HBO Boxing in UK?

[johnreilly]

If there a legit way to watch HBO boxing from the UK? I wanna see the Kovlev fight.

[Mimmy]

have you found your 'legit' way???

[johnreilly]

Nope, only online way is HBO Go, but you need to be connected via US ISP to have access. I ~could~ go into work, they are connected via VPN to our USA operations, and watch the fight from my desk. But that would be a rather sad thing to do LOL. I'll wait until comes out on DVD

[Mimmy]

irrelivant now but I could have told you where to watch it online

[palooka]

irrelivant now but I could have told you where to watch it online

you could have told him before the bout started, hope you sent him a PM for the next big bout.

[TheLeprechaun]

I do wonder how the PPV sales for fights are going to look in about 10 years time as more and more people realize that they can watch the action for free on their laptop/mobile phone if they know the right places to look.

[orbtastic]

irrelivant now but I could have told you where to watch it online

you could have told him before the bout started, hope you sent him a PM for the next big bout.

It's not legit though, is it? We both know it's not. That's what the OP asked.

[WelshJack]

I do wonder how the PPV sales for fights are going to look in about 10 years time as more and more people realize that they can watch the action for free on their laptop/mobile phone if they know the right places to look.

It's terrible quality though. One of those great sky boxes is the way forward.

[chad]

I do wonder how the PPV sales for fights are going to look in about 10 years time as more and more people realize that they can watch the action for free on their laptop/mobile phone if they know the right places to look.

The problem being if subscription / viewing numbers drop for the likes of SKY Sports and B0xnati0n they'll simply invest less money in the sport or stop covering it full stop. We've already seen terrestrial TV pulling out of big time fights. Hopefully we don't look back in 10 years time thinking "Wasn't it great when boxing used to be on TV." I'm not having a go but there will be a tipping point for the broadcasters.

[TheLeprechaun]

I do wonder how the PPV sales for fights are going to look in about 10 years time as more and more people realize that they can watch the action for free on their laptop/mobile phone if they know the right places to look.

The problem being if subscription / viewing numbers drop for the likes of SKY Sports and B0xnati0n they'll simply invest less money in the sport or stop covering it full stop. We've already seen terrestrial TV pulling out of big time fights. Hopefully we don't look back in 10 years time thinking "Wasn't it great when boxing used to be on TV." I'm not having a go but there will be a tipping point for the broadcasters.

Good point. Why exactly did ITV pull out of boxing? They must have had awesome reviews around the Eubank/Benn era. Audley ruined it for everyone on the BBC obviously.