Its looking a bit promising.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 08 May 2005, 11:51

Just checked the TV guide on Sky - Khan vs Kindelan is on for 1 hour 15 minutes and is presented by Mr nose himself, Jim Rosenthal.

Duh Duh Duh De Duhhhhh Du Du Du.

E · Post by E » 08 May 2005, 12:01

What channel mate?

lvlarc · Post by **lvlarc** » 08 May 2005, 12:10

I think ITV are showing it too

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 08 May 2005, 12:13

lvlarc_uk wrote:I think ITV are showing it too

Sorry, didn't make that clear - ITV1.

ILikeBeer · Post by **ILikeBeer** » 08 May 2005, 14:21

Pity Bunc the dunce isn't presenting it.

dve3333 · Post by **dve3333** » 08 May 2005, 15:18

ITV are seem to be taking this foray into Boxing seriously. They hyped the fight up a lot during the Chelsea - Liverpool game and if the programme is 1 hour and 15 mins during prime time it sure sounds good

pasty_spud · Post by **pasty_spud** » 08 May 2005, 21:28

i'd like to see ITV do a deal with hennessy, and get witter and froch on tv

Coconut · Post by **Coconut** » 09 May 2005, 04:28

Any other bouts on the card?

I really don't want to watch an hour of Rose the Nose smarming his way through an hour of simplistic and toadying interviews. I cannot stand the man.

DIRT SUGAR · Post by **DIRT SUGAR** » 09 May 2005, 10:10

First prime-time ITV boxing for a long time isn't it? Bit of trivia – anyone know the last bout that was on ITV at such a time? I can't!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 09 May 2005, 10:13

Wasn't it a shea neary fight?

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 09 May 2005, 10:18

Coconut wrote:Any other bouts on the card?

I really don't want to watch an hour of Rose the Nose smarming his way through an hour of simplistic and toadying interviews. I cannot stand the man.

Not heard of any. They're going to show the olympic fight again

Coconut · Post by **Coconut** » 09 May 2005, 10:33

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Wasn't it a shea neary fight?

I thought that. Neary - Scheapers was on live, and before that it had been a two-year gap for ITV since Calzaghe sparked Warren Stowe in 1996. Not sure if there were any Neary fights after that - was it not the Ward fight that finished ITV's coverage?

JimStone · Post by **JimStone** » 09 May 2005, 10:44

John had a few shows on ITV in 1998(?). Neary v Holligan was the best. BTW, the Ward fight was on SKY.

JimStone · Post by **JimStone** » 09 May 2005, 10:51

Coconut wrote:Calzaghe sparked Warren Stowe

Any of you budding boxing writers who want a decent story should try and get hold of Warren. Get him to tell you about the night he fought Simon Maseko in Cape Town. He ended up under the ring - when bullets started flying!

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 09 May 2005, 13:33

ITV were showing Colin Dunne, Peter Culshaw and Shea Neary fights. I'm not sure if they were live (cause quite often the show was late, not BBC late but still like 10:30 kick off).

After losing the Sports Network contract, ITV got some of Hyland's promoted WBU title fights and also showed some big world title action on a delayed basis (like DLH vs Hernandez).

ILikeBeer · Post by **ILikeBeer** » 14 May 2005, 05:56

I heard it was the first big fight live in like a decade. May be wrong.

Bard of Boxrec · Post by **Bard of Boxrec** » 14 May 2005, 08:27

I'm really excited about this, who will commentate? Will it be the old theme music (never heard it)? I see they have hatton there to analyse...

WHOO! PROPS TO ITV, BIGSTYLE!

Another good thing is, the newspapers are bigging it up too, it's unmissable as a 'choice' programme, which will bring in a lot of casual viewers too.

Let's hope the ratings are even better than expected.

Chopping Right · Post by **Chopping Right** » 14 May 2005, 08:44

I just hope your average Saturday night viewer expected professional-style boxing isn't too disappointed by the slightly pitter-patter style of the amateurs.

ILikeBeer · Post by **ILikeBeer** » 14 May 2005, 11:14

Wasn't the old theme music the intro to Eye of the Tiger by Survivor?

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 14 May 2005, 11:24

ILikeBeer wrote:Wasn't the old theme music the intro to Eye of the Tiger by Survivor?

Nope - here is a link to a real player file with an old introduction

Go to this site

http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/

Then in the links on the left click sport

Then ITV Sport

Then click (or right click if you want to save it) the real player icon next to the Big Fight live picture.

That was the music in the mid 80's aswell.

ILikeBeer · Post by **ILikeBeer** » 21 May 2005, 07:22

Bloody thing won't play.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 21 May 2005, 08:32

ILikeBeer wrote:Bloody thing won't play.

Have you got real player?

If you have and you have saved it - I would log off the internet and then it will play.