
That would be fucking lovely. Khan always got great figures on ITV and Schaefer said he wanted to get boxing back on terrestrial in the US so maybe he could it in the UK as well :think.
I'm not getting too excited until it's all official though :lol:
hagman1989
03-15-2010, 01:12 PM
i didnt think hed like the co promtion and co billing with ******s mitchell
does this mean frank would try to put mtchell on ppv alone cant see it myself , but hes laid out alot of money to get this fight for mitchell
HitmanHatton
03-15-2010, 01:12 PM
'' But it is understood that Khan was not keen on Sky's demand to pocket the proceeds from the first 40,000 viewers. ''
A extract from the article, would those proceeds go straight into Frank ******s pockets??
That might be a sign of the future as SKY might have a demand like that for every Khan fight.
Beeston Brawler
03-15-2010, 01:13 PM
i didnt think hed like the co promtion and co billing with ******s mitchell
does this mean frank would try to put mtchell on ppv alone cant see it myself , but hes laid out alot of money to get this fight for mitchell
Well spotted.
Never thought about that at all :good
noonan
03-15-2010, 01:13 PM
Well i never thought i would see the day.......
Malignaggi to win by k/o. :rofl :patsch
It'll be a Khan win UD, but i would love the former to happen.
RichT
03-15-2010, 01:15 PM
I'm more excited about the fact that a fight from the US might actually start at midnight GMT than what channel it's showed on. Even 1:00 would be a treat
:thumbsup
LP_1985
03-15-2010, 01:17 PM
I'm more excited about the fact that a fight from the US might actually start at midnight GMT than what channel it's showed on. Even 1:00 would be a treat
:thumbsup
when calzaghe fought jones the fight didnt start til 5. any1 know wat american network this is on
neil hibbert
03-15-2010, 01:21 PM
hats off to itv if they do
Dirt99
03-15-2010, 01:21 PM
Good news but i'd much rather they got Froch vs Kessler! i suppose there is no chance of that with Fat Mick onboard
Darni187
03-15-2010, 01:22 PM
when calzaghe fought jones the fight didnt start til 5. any1 know wat american network this is on
HBO after dark
RichT
03-15-2010, 01:24 PM
when calzaghe fought jones the fight didnt start til 5. any1 know wat american network this is on
I'll be amazed if it is as early as the article says but it would be great if it is.
anjawnaymiz
03-15-2010, 01:25 PM
this is a good move by itv, ****** and hennysy both made an arse of themselves with there poor shows and pullouts, at least the yanks are consistant.
LP_1985
03-15-2010, 01:26 PM
I'll be amazed if it is as early as the article says but it would be great if it is.
would be mate but i quite like staying up to watch the big fights:good
Darni187
03-15-2010, 01:26 PM
Now I know why ****** made the Kevin fight May 15th, ****** is trying to cock block Khan from making his money, because remember all UK PPV share was going to Khan, none to Paulie.
LP_1985
03-15-2010, 01:27 PM
itv shud pull buncey in on this. imagine if they signed a deal weith goldenboy
carrotcruncher
03-15-2010, 01:27 PM
That would be fucking lovely. Khan always got great figures on ITV and Schaefer said he wanted to get boxing back on terrestrial in the US so maybe he could it in the UK as well :think.
I'm not getting too excited until it's all official though :lol:
Believe it when you see it.
But I always thought ITV would not just walk away from boxing. There is too much of a tradition and, Rosenthal, Rawling, McGuigan, McKenzie etc are a top team. They have always said they want to show top world title fights and, good though Froch is, he does not have anything like the appeal to the casual fan that Khan does. This is terrific news for boxing in this country if it it true. Fingers crossed.
leforge
03-15-2010, 01:29 PM
Believe it when I see it. Why would itv not show Froch fight then. Perhaps this is Khan trying to get more out of sky!
hagman1989
03-15-2010, 01:34 PM
Believe it when I see it. Why would itv not show Froch fight then. Perhaps this is Khan trying to get more out of sky!
go and ask joe public who froch is , im geussing they wouldnt have a clue
then ask them who amir khan is , id say a fair few would know of him , whether it be like or dislike they still know him
Beeston Brawler
03-15-2010, 01:34 PM
Yeah but Froch would have had to give his promoter a share of the cash.
This will be Khan's money and his only - therefore a lower fee will probably apply.
