Regardless of the quality of the fight - HBO are showing DLH/Forbes because the american fight fans want to see DLH box and in addition the viewing figures for that fight will be satisfactory at worst.
Sky TV are putting on the Hatton/Lazcano fight for the same reasons in the UK.
Team Hatton is happy
Sky are happy
The General public are happy
The only people who are not necessarily happy is over critical boxing fans- now us lot criticising on here is a good thing - but lets be honest the only people who are not happy about Hatton/Lazcano is a very small minority.
Spud wrote:Regardless of the quality of the fight - HBO are showing DLH/Forbes because the american fight fans want to see DLH box and in addition the viewing figures for that fight will be satisfactory at worst.
Sky TV are putting on the Hatton/Lazcano fight for the same reasons in the UK.
Team Hatton is happy
Sky are happy
The General public are happy
The only people who are not necessarily happy is over critical boxing fans- now us lot criticising on here is a good thing - but lets be honest the only people who are not happy about Hatton/Lazcano is a very small minority.
sad but very true.
I think charging punters £14.99 for the fight is a little cheeky. Thankfully Team Hatton appear to be rectifying that by creating a very good undercard.
As I've said before, there is a feeling that Hatton gave his best in the Tszyu fight - one of the great nights for UK boxing - and that the rest is the comedown. It feels like they're pushing it with the PPVs for happy iminent retirement, which detracts from the fights as an event. So I'm not chuffed about being charged £15 but I know I'll buy it anyway for the DVD collection.
I think Ricky is quite masterful with the showbiz and media side of things and that he could make a cracking promoter and with Warren not staging massive Manchester nights of boxing anymore, Ricky could give that boost to some of the promising Mancs out there.
Spud wrote:Regardless of the quality of the fight - HBO are showing DLH/Forbes because the american fight fans want to see DLH box and in addition the viewing figures for that fight will be satisfactory at worst.
Sky TV are putting on the Hatton/Lazcano fight for the same reasons in the UK.
Team Hatton is happy
Sky are happy
The General public are happy
The only people who are not necessarily happy is over critical boxing fans- now us lot criticising on here is a good thing - but lets be honest the only people who are not happy about Hatton/Lazcano is a very small minority.
sad but very true.
I think your right in what you say about only a minority being disgruntled, however, I disagree that its a "sad" situation. I see no problems in Hatton fighting Lazcano as his first comeback fight after a KO.
Spud wrote:Regardless of the quality of the fight - HBO are showing DLH/Forbes because the american fight fans want to see DLH box and in addition the viewing figures for that fight will be satisfactory at worst.
Sky TV are putting on the Hatton/Lazcano fight for the same reasons in the UK.
Team Hatton is happy
Sky are happy
The General public are happy
The only people who are not necessarily happy is over critical boxing fans- now us lot criticising on here is a good thing - but lets be honest the only people who are not happy about Hatton/Lazcano is a very small minority.
sad but very true.
Balls!
Overcrticial my arse.
Why should I have to pay 15 quid to watch this fight? I already pay sky 35 quid a bleedin' month, and this fight is not worthy of 15 quid of my hard earned.
I for one will not be buying this. I will watch if someone I know is going to watch it, but otherwise, I'm giving it a miss.
Spud wrote:Regardless of the quality of the fight - HBO are showing DLH/Forbes because the american fight fans want to see DLH box and in addition the viewing figures for that fight will be satisfactory at worst.
Sky TV are putting on the Hatton/Lazcano fight for the same reasons in the UK.
Team Hatton is happy
Sky are happy
The General public are happy
The only people who are not necessarily happy is over critical boxing fans- now us lot criticising on here is a good thing - but lets be honest the only people who are not happy about Hatton/Lazcano is a very small minority.
sad but very true.
Balls!
Overcrticial my arse.
Why should I have to pay 15 quid to watch this fight? I already pay sky 35 quid a bleedin' month, and this fight is not worthy of 15 quid of my hard earned.
I for one will not be buying this. I will watch if someone I know is going to watch it, but otherwise, I'm giving it a miss.
I think it's a bloody cheek.
Spud forgot to mention that DLH Vs Forbes is FREE!
fist wrote:
I think your right in what you say about only a minority being disgruntled, however, I disagree that its a "sad" situation. I see no problems in Hatton fighting Lazcano as his first comeback fight after a KO.
The opponent isn't ideal but could be deemed acceptable for a normal Sky or Setanta broadcast. But PPV?
