2 PPV's on SKY in May....surely not?!?

[PokerRob]

David Haye is making his comeback May 30th

Really?

[danamba7]

The best thing to do would be to wail till any official announcements are made and then take it from there. It shouldn't be PPV, but moaning before a decision is even made is just a waste of energy!

[whiskey]

The best thing to do would be to wail till any official announcements are made and then take it from there. It shouldn't be PPV, but moaning before a decision is even made is just a waste of energy!

Agreed fella.

The backlash in November was huge - surely they'd not rush foolishly into putting a couple of low-profile British fighters onto Box Office and try selling it back to people as "world title fights" or a "carnival of boxing" ?

They'd need a big name headlining to do that

[Andrew]

Tyler Goodjohn vs Tommy Martin and John Wayne Hibbert vs Darren Hamilton.
BOOM! There's your PPV undercard right there, get your wallets out!

They are good domestic fights actually.

Obviously not saying they make this PPV.

They are good little fights, the kind that should make up all Saturday fight night undercards.
But the cynic in me does worry that this potentially great Saturday fight night card will be turned into a joke of a PPV out of pure greed.
And worse, the good domestic scraps get taken off the card in favour of Groves or Haye (if he shows up) vs some nobody, in an attempt to drive up PPV buys.

Honest could not agree more.

Think there will be a presser soon when all is revealed.

No chance this is PPV if sky has Floyd v Pacquaio

[palooka]

There has to be some sanity reintroduced to the PPV situation. Floyd v Manny is PPV worthy, it is a major event and a must see for a fan. Stacking a card so there's 5 or 6 hours of so so fights is not PPV. I imagined that the Campbell v Coyle but would be on May 2nd and there'd be a hefty PPV charge to see both on SKY. I've no hope that Box Ration will get the big fight, I'm not paying for Coyle v Campbell, it's a miss match.

[expe]

There has to be some sanity reintroduced to the PPV situation. Floyd v Manny is PPV worthy, it is a major event and a must see for a fan. Stacking a card so there's 5 or 6 hours of so so fights is not PPV. I imagined that the Campbell v Coyle but would be on May 2nd and there'd be a hefty PPV charge to see both on SKY. I've no hope that Box Ration will get the big fight, I'm not paying for Coyle v Campbell, it's a miss match.

I can't see them making Campbell-Coyle PPV, the last show had 52,000 watching on Sky.

[TheGman]

Best thing to do is stop ur whining all of u cause u know whatever it costs u will buy it,like u all did with the sh1te card of bellew vs clev

[Andrew]

There has to be some sanity reintroduced to the PPV situation. Floyd v Manny is PPV worthy, it is a major event and a must see for a fan. Stacking a card so there's 5 or 6 hours of so so fights is not PPV. I imagined that the Campbell v Coyle but would be on May 2nd and there'd be a hefty PPV charge to see both on SKY. I've no hope that Box Ration will get the big fight, I'm not paying for Coyle v Campbell, it's a miss match.

I can't see them making Campbell-Coyle PPV, the last show had 52,000 watching on Sky.

Yes the fight alone isn't but with a 'stacked' card featuring 'big' names in fights where they are at least 1/10 to win seems sufficient for sky now. Wonder how many watched Bellew and Clev in those tick over fights in Liverpool ?

The thing is this London card is looking really good with close fights except AJ v Johnson but that's good as AJ shouldn't blast him out like all his other opponents.

This card looks miles better than Clev Bellew which is why I am sensing PPV which will be a shame for the fans.

If it is not Great stuff by Matchroom.

[palooka]

I'm proud to say that I didn't buckle and buy the Bellew/Cleverley PPV and I will not shell out for the Hull show - the Floyd bout is the only one I'll buy this year unless Golovkin gets Cotton or Kovalev gets Adonis - the heavyweights can bollocks.

[TheGman]

I'm proud to say that I didn't buckle and buy the Bellew/Cleverley PPV and I will not shell out for the Hull show - the Floyd bout is the only one I'll buy this year unless Golovkin gets Cotton or Kovalev gets Adonis - the heavyweights can bollocks.

[ShadrachSimmo]

I'm proud to say that I didn't buckle and buy the Bellew/Cleverley PPV and I will not shell out for the Hull show - the Floyd bout is the only one I'll buy this year unless Golovkin gets Cotton or Kovalev gets Adonis - the heavyweights can bollocks.

Now I'd pay to see that.....

[Boxerbeetle]

No chance will there be 2 PPV's in 1 month - even Sky & Matchroom aren't greedy/stupid enough to try that, particularly so soon after the backlash of the Cleverly/Bellew shambles.

Mayweather vs Pacquaio will obviously be PPV & can't really argue with that; my guess is the May 30th event will be on regular Sky Sports as a way of seeking goodwill & rebuilding bridges for Matchroom.

[ALI]

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[The Insider]

The Clev vs Bellew card set the precedent for shit PPV. Anything will pass now and we've got ourselves to blame. Only way we can vote is with our feet. PPV has totally lost its appeal and been thoroughly devalued.

[rhino222]

I will not pay out money for pbf v pac, ill watch it down the river, neither willi pay for anymore ppv shows on sky. ill go fishing instead if the water is clear, it normally is.

[chad]

Eddies card is certainly heading towards PPV. Eddie not ruling it out when asked by Kugan.

https://youtu.be/qqffHbBN198?t=3m49s

Looks like SKY Sports subscribers are set to get a major shafting in May. Only one domestic card confirmed on SKY Sports in that month being Chris van Heerden Vs. Frankie Gavin.

I can't believe there might be 2 PPV events within 28 days of each other.