ITV might just use the HBO feed and have the guys in the studio :think
MagicMan91
03-15-2010, 01:37 PM
ITV to give up on boxing when Paulie KO's him like the BBC did with Audley? :lol:
chrisfinch
03-15-2010, 01:37 PM
Believe it when I see it. Why would itv not show Froch fight then. Perhaps this is Khan trying to get more out of sky!
Nobody knows who Froch is outside of Nottingham.
I'm more excited about the fact that a fight from the US might actually start at midnight GMT than what channel it's showed on. Even 1:00 would be a treat
:thumbsup
Will it fuck start that early. Being from NY, it would probably start at 2am at the absolute earliest but realistically closer to 3. It's still better than 4.45 for the big fights though:good
I'm surprised to see ITV still interested in boxing, great news if they can pick this fight up.
chrisfinch
03-15-2010, 01:38 PM
woops, double post
GazOC
03-15-2010, 01:38 PM
Is anyone going to give Team Khan a bit of credit for this if it comes off?
JonOli
03-15-2010, 01:40 PM
Great news if it's true, but we do this every time, get our hopes up, and it always ends up on none of them or SKY PPV.
I fear this may be a bit of cheap PR to get the fight out there in the press though, get people who normally wouldn't be interested, interested, thinking they are going to be watching it on terrestrial, only to find they aren't and end up getting the PPV rather feel let down. I hope I'm wrong though.
Grant1
03-15-2010, 01:43 PM
Frank would be spitting feathers.
This would fuck over his Mitchell Katsidis PPV for that night.
hit me HARDER
03-15-2010, 01:43 PM
Took the words out of my mouth! :good
(I probably would have spelt 'fucking' correctly though...)
It's the done thing though isn't it, why? Does my head in, every tard & his mate on Facebook spells it like that.
Would be great if ITV got the fight though, they should get a domestic programme back up & running too.
carrotcruncher
03-15-2010, 01:46 PM
my one worry is that this is just a political posturing game by the Khan camp to get Sky to drop their financial demands.
Time will tell
chrisfinch
03-15-2010, 01:47 PM
Frank would be spitting feathers.
This would fuck over his Mitchell Katsidis PPV for that night.
Surely it would never be PPV without Khan as a US leg as well?
The casual fans won't be interested, and they would make up the majority of PPV sales.
carrotcruncher
03-15-2010, 01:48 PM
Surely it would never be PPV without Khan as a US leg as well?
The casual fans won't be interested, and they would make up the majority of PPV sales.
Be surprised if Mitchell was ever going to be ppv at this stage
griff
03-15-2010, 01:49 PM
If this actually happens I can only imagine what Carl Froch has to say about it.
LP_1985
03-15-2010, 01:52 PM
Be surprised if Mitchell was ever going to be ppv at this stage
mitchell - katsidis
gavin
degale
cleverly
BJ saunders
chisora
have these with all competive fights imo wud be worth PPV.
i aint bothered ntho coz gona get a ticket for it as long as the walsh brother aint on there:thumbsup
GazOC
03-15-2010, 01:53 PM
Yeah, they could get A PPV out of Mitchell-Kats if they stacked the undercard.
Lee Mc
03-15-2010, 01:53 PM
Frank would be spitting feathers.
This would fuck over his Mitchell Katsidis PPV for that night.
And the penny drops :good
LP_1985
03-15-2010, 01:54 PM
Yeah, they could get A PPV out of Mitchell-Kats if they stacked the undercard.
it's 10x better than Khan Salita
carrotcruncher
03-15-2010, 01:56 PM
If this actually happens I can only imagine what Carl Froch has to say about it.
Sky won't deal with Froch's promoter. How well has that relationship held up with ITV? The fact Froch's fights have not been shown suggests not as well as it might. Although to be fair, ITV pretty much imploded last year. They were told to save money (to produce those £25 mill 'profits' after the £3 billion loss) and boxing was a quick and easy hatchet job.
All of which underlines the 'believe it when you see it' conclusion.
Smudger
03-15-2010, 02:13 PM
Will it fuck start that early. Being from NY, it would probably start at 2am at the absolute earliest but realistically closer to 3. It's still better than 4.45 for the big fights though:good
I'm surprised to see ITV still interested in boxing, great news if they can pick this fight up.