Spud wrote:Regardless of the quality of the fight - HBO are showing DLH/Forbes because the american fight fans want to see DLH box and in addition the viewing figures for that fight will be satisfactory at worst.
Sky TV are putting on the Hatton/Lazcano fight for the same reasons in the UK.
Team Hatton is happy
Sky are happy
The General public are happy
The only people who are not necessarily happy is over critical boxing fans- now us lot criticising on here is a good thing - but lets be honest the only people who are not happy about Hatton/Lazcano is a very small minority.
sad but very true.
Balls!
Overcrticial my arse.
Why should I have to pay 15 quid to watch this fight? I already pay sky 35 quid a bleedin' month, and this fight is not worthy of 15 quid of my hard earned.
I for one will not be buying this. I will watch if someone I know is going to watch it, but otherwise, I'm giving it a miss.
I think it's a bloody cheek.
Spud forgot to mention that DLH Vs Forbes is FREE!
We have to oay for Hatton Vs Lazcantdo it no mo!
We could look at this in reverse. We don't have to pay for US fights, but they do ($54.99 n some instances).
I think people should reserve judgment on the price of the PPV until the undercard is announced, to see whether it's value for money.
Why should I have to pay 15 quid to watch this fight? I already pay sky 35 quid a bleedin' month, and this fight is not worthy of 15 quid of my hard earned.
I for one will not be buying this. I will watch if someone I know is going to watch it, but otherwise, I'm giving it a miss.
I think it's a bloody cheek.
Spud forgot to mention that DLH Vs Forbes is FREE!
We have to oay for Hatton Vs Lazcantdo it no mo!
We could look at this in reverse. We don't have to pay for US fights, but they do ($54.99 n some instances).
I think people should reserve judgment on the price of the PPV until the undercard is announced, to see whether it's value for money.
But we should not lose sight if the fact ths is SUPPOSED to be a gift from Hatton to his fans.
It should be free - especially with 50k people paying at the door.
It is a real shame, as Hatton-Lazcano is no way grand enough for that event. Better be an effing good undercard is all I can say...Something a bit better than Malingaggi-Ndou 2.
I suppose this is like Hatton-Urango and Castillo-Ngoudjo, setting up Hatton-Castillo.
I'm not buying. Its not a world title fight and its not a decent matchup. Unfortunately for Sky, paying 16 quid or so for this fight looks like even worse value when you look at the fights that you can watch for just a bit more than that over a two month period on Setanta.
I'm sure Ricky will make a fortune regardless of the PPV figures, not least because of a huge live gate. I expect the size of the crowd will be one of the key marketing messages to create a buzz in the two weeks up to the event. And good luck to him - whatever you think of Ricky he's worked harder AND smarter at his marketing than any other British fighter in history.
Its not a moral choice for me, just a consumer one. Dont fancy the fight, will spend my money on something else instead.
Undercard will be a selling point as well. Malingaggi-Ndou IBF title on the undercard so technically, the winner faces Hatton. I hope a substandard Paulie turns up and that Lovemore comes in determined and reverses the last result. A big if but I can hope. Lovemore needs to fight like a maniac as he did with Rabah.
Hopefully there will be another good fight as well. Jamie Moore's fight with Baysangurov for the EBU is meant to be in May, and Moore's promoter is the same guy that's staging Hatton-Lazcano (Maloney).
chris s wrote:
Spot on mate. The show is as good as a sellout before a undercard match is announced which suggests there will be a good PPV take on it.
Also a lot of the people who follow Ricky are into him more than boxing. These are the types who wont be bothered forking out for t-shirts, posters etc.
If Hatton having a 'homecoming' fight is drawing in people who wouldn't normally go to a boxing show than surely that is good for the game.
Boxing is a business and if they can bank as much money as possible good luck to them.
Those who reckon it is a crap fight etc etc fair enough, but nobody is twising their arm to buy a ticket or cough up whatever Sky charge. If people want to then it is their perogative.
The undercard is very good IMO considering Hatton doesn't really have a stable of fighters.
The undercard so far consists of Malignaggi/N'dou and Matthew Hatton v TBA. That is a shower of shite if you ask me, just like the main event. Watching a plodder like N'dou chase Malignaggi around the ring for another twelve rounds will be tedious for anyone stupid enough to watch and Matthew Hatton won't be fighting anyone of interest either.
Where and what article said that?
Please post a link.
