Back Channel 5 and Fury on the 20th

[chad]

Good news that Channel 5 have picked up Tyson Fury Vs. Steve Cunningham live from the States. NBC are the home broadcaster with the show starting at 4pm Eastern Time. That means Fury Vs. Cunningham should be on Channel 5 around 10pm.

Sadly however the show clashes with 2 other events on the same night. Boxing fans also have the option to watch Brian Rose Vs. Joachim Alcine on SKY or Nathan Cleverly Vs. Robin Krasniqi on allegedly.

What show are people planning on watching live? I'm going to watch Fury Vs. Cunningham. I feel it's the right show to watch after recent stories suggesting Mick Hennessy and boxing are being dumped from the channel. There is only one way to show Channel 5 it would be a mistake to drop the only boxing on terrestrial TV........ by watching in large numbers.

At the risk of being a sycophant, I e-mailed Channel 5 on the below to thank them for picking up the show and keeping boxing free to air.

[email protected]

If you choose to watch the Fury fight, and enjoy the broadcast, dropping them an e-mail to tell them you enjoyed the show won't be the worst thing you've ever done

[Adamj1987]

I really wish i could back the channel 5 fight by watching it live but im at rose fight

[n1ebf]

I really wish i could back the channel 5 fight by watching it live but im at rose fight

you can leave your tele on channel 5 and go out the house.

[chad]

I really wish i could back the channel 5 fight by watching it live but im at rose fight

you can leave your tele on channel 5 and go out the house.

Good thinking.

Alternatively the show should be on Demand 5 within 24 hours of the broadcast. Watch the show online and leave Channel 5 a nice comment. Actually I think most of their previous shows are still there to watch:

http://www.channel5.com/search?q=boxing

[TheCobra]

Great that they've picked this up, should be a very good fight, big step up for Fury.

[Final round]

You're well intentioned but a few peeps on here swearing an oath to Five for the night isn't going to sway the execs.
You may have more success with a Facebook page though. 'Keep boxing on Five and watch Brit Tyson Fury take on America single handidly ' stick a few you tube links to fights with Fury and Cunningham etc

[Finn]

well since i emailed C5 to complain about them stopping boxing i will deffo be watching fury and would have anyway i can record allegedly anyway. Ill also be telling everyone about the fight and advertise it on facebook.

[chad]

You're well intentioned but a few peeps on here swearing an oath to Five for the night isn't going to sway the execs.
You may have more success with a Facebook page though. 'Keep boxing on Five and watch Brit Tyson Fury take on America single handidly ' stick a few you tube links to fights with Fury and Cunningham etc

Yeah, I know it ain't going to make much impact but it's worth a try. Sadly I'm not on Facebook, Twitter and I don't have a mobile phone! I'm not the most social creature. Here and Cable Forum are about the only 2 places I ever post on the internet. I like talking TV, and I like talking boxing. When something to do with TV rights and boxing cross paths, I'm like a pig in sh..

[Adamj1987]

I really wish i could back the channel 5 fight by watching it live but im at rose fight

you can leave your tele on channel 5 and go out the house.

I could but im not going to

[Finn]

chad, unless the people of Boxrec are amongst those few citizens who have the BARB equipment installed, it doesn't make any difference whether they watch or they don't. Without that, nobody knows what you're watching.

do they still need barb equipment these days, probably a stupid question.

[chad]

chad, unless the people of Boxrec are amongst those few citizens who have the BARB equipment installed, it doesn't make any difference whether they watch or they don't. Without that, nobody knows what you're watching.

Very true. Lets hope BARB viewers take a sudden liking to Channel 5 boxing

There is only 2 ways we can really influence Channel 5. Channel 5 monitor all feedback they get from people regarding their programming be it e-mail, social media etc... They will also monitor Demand 5 viewings of the programming. So if people can't watch the live broadcast, and don't have a PVR like SKY+ or TiVo to record the show, they can catch the show the next day via Demand 5.

The e-mail I got back from Channel 5 did state:

"A detailed summary of all telephone calls and correspondence is distributed throughout the company daily."

[Final round]

You're well intentioned but a few peeps on here swearing an oath to Five for the night isn't going to sway the execs.
You may have more success with a Facebook page though. 'Keep boxing on Five and watch Brit Tyson Fury take on America single handidly ' stick a few you tube links to fights with Fury and Cunningham etc

Yeah, I know it ain't going to make much impact but it's worth a try. Sadly I'm not on Facebook, Twitter and I don't have a mobile phone! I'm not the most social creature. Here and Cable Forum are about the only 2 places I ever post on the internet. I like talking TV, and I like talking boxing. When something to do with TV rights and boxing cross paths, I'm like a pig in sh..

[dalcumly]

Tyson Fury comes from a background in which when you make boasts you HAVE to back them up. So Fury is making his comments, not with a view to selling tickets, but for 2 reasons . Firstly he firmly believes them, and secondly it keeps him on edge to make sure he comes through on the day.
Personally , I like him. I think he would beat Haye and Price, and probably outpoint either Klitschko.

[mfc_se15]

How comes this clashes with the Rose fight? Fury is fighting in America, not sure on the time differences so does this mean the Fury fight is happening early afternoon/evening?

[doctorboxing]

Personally , I like him. I think he would beat Haye and Price, and probably outpoint either Klitschko.

Whilst there is no doubt he has improved massively, he effectively lost his first fight against John McDermott and has struggled in a few others since, looking extremely dodgy when hit with a big punch. Haye would knock him out early and Wlad would play safety first but wear him down and stop him imo.

[palooka]

How comes this clashes with the Rose fight? Fury is fighting in America, not sure on the time differences so does this mean the Fury fight is happening early afternoon/evening?

I think i| remember reading that it was an afternoon fight in MSG, (smaller arena).

[chad]

How comes this clashes with the Rose fight? Fury is fighting in America, not sure on the time differences so does this mean the Fury fight is happening early afternoon/evening?

NBC are televising the show at 4pm Eastern time in the States.

[rhino222]

Now Price has been exposed as being sponsered by Lladro, we now have to back Fury as our big white hope. Fury takes his digs, falls down and gets back up again, its what champions are made of!!

[chad]

http://www.hennessysports.com/news-1326.htm

"The fight on Channel 5, sponsored by SuperCasino, will be shown in a 90-minute programme from 9.30pm in the UK, while NBC will be airing a special two-hour afternoon presentation of NBC Sports Fight Night, only the third time boxing has been on network television in the US since 1993 - making this the widest reaching heavyweight fight for many years."

Amazing exposure for Fury both here and in the States. Got to give Mick 10 out of 10.

[ILikeBeer]

I'll be away for the weekend, but will be taping it. I'll watch it live if I can.