Hmm well let's see... A card in Vegas the main event starts a roughly 4am. BUT Pacquiao's fight in DALLAS started at about 4.30! DALLAS is 2 hours ahead of vegas, and Britain is 6 hours ahead of DALLAS, and Vegas is 8 hours behind Britain and dallas is 1 hour behind NEW YORK, and NEW YORK is 5 hours behind Britain, so mathematically with the different time zones considered... There will be approximately 7 new threads started on may 15 asking when khan-paulie starts.
hagman1989
03-15-2010, 02:14 PM
it's 10x better than Khan Salita
people dont know mitchell though
its the classic problem khan is well kown and will generate buys against a piss poor opponent
mitchell fights a realy competitive fight and couldnt draw flies ( iknow hes got a fan base but not a PPV fanbase)
kosaros
03-15-2010, 02:16 PM
people dont know mitchell though
its the classic problem khan is well kown and will generate buys against a piss poor opponent
mitchell fights a realy competitive fight and couldnt draw flies ( iknow hes got a fan base but not a PPV fanbase)
Khan hardly got that many buys for his PPV's TBH.
johna_83
03-15-2010, 02:22 PM
Great news if it turns out to be true, get buncey in the studio with the return of the big fight live theme and they CANNOT go wrong
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Iam sure It has been in media lately that itv want to start a pay tv buisnnes for sport and other entertainment so if this is on itv it would be a great build up to that which is great and we could have a lot more boxing avalible through itv :happy
icemax
03-15-2010, 02:38 PM
Hmm well let's see... A card in Vegas the main event starts a roughly 4am. BUT Pacquiao's fight in DALLAS started at about 4.30! DALLAS is 2 hours ahead of vegas, and Britain is 6 hours ahead of DALLAS, and Vegas is 8 hours behind Britain and dallas is 1 hour behind NEW YORK, and NEW YORK is 5 hours behind Britain, so mathematically with the different time zones considered... There will be approximately 7 new threads started on may 15 asking when khan-paulie starts.
A sound piece of Cleverley level mathematical deduction there :deal
**A switch to ITV will also result in a dramatic fall in the number of "Who is buying this PPV" threads
carrotcruncher
03-15-2010, 02:52 PM
A bit of digging tells me the Mirror is right.
What a breath of fresh air for UK boxing if ITV's money men ok everything
mugen82
03-15-2010, 02:57 PM
Great news if it turns out to be true, get buncey in the studio with the return of the big fight live theme and they CANNOT go wrong
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This would be great, the prodigal son returning, thats right, i'm talking about the Big fight Live music, then again the Judge jools one made for Amir Khan was awesome too!
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Anything aside from the dreadful Mr Capone one he comes to the ring with, thats just embarassing, worse than the one Degale came with in his last fight.
LP_1985
03-15-2010, 03:00 PM
This would be great, the prodigal son returning, thats right, i'm talking about the Big fight Live music, then again the Judge jools one made for Amir Khan was awesome too!
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Anything aside from the dreadful Mr Capone one he comes to the ring with, thats just embarassing, worse than the one Degale came with in his last fight.
quite like that tune. he has it to that training video he done
Bodysnatcher
03-15-2010, 03:00 PM
Be fantastic if this happens. But getting it to start at midnight is a non-starter. Unless HBO agree to show it on a few hours tape delay, which is unprecendented as far as I know (in terms of doing that for the benefit of UK TV).
Can't see it happening but must try and stay positive, especially since my lack of Sky means I have to watch all my boxing elsewhere these days.
LP_1985
03-15-2010, 03:02 PM
goes on abit tho
Bodysnatcher
03-15-2010, 03:06 PM
Be great if they have Buncey on, but I remember that on Primetime Jim Rosenthal seemed a bit, er, disconcerted by Buncey's style!
chrisfinch
03-15-2010, 03:06 PM
Be fantastic if this happens. But getting it to start at midnight is a non-starter. Unless HBO agree to show it on a few hours tape delay, which is unprecendented as far as I know (in terms of doing that for the benefit of UK TV).
Can't see it happening but must try and stay positive, especially since my lack of Sky means I have to watch all my boxing elsewhere these days.
The Juan Urango v Devon Alexander fight the other week came on air at half 2, and started at 2.45. And that is VERY early for a main event fight on HBO (Showtime tend to start at about 2, but usually have one fight before the main event.)
Stuff like that, and the way boxing works tells me it'll start at 2am at the absolute very earliest but it could be later. That's only 9pm on the east coast, and earlier in the west where they could show it on tape delay a few hours later so its prime time. Even that starting time is unlikely.
Just a wacky bit of info about time zones. NBC showed the Winter Olympics on a 3 hour tape delay on the west coast, so it was shown in their prime time! So they didn't get much stuff live at all. Enough of time zones, that ITv showing boxing, eh? Who woulda thought it:D
carrotcruncher
03-15-2010, 03:07 PM
Be fantastic if this happens. But getting it to start at midnight is a non-starter. Unless HBO agree to show it on a few hours tape delay, which is unprecendented as far as I know (in terms of doing that for the benefit of UK TV).
