Fox sports

ra2006 · Post by **ra2006** » 05 May 2008, 08:42

I have quite new to Austrlia, well I arrived here from the UK in july 2007.

Since I got Fox sports I can only remember 4 friday fight nights, is this the norm??

Being from the UK there is a good quality Boxing card live on sky every Friday!!

amwsnw · Post by **amwsnw** » 05 May 2008, 10:09

Mate the FOX coverage of boxing is pretty poor to say the least, but we have no choice. ESPN have picked up a bit and now have Wednesday and Friday Night Fights, all be it a week late. My understanding is FOX will be televising very few live Australian shows this year.

Bentley23 · Post by **Bentley23** » 05 May 2008, 21:47

welcome to australia and our poor boxing coverage

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 06 May 2008, 07:43

Fox seem to be under the impression that boxing followers will watch that kick-boxing garbage.

toppity · Post by **toppity** » 06 May 2008, 09:09

Brute wrote:Fox seem to be under the impression that boxing followers will watch that kick-boxing garbage.

I don't mind kick-boxing. ffs, it's better than poker and the other shit the pass off as sport.

convict · Post by **convict** » 06 May 2008, 11:26

Its almost like boxing is dead, I think the moblie phone videos will be all we can get from youtube of fights that dont get coverd by Fox.

Bentley23 · Post by **Bentley23** » 06 May 2008, 18:20

did anyone see that uk heavyweight fight night last weekend on fox i think they had 8 heavyweights fight there was some great fights i enjoyed it

Beltane · Post by **Beltane** » 06 May 2008, 22:11

That was a great night of action with the Irish underdog getting up over the more fancied Commonwealth Games champ in a classic 3 round final.

I thought is was a great concept, but it would not work with our heavies as we are flat out trying to get 2 to turn up on the one night, not 8 goers as there was in the Pommy show.

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 07 May 2008, 01:18

So far there are three programs coming up between May and July. I saw that Pommy round -robin. I think the first prize was about $A60,000 on the current exchange rate. Offered the chance at that, I think you would get a fair roll up. Sounds like one of those "Thunderbox" tournaments they have in the USA.

I have known of an outdoor dunny to be called a thunderbox. Some of those fights were of about that standard.