Pure greed

[freddydoesdallas]

Eddies card is certainly heading towards PPV. Eddie not ruling it out when asked by Kugan.

https://youtu.be/qqffHbBN198?t=3m49s

Looks like SKY Sports subscribers are set to get a major shafting in May. Only one domestic card confirmed on SKY Sports in that month being Chris van Heerden Vs. Frankie Gavin.

I can't believe there might be 2 PPV events within 28 days of each other.

Pure greed

Don't buy the ppv and if you're not happy with sky sports as a whole package either then drop it too.

[whiskey]

Don't buy the ppv and if you're not happy with sky sports as a whole package either then drop it too.

Ive read half a dozen people asking can they buy the mayweather fight, despite cancelling last November.

(the answer is no, unless you have at least a basic monthly subscription to any sky package - just having the box wont allow it as you have no monthly billing in place)

[ILikeBeer]

Today Eddie has announced his 30th May "Super Show" at the O2 featuring Kevin Mitchell vs. Jorge Linares, Evgeny Gradovich vs. Lee Selby and Anthony Joshua Vs. Kevin Johnson. Eddie has been sending a lot of Tweets today about the show including:

"We are bringing something very special to @theo2 arena on May 30th!!!!"

The Kevin Mitchell fight is decent enough, but not sure it's PPV worthy. Even if Hearn loads the card with domestic names.

Wouldn't put it past Hearn though. It seems the date he had at Wembley Stadium has all but fallen through.

[chad]

Eddies card is certainly heading towards PPV. Eddie not ruling it out when asked by Kugan.

https://youtu.be/qqffHbBN198?t=3m49s

Looks like SKY Sports subscribers are set to get a major shafting in May. Only one domestic card confirmed on SKY Sports in that month being Chris van Heerden Vs. Frankie Gavin.

I can't believe there might be 2 PPV events within 28 days of each other.

Pure greed

Don't buy the ppv and if you're not happy with sky sports as a whole package either then drop it too.

That is pretty much the only way to get the message across to SKY. Problem is the Eddie Hearn fanboys will undoubtedly buy into the hype thinking the card is incredibly stacked and well worth £20.00 on top of their usual subscription. "Shows like these need to be PPV and can't happend on SKY Sports" etc... Gullibility keeping the PPV model alive and well on SKY. Sad stuff.

[SteveDow]

Unless there's another World title fight on that O2 show I don't think it's going to be PPV. While it may have been expensive in relative terms to get Gradovich and Linares over we're not talking the millions of pounds purses that usually go with a PPV. Had it been DeGale v Dirrell and Selby v Gradovich on that original O2 card then PPV wouldn't have surprised me because obviously Matchroom bid over a million quid for the fight, and Eddie is all about balancing the books. I can't imagine Mitchell v Linares earning a combined amount of anywhere near 2million dollars. In fact if the combined purse of both guys is over a million dollars I'd be aghast.

The way Eddie is going on, he's not finished yet:

“This is a huge night for British boxing and today’s announcement is just the beginning,” said Hearn. “I’m delighted to deliver shots for Kevin and Lee in the UK and they have every chance of becoming World champions on May 30. Linares is an incredible fighter, a three-weight World ruler, but Kevin has been exceptional with us and I truly believe he is going to do it. Lee has been virtually punch-perfect over the last few years but now it’s his moment against one of the best fighters in the division in Gradovich. Kevin is a big step for Anthony Joshua and signifies his first real challenge in the pro ranks, he brings personality and attitude as well as plenty of ring craft – I’m buzzing for this show already and fans can expect plenty of other major announcements for the card.”

The only time I hear Eddie speaking like this is when he's about to drop the PPV bombshell. Would love to see this on SKY Sports, and if that is the case then massive credit to both Eddie and SKY for giving loyal subscribers a top night of action at no additional cost.

I'm not sure Hearn gives a rat's ass about the fans. Of course this will be PPV.

[ILikeBeer]

I'm proud to say that I didn't buckle and buy the Bellew/Cleverley PPV and I will not shell out for the Hull show - the Floyd bout is the only one I'll buy this year unless Golovkin gets Cotton or Kovalev gets Adonis - the heavyweights can bollocks.

I didn't buy Bellew vs Cleverley either.

Not sure if we should feel pride, or if the people who did buy it should feel shame. Or both.

[Boxerbeetle]

To be honest, I couldn't really care less if the UK card is PPV. It obviously doesn't deserve to be PPV - and I can't actually imagine anyone going to the effort of buying it - but after the Cleverly/Bellew farce I can't even muster the energy to be annoyed about it anymore.

I've pretty much decided to cancel Sky Sports when my current deal comes to an end; any half decent UK card looks like it's going to be on PPV from now on, so there's no incentive for a boxing fan to continue subscribing.

[stujones]

Eddie went on record after Clev vs Bellew to state that UK only PPV's is not the correct model for PPV's.... so it will be interesting to see if he backs down on his words again..... remembering the only PPV's involving British fighters is Brook/Khan/Hatton combination and some mega fights involving Carl Froch. No other British fighter is pay per view able.

[danamba7]

Eddie went on record after Clev vs Bellew to state that UK only PPV's is not the correct model for PPV's.... so it will be interesting to see if he backs down on his words again..... remembering the only PPV's involving British fighters is Brook/Khan/Hatton combination and some mega fights involving Carl Froch. No other British fighter is pay per view able.

And it's frustrating because he could be providing us with some top class Saturday fight night's instead of putting the best cards he produces as PPV. I really hope ITV get the Quigg Frampton fight if made, that fight could be huge on terrestrial tele and open the door for more great nights of boxing that everyone can tune in to.