Can't see it happening but must try and stay positive, especially since my lack of Sky means I have to watch all my boxing elsewhere these days.
It would get big live audience ... and could be repeated at least once the following day. It all depends on figures being asked. If it is right Sky were asking for 40,000 first buys, that would not have left a deal for Khan, and he knows it. So a figure of, say for arguments sake, £600k for ITV might work for both.
carrotcruncher
03-15-2010, 03:08 PM
Be great if they have Buncey on, but I remember that on Primetime Jim Rosenthal seemed a bit, er, disconcerted by Buncey's style!
Buncey and Barry sometimes looks like an exercise in mutual loathing
Bodysnatcher
03-15-2010, 03:09 PM
Calzaghe vs Lacy was a 2am ITV start, wasn't it?
Obviously that was in the UK but it was still timed for U.S. television.
carrotcruncher
03-15-2010, 03:11 PM
Calzaghe vs Lacy was a 2am ITV start, wasn't it?
Obviously that was in the UK but it was still timed for U.S. television.
Think it wound up later than that
noonan
03-15-2010, 03:14 PM
Calzaghe vs Lacy was a 2am ITV start, wasn't it?
Obviously that was in the UK but it was still timed for U.S. television.
Your right there Murray:good
LP_1985
03-15-2010, 03:14 PM
Buncey and Barry sometimes looks like an exercise in mutual loathing
yea heard they got drama
WAR BUNCEY:toney
Mazallan
03-15-2010, 03:15 PM
Fantastic news. Khan will be Britains greatest ever boxer when he is finished destroying his American opposition and giving the British public a better chance of seeing his epic career is a wonderful prospect for all. Khan is godly and hopefully ITV understand this.
Is anyone going to give Team Khan a bit of credit for this if it comes off?
We should but we won't :D
I think Khan can now probably afford to this now he's with HBO (thought he might not have been making much through Box Office anyway :think).
edit: Just remembered Ortiz-Campbell is on the undercard so we'll get that as well :happy
Rangersfan1982
03-15-2010, 03:42 PM
I thought he was on an 8 fight contract with Sky. This would be some thing if ITV pulled it off.
wrimc
03-15-2010, 03:46 PM
Isnt it a sad reflection of the poor coverage of our sport about how excited we are that we might get to see Khan on terrestrial not having to pay! This is completely unconfirmed and we are all running away with ourselves "OMG OMG what if goldenboy signed a contract with ITV!" lets just see hey either that or its back to watching World Bowls championships....
HitmanHatton
03-15-2010, 03:46 PM
I thought he was on an 8 fight contract with Sky. This would be some thing if ITV pulled it off.
Wasnt that just the contract Frank ****** had with Sky?
achillesthegreat
03-15-2010, 03:55 PM
Fucking awesome news.
GazOC
03-15-2010, 03:58 PM
Isnt it a sad reflection of the poor coverage of our sport about how excited we are that we might get to see Khan on terrestrial not having to pay! This is completely unconfirmed and we are all running away with ourselves "OMG OMG what if goldenboy signed a contract with ITV!" lets just see hey either that or its back to watching World Bowls championships....
Happens every time.:lol:
achillesthegreat
03-15-2010, 04:19 PM
Isnt it a sad reflection of the poor coverage of our sport about how excited we are that we might get to see Khan on terrestrial not having to pay! This is completely unconfirmed and we are all running away with ourselves "OMG OMG what if goldenboy signed a contract with ITV!" lets just see hey either that or its back to watching World Bowls championships....
it is embarassing.
leforge
03-15-2010, 04:32 PM
Before khan last fight papers were saying it could be on espn! Let's wait to it happens
HitmanHatton
03-15-2010, 04:37 PM
Before khan last fight papers were saying it could be on espn! Let's wait to it happens
Isnt ESPN an American company? and arent HBO showing the fight?
Isnt ESPN an American company? and arent HBO showing the fight?
Doesn't matter. HBO only own the US rights. ESPN could buy the UK rights if they want.
Anyway, none of this matters until we get an official announcement!!
HitmanHatton
03-15-2010, 04:43 PM
Doesn't matter. HBO only own the US rights. ESPN could buy the UK rights if they want.
Anyway, none of this matters until we get an official announcement!!
Arghhh right I get it now.
chrisfinch
03-15-2010, 04:48 PM
Anyway, none of this matters until we get an official announcement!!
