Cancellation of Sky subscription - now on hold!

Chopping Right · Post by **Chopping Right** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:25

Couple of weeks back I was starting to wonder about cancelling my Sky subs, things had got that bad. Now I'm definitely encouraged to keep with it for a while longer. Not only has one of Sky's favourite boxers just arrived at the elite world level, guaranteeing we will be seeing him in bigger and better fights, but there have been some welcome additions to the upcoming schedule that suggest Sky are committed to working with different promoters to get attractive fights.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:30

Same here, i was always going to keep my SKY for the Football but i was becoming disillusioned with the Boxing situation, however last nights little up and coming slot showed there are a few solid fights coming our way. Haye-Hobson and Elcock-Dann on the British scene and there were some good looking foreign fights to be shown as well...maybe the ITV switch could turn out to be a good thing all round after all.

Neri · Post by **Neri** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:30

Will Ricky Hatton be on ITV in the future now? Im all for keeping my sky subscription if they are focusing on buying only the competetive match ups. We have seen some great fights lately and i hope it carries on

Chopping Right · Post by **Chopping Right** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:35

I would expect Sky to retain coverage of Ricky's future fights after last night. From an entirely selfish point of view the more boxing that stays on Sky the better, their coverage and the knowledge of their team has always eclipsed the coverage on other channels, especially ITV. Maybe if the Skelton v Williams card goes ahead on ITV next month that will tell is more, does anyone know if that is a done deal?

darkstar81 · Post by **darkstar81** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:38

i am an idiot. i got home today at 2pm after a night out and switced on channel 770, pressed a few buttons and the barnes fight comes on the screen. so i think i must have just paid £14.95 for 2 rounds on a crap undercard fight and 5mins of highlights of the hatton fight! oh well im happy for hatton so dont really care

Chopping Right · Post by **Chopping Right** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:41

darkstar81 wrote:i am an idiot. i got home today at 2pm after a night out and switced on channel 770, pressed a few buttons and the barnes fight comes on the screen. so i think i must have just paid £14.95 for 2 rounds on a crap undercard fight and 5mins of highlights of the hatton fight! oh well im happy for hatton so dont really care

Oh dear oh dear oh dear........

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:42

I agree that if ITV are considering a long term commitment to Boxing they need to invest in knowledgable analysts and a wider team, having Jim Rosenthal presenting, interviewing, commentating and making the sandwiches isn't going to work in the long run. It was okay in the Khan fight with Ricky Hatton offering analysis but it had a bit of a stop gap feel about it, so that area will need attention. They could probably do worse than draft in Bunce from the BBC, he seems to pop up everywhere and despite not being everyones cup of tea at least he offers some enthusiasm to go along with his not so reliable statistics

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:47

Yes it is looking very promising over the summer on SKY for Boxing coverage.

June 14 WBO Light-Welterweight title
Miguel Cotto v Mohamad Abdullave
12 Rounds lightweight
Kid Diamond v Joel Casamayor SS1 20.00 Madison Square Garden, New York

June 16 British & C'Wealth & European featherweight title
Nicky Cook v Dazzo Williams SS1 20.00 Goresbrook LC, Dagenham

June 17 12 Rounds Super-Featherweight
Willie Limond v Kevin O'Hara SS1 22.00 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow

June 24 12 Rounds Light-Heavyweight
Glen Johnson v Antonio Tarver SS1 22.00
(Delayed) FedEx Forum, Memphis

July 1 WBC L ight-Welterweight title
Arturo Gatti v Floyd Mayweather
WBA Light-Welterweight title
Vivian Harris v Carlos Maussa SS1 18.00 Boardwark Hall, Atlantic City

July 8 British Light-Middleweight title
Michael Jones v Jamie Moore SS1 22.00 Altrincham LC, Altrincham

July 15 British Middleweight title
Scott Dann v Wayne Elcock
Commonwealth Flyweight title
Lee Haskins v TBA SS1 22.00 Plymouth Pavillions, Plymouth

Jul 22 British/C-Wealth Cruiserweight title
Mark Hobson v David Haye

Plus Hopkins vs Taylor.

Chopping Right · Post by **Chopping Right** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:55

That reminds me, I thought Nicky Cook's comments about his upcoming fight with Dazzo Williams were a bit worrying on Friday night. He sort of stopped himself saying it but it was clear he thinks he should be blowing Williams away. Might be getting ahead of himself a little.

Manos de Oro · Post by **Manos de Oro** » 05 Jun 2005, 10:57

That's a nice list, Joe. Surely you mean Taylor, though, instead of Lacy?

Are we really getting NeXt In Line?

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 05 Jun 2005, 11:02

Manos de Oro wrote:That's a nice list, Joe. Surely you mean Taylor, though, instead of Lacy?

Are we really getting NeXt In Line?

oops

I've corrected it.

I blame my red wine hangover.

Manos de Oro · Post by **Manos de Oro** » 05 Jun 2005, 11:04

They're both hype jobs that look a bit alike so it's an easy connection to make.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 05 Jun 2005, 11:06

Manos de Oro wrote:They're both hype jobs that look a bit alike so it's an easy connection to make.

In all honesty I have to admit I do sometimes get Lacy and Taylor mixed up in my mind.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 05 Jun 2005, 11:07

Yes it should be Hopkins-Taylor i think...Nicky Cook's comments were a little strange, i think he was trying to say if he has any potential to move up the Boxing ladder he needs to beat the likes of Dazzo Williams but he stumbled a little bit over his words. Cook-Harrison could be one for the future.

Looking forward to the Cotto-Abdullaev card next week, Cotto will be keen to make a statement as it was Abdullaev who beat him for the good medal plus he will be looking for an impressive showing after Hatton's win over Tszyu. The fight on the undercard is also interesting, Kid Dimond is an up and coming fighter from Uzbekistan i think now based in Vegas, i remember seeing him on the Hopkins-DLH undercard, he held his hands low but looked flashy and skillful. His opponent Casamayor is a great technician and will be looking to prove he still has a future at world level after losses to Castillo and Corrales. A good crossroads fight and credit to Casamayor he never ducks a challenge.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 05 Jun 2005, 11:38

steve689 wrote:
Looking forward to the Cotto-Abdullaev card next week, Cotto will be keen to make a statement as it was Abdullaev who beat him for the good medal plus he will be looking for an impressive showing after Hatton's win over Tszyu. The fight on the undercard is also interesting, Kid Dimond is an up and coming fighter from Uzbekistan i think now based in Vegas, i remember seeing him on the Hopkins-DLH undercard, he held his hands low but looked flashy and skillful. His opponent Casamayor is a great technician and will be looking to prove he still has a future at world level after losses to Castillo and Corrales. A good crossroads fight and credit to Casamayor he never ducks a challenge.

Here Here on your Casamayor comments, its a toughie for him this one. I think Castillo might have taken something out of him. I think he will win, but not convinced.

Remember he fought Nate Campbell soon after losing to Freitas, he just doesn't mind these hard warm up fights.