Indeed, remember the mass mutual masturbation session that went on here when people were convinced ESPN were showing loads of boxing in the UK last year?
All I've got from the dude that works for ITV on digital spy is that...
Khan never wanted to go to Sky in the first place. He understood the value of being on terrestrial TV. But it wasn't his decision to make.
We'll see what happens in the next few weeks, but people are getting a tadge too excited when it isn't confirmed yet. Alba's gonna love this thread.:D
Right,Right media whores lets just look at the orig article.NO qoutes to verfiy the story ...nothing frm itv,nothing from GOlden boy or amir khans publicity loving dad.I would take this with a pinch of salt and it looks like ti could be a tactic to bring sky back to the table ...
GazOC
03-15-2010, 04:51 PM
Right,Right media whores lets just look at the orig article.NO qoutes to verfiy the story ...nothing frm itv,nothing from GOlden boy or amir khans publicity loving dad.I would take this with a pinch of salt and it looks like ti could be a tactic to bring sky back to the table ...
You can stop that sort of talk right now!!!
As I read it that article virtually confirms that ITV will be showing all the big HBO/ Showtime fights live from the USA.
You can stop that sort of talk right now!!!
As I read it that article virtually confirms that ITV will be showing all the big HBO/ Showtime fights live from the USA.
really,what about the sauerland cards?didnt you read between the lines :patsch
leforge
03-15-2010, 04:59 PM
Seems strange khan was on soccer am if he fallen out with sky.
GazOC
03-15-2010, 04:59 PM
really,what about the sauerland cards?didnt you read between the lines :patsch
:lol::good
chrisfinch
03-15-2010, 05:03 PM
Seems strange khan was on soccer am if he fallen out with sky.
No it doesn't
leforge
03-15-2010, 05:25 PM
We Know soon if it on itv?
If this happens and Amir puts on a good performance it will win a lot of fans over to his cause and be a big boost for the sport's profile in this country:thumbsup.
Team Khan and GBP promotions and ITV should be applauded if they do the deal :cool:
leforge
03-15-2010, 05:44 PM
It won't get big viewing figures at 3 in morning. Before the salutation fight was on sky there was many reports saying it was going to be on espn.
It won't get big viewing figures at 3 in morning. Before the salutation fight was on sky there was many reports saying it was going to be on espn.
i remeber that ,tink it was in the sunday people (does anyone read that)
leforge
03-15-2010, 06:08 PM
That article quoted no sources too just like this one. We shall see but itv could have froch v kessler on tv at uk time and they did not.
That article quoted no sources too just like this one. We shall see but itv could have froch v kessler on tv at uk time and they did not.
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ESPN PLANS A BOUT TURN
Espn's British invasion continues apace as the US broadcaster prepares to battle Sky Sports for the rights to screen Amir Khan's next fight.
He won his first world crown, the WBA light-welterweight title, by beating Andreas Kotelnik in July - a bout broadcast by Sky Box Office.
But theirs is a fight-to-fight deal and ESPN will muscle in when Khan, whose promoter Frank ****** is in negotiations with mandatory challenger Dimitry Salita about a December clash, announces his first defence.
The channel will consider showing Khan's fight as part of their subscription package, while Sky Box Office is pay-perview - punters paid £14.63 for the Kotelnik scrap.
Espn are interested in screening David Haye's WBA heavyweight title clash with Nikolay Valuev in November and could be interested in ITV's deal with Hennessy Sports, which runs out this year.
that was december .
NoHomeJerome
03-15-2010, 06:22 PM
I don't really thin Khan would make more money selling to ITV for peanuts rather than to SBO for like 300,000 buys at £15 a go... I hope it's on ITV but I don't think he would make more tbh.
cheekyvid
03-15-2010, 06:45 PM
i think ITV had great numbers when khan was headlining on them on saturdays around 10.30. and considering they were against poor opponents, for no world title then this should be much better... but it won't be till early
carrotcruncher
03-16-2010, 01:38 AM
I don't really thin Khan would make more money selling to ITV for peanuts rather than to SBO for like 300,000 buys at £15 a go... I hope it's on ITV but I don't think he would make more tbh.
He won't get near that, and knows it. That's why the ITV deal makes sense
Liam1973
03-16-2010, 07:42 AM
Does this mean that if Sky lose this they will make Mayweather Mosley PPV instead?
20a87
03-16-2010, 10:01 AM
If true Itv are great!
chrisfinch
03-16-2010, 10:25 AM
Does this mean that if Sky lose this they will make Mayweather Mosley PPV instead?
no
GazOC
03-16-2010, 10:28 AM
Does this mean that if Sky lose this they will make Mayweather Mosley PPV instead?
No, its a big fight for boxing fans but its not PPV in the UK when the main event starts at 3am-4am and doesn't feature a Brit.
Sky have never made these sort of fights (non HW/ no Brit fighter) PPV without a very good British leg on beforehand.
Bodysnatcher
03-16-2010, 10:33 AM
Did Frank move the Mitchell fight specifically to make it the British leg of a Khan PPV?
Seems like a clash was inevitable if he did.
Looks like he wanted to put his hand in Khan's pocket or edge him away from Sky.
(Ah, I do love all this baseless speculation, keeps me entertained) :lol:
carrotcruncher
03-19-2010, 02:48 PM
ITV deal looking very likely!!!
On night after cup final
big day of sport
Mitchell on Sky
then back to the land of the free!!!
chrisfinch
03-19-2010, 03:26 PM
ITV deal looking very likely!!!
On night after cup final
big day of sport
Mitchell on Sky
then back to the land of the free!!!
Do you have any info other than the first post, or are you just purely speculating?
Boxing News today: Oscar was going to talk to Sky about a deal after he did his interview on SSN.
chrisfinch
03-19-2010, 03:33 PM
Boxing News today: Oscar was going to talk to Sky about a deal after he did his interview on SSN.
Hmmm, I wonder what would happen, if just say-Khan wanted to be on ITV, with the terrestrial exposure, and Oscar wanted Sky Box Office for the larger money.
You'd think he'd put his foot down and say sky, but would he really be bothered, as surely he wouldn't make that much from a sky deal, particularly when ****** will have his grubby fish smelling mitts on a percentage of the PPV buys in the first place.
leforge
03-19-2010, 04:38 PM
The itv story is probably just a rumour.
Kid Lucky
03-19-2010, 05:18 PM
Maybe it's a bargaining chip to get more from Sky
Too good to be true, would love it if Khan was the fighter too bring boxing back to every house in Britain and Ireland with the backing of Golden Boy but again too good to be true.
Spirit Fearon
03-20-2010, 08:34 AM
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03-20-2010, 09:23 AM
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Good interviews
anyone got any update on this (i want to be proved worng) in wether it will happen or not ?
who care i aint stay up watching that shit go to a decision.
both fighter scared to punch and hands held high
ill rather watch a goat get butchered
thats crazy.
modestbiggles
03-22-2010, 08:56 AM
who care i aint stay up watching that shit go to a decision.
both fighter scared to punch and hands held high
ill rather watch a goat get butchered
yes because all fights that go to decision are shit.
he'd stay up to watch a goat get butchered though.
he'd stay up to watch a goat get butchered though.
He is Kidding.
see what I did there:D
HeavyT
03-22-2010, 09:43 AM
He is Kidding.
see what I did there:D
Oh you... :lol:
I think it will be a decent fight, regardless of whether it ends in a KO. If its on ITV I guarantee it will get good ratings, Khan's still well known and liked by the general public regardless of the racists/people who think hes a cocky cunt.
Hooch
03-22-2010, 10:39 AM
Oh you... :lol:
I think it will be a decent fight, regardless of whether it ends in a KO. If its on ITV I guarantee it will get good ratings, Khan's still well known and liked by the general public regardless of the racists/people who think hes a cocky cunt.
Yep, the people who dont like Kahn's Personality are just racist spastics, kahn is clearly a very friendly guy who is a little bit thick, he just happens to be a world class athlete and therefore his comments are often over blown and taken out of context.
This will do the kind of ratings that just may keep itv in the game, fingers crossed. I also think he will look superb against Paulie, pefrect opponent for stateside debut.
Unforgiven
03-22-2010, 10:46 AM
I want to see this fight just on the off-chance that Khan can do the impossible and get sparked out by a feather-fisted fighter. :lol:
I actually like Khan too. I always root for him. But if any world title-caliber fighter on the planet can get KO'd by Paulie, I think it's Khan !
HeavyT
03-22-2010, 10:50 AM
I want to see this fight just on the off-chance that Khan can do the impossible and get sparked out by a feather-fisted fighter. :lol:
I actually like Khan too. I always root for him. But if any world title-caliber fighter on the planet can get KO'd by Paulie, I think it's Khan !
Maybe, but I have a feeling his chin will be a bit better up at light welter.
Lurkio
03-22-2010, 10:58 AM
couldnt care less about kahn fighting some1 with no power! if it was kahn vs maidana then maybe, would love to see him in with Valero
noonan
03-22-2010, 12:52 PM
Us Brits love to slaughter our Atheletes,
off topic but look at how good Terrys form has been since it came out, ideal before the world cup......
Just like Khan, JC , Hatton.....
El Cepillo
03-22-2010, 12:54 PM
This would be great.
But I'd rather see signs of a long term commitment to the sport, rather than just the odd fight here and there.
HitmanHatton
03-22-2010, 01:07 PM
couldnt care less about kahn fighting some1 with no power! if it was kahn vs maidana then maybe, would love to see him in with Valero
I bet your one of those who would love to see him get KO'ed so you can say or I was right all along about his chin.
noonan
03-22-2010, 01:17 PM
Anyway would it really get that good ratings at 2am??? any ideas what JC Lacy got?
Lurkio
03-22-2010, 02:01 PM
No i just rather he tried to prove people wrong than talk up a fighter that has shit all power! I think paulie is a good fighter just seems hes cherry picking fighters with now power or beating up old men
HitmanHatton
03-22-2010, 02:27 PM
No i just rather he tried to prove people wrong than talk up a fighter that has shit all power! I think paulie is a good fighter just seems hes cherry picking fighters with now power or beating up old men
To be fair though, Malignaggi is a bigger name than Valero or Maidana, for example who would Mayweather or Pacquiao be most likely to get in the ring with, Malignaggi, Valero or Maidana??
The Blackout
03-22-2010, 02:31 PM
No i just rather he tried to prove people wrong than talk up a fighter that has shit all power! I think paulie is a good fighter just seems hes cherry picking fighters with now power or beating up old men
Khan is only 22 though and in a very tough weight class. He's not going to be able to cherry pick fighters forever and is looking to build his name up in the US by taking on a decent name in Malignaggi.
I'm not a huge fan on Khan but i also can't really find fault with the way he's going about things currently.
Lurkio
03-22-2010, 03:49 PM
age is nothing im sure devon alexander is only 22/23
harvinmagler
03-22-2010, 04:15 PM
No i just rather he tried to prove people wrong than talk up a fighter that has shit all power! I think paulie is a good fighter just seems hes cherry picking fighters with now power or beating up old men
he beat his mandatory who was salita, which means he's entitled to fight who he wants next, its a new challenge for him to fight away from home in paulies backyard and try to knock him out, if he does this i will be impressed as malignaggi has a good chin, he's progressing just fine at 22, give him a break, he's not playing it safe like hatton or calzaghe which i commend
Smurker
03-22-2010, 04:55 PM
I don't think Khan ******ts criticism for this match up, Malignaggi is well known and seasoned, Khan is out to make a name for himself by adding a named fighter to his list. Sure, it's attractive as he isn't taking on power but shit, it's not like he is picking a bum to get an easy notch on his cv. On the day that the great Harry Carpenter moved onto where ever it is the good guys go, i'd love to see it confirmed that this was going to be on national tv, bring boxing back to the masses!
skel1983
03-22-2010, 04:58 PM
I think Khan is a glass jawed prick, but to bash him for fighting Paulie is a bit stupid, Paulie is by far the hardest fight of his career add to that he is fighting In Paulie's back yard props to Khan.
Smudger
03-22-2010, 06:46 PM
Yep, the people who dont like Kahn's Personality are just racist spastics
You serious?
Dan684
03-24-2010, 12:59 PM
Fuck off Taco Bell. Khan hasn't fought anyone of note to be regarded as PPV. :patsch
chrisfinch
03-24-2010, 01:01 PM
Mr Knobend ****** decided to throw the spanner in the works for AKs American debut, ****** picked May 15th for the Mitchell V Katsidis fight to limit AKs exposure. Alot more demand will be for the AK Versus Malignaggi fight than Mitchell V Katsidis.
Amir Khan in the UK is like the Truman show with boxing, blood, and punches, Everyone in the UK has seen him from when he was a teenager at the olympics to become one of the youngest world champion in British boxing history.
Personally, I think if ITV does decide to screen AKs American fights it will defo be a ratings hit, But Khan on ITV? I think he is now past that stage and should be on Pay per view with HBO.
Khan is at the pay per view stage now. He earns $1.25 mil a fight minimum, Hes probably the best paid JWW in the world.
:lol: Your kidding right? HBO's only PPV fighters are Pacquiao, Mayweather and (arguably) Mosley. The malignaggi fight will be his first on regular HBO.
His only chances of being on PPV in the states any time soon is if he faces Pacquaio, or is on an undercard-and neither of those options will be built around his name.
hagman1989
03-24-2010, 01:02 PM
Fuck off Taco Bell. Khan hasn't fought anyone of note to be regarded as PPV. :patsch
to be fair thats not what he claimed , he simply stated that the money khans getting is of PPV propotions
chrisfinch
03-24-2010, 01:05 PM
to be fair thats not what he claimed , he simply stated that the money khans getting is of PPV propotions
you sure about that?
Personally, I think if ITV does decide to screen AKs American fights it will defo be a ratings hit, But Khan on ITV? I think he is now past that stage and should be on Pay per view with HBO.
Dan684
03-24-2010, 01:06 PM
Well that doesn't determine whether or not he becomes a PPV fighter in all honesty so it's still a ridiculous comment. He was definitely claiming that Khan is above terrestrial tv and Sky
kosaros
03-24-2010, 01:16 PM
Khan is above Terrestrial tv, Talks with sky broke down for his American debut, I would ppv for Khans fights now especially since he will be fighting Americans like malignaggi, juan diaz, ortiz, bradley, Alexander et al.
All im trying to say is I think he is above terrestrial tv, I would personally ppv for Khan fights if there was no other option.
Above terrestrial TV? It doesn't get any higher than getting on terrestrial TV.
Dan684
03-24-2010, 01:20 PM
What ?? Being on terrestrial TV is a huge accomplishment, considering it means his fights would be shown to the biggest TV Audience he could possibly hope for. AND considering the fact that no terrestrial TV company has a contract for any fight, i'd consider it to be some achievement
Dan684
03-24-2010, 01:34 PM
They would be getting the same coverage at that time regardless of the particular channel showing it. But being on ITV1 (whilst not being financially beneficial in the short term) will more than likely be better in the long run for him.
He'll never be a PPV hit in the same mould of Hatton so I think he should avoid it until the very big fights materialise. Listen this isn't even staged in an arena :good This is in the theatre underneath the arena which at capacity will hold 8000 people. If he's not gonna sell 10,000 tickets to the event then his PPV output will be nothing to write home about either.
chrisfinch
03-24-2010, 01:48 PM
Thats true, The theatre can only hold 8000, But lets be honest, Its NYC Malignaggis hometown not AKs, Paulie managed to fill the arena for the Cotto fight, Dont know if that was because of Cotto or Paulie.
Im surprised that Paulie isnt drawing as much people as he claims he can. New York has alot of Italian Americans that can easily fill the arena, But Paulie isnt drawing in his own home town. Khan can fill the bolton stadium.
Also a large ammount of specators doesnt always mean a large ppv, How much can MGM Grand hold? But think of the millions that watch on PPV. SO its unfair to compare the two.
Probably because Paulie isn't considered that 'exciting' of a fighter, home town or not. It's a shame, because he's a great talker, and a solid boxer, just doesn't provide the KO's that the crowds want. The arena would have been filled for the Cotto fight primarily for Cotto. NY has a very large hispanic/Puerto Rican population, and Arum usually has him fighting in NY the same weekend as the 'legendary' Puerto Rican flag parade through the city.
But I doubt Khan could fill the Bolton Wanderes football ground. Bless him, he only sold 5 or 6000 seats for his world title fight with Kotelnik at the MEN. I lost out on £50-odd in a non-refundable hotel room when that was moved from London because ticket sales were so dire.
Dan684
03-24-2010, 01:50 PM
Yeah exactly mate. Paulie may not be the biggest draw but then again he wasn't against Hatton and neither was Urango or Collazo. Look at what Hatton and Bruno took to the states in terms of a fanbase then you'll get to see what a real 'PPV' fighter is all about.
This is why I believe Khan to have made a mistake by leaving ****** so early into his career. ****** could have made him into a superstar over here yet now he is in the states without ever having captured the imagination of the US public and without a real ardent and unwavering fan base to that of Hattons.
He is simply not a PPV fighter................ YET :good
Dan684
03-24-2010, 02:04 PM
****** already had a deal in place for Khan Maidana NEXT and had already spoke Gary Shaw (to which Shaw has already gone on record saying he was suprised about considering Khan is relatively untested at this stage) about the possibilty of Khan/Bradley after one more mandatory.
And as for Hatton, Naseem going over to the states after 30 + fights, they'd already proved themselves on the British, Euro and World stage and had HUGE fanbases built up. Khan hasn't and doesn't
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