What are ITV thinking?

[Richard Fletcher]

Smith vs Skogland is live on ITV4 next week. They’ve done it back to front. Should have launched with Smith then done the delayed cruiser fight on 16th, with fans hopefully onside.

[kbackup408]

Think it starts at 8.30pm mate.

I've registered but not received an email yet

hope so pal, i've opened a can up up long one hour wait haha

[feeb]

I'm guessing the deal was cheaper for ITV to not show the less glamourous cards a day later and that's why it isn't shown live on any of the numerous iTV channels they have to offer .As a boxing fan I was looking forward to these fights and I am hoping youtube (by people streaming these themselves) end up streaming these live which has been known with some of the football recently.

[Oiky]

Bad do from ITV

[ILikeBeer]

I didn't even realise Usyk v Huck was meant to be on ITV. I thought they were just showing the Super Middleweight one, for some reason.

What happened? They didn't screen it live, but you could watch it on Catch Up the next day?

[jimb0d]

Only online the next day.....if you searched for the link to a new .com boxoffice address on the itv hub website.......google didnt find it..........with no promotion/advert on front page...........and watched it in a window or 640 resolution.................crap. Good fight though!

[ILikeBeer]

Only online the next day.....if you searched for the link to a new .com boxoffice address on the itv hub website.......google didnt find it..........with no promotion/advert on front page...........and watched it in a window or 640 resolution.................crap. Good fight though!

Yeah, stuff that.

I wouldn't have watched it even if I did know it was possible.

[JimJim2009]

Only online the next day.....if you searched for the link to a new .com boxoffice address on the itv hub website.......google didnt find it..........with no promotion/advert on front page...........and watched it in a window or 640 resolution.................crap. Good fight though!

Yeah, stuff that.

I wouldn't have watched it even if I did know it was possible.

It's almost like ITV and Mick Hennessy are trying to outdo one another.

[ILikeBeer]

Looking forward to a good piss-up on Saturday night though.

[lefty]

Smith vs Skogland is live on ITV4 next week. They’ve done it back to front. Should have launched with Smith then done the delayed cruiser fight on 16th, with fans hopefully onside.

I don't get it; why's Callum smith fighting on ITV4 when the likes of Eubank jnr and Groves are on PPV?! Lol. Has Eddie fucked up here or?

[rd350lc]

Smith vs Skogland is live on ITV4 next week. They’ve done it back to front. Should have launched with Smith then done the delayed cruiser fight on 16th, with fans hopefully onside.

I don't get it; why's Callum smith fighting on ITV4 when the likes of Eubank jnr and Groves are on PPV?! Lol. Has Eddie fucked up here or?

Jnr shouldn't be a ppv fighter , I doubt if Groves will headline a ppv fight unless it is with jnr or Degale .

Callum Smith is definitely not a ppv headline fighter at this stage in his career .

It will be a bit strange tho, him not on a Sky card .

[lefty]

Smith vs Skogland is live on ITV4 next week. They’ve done it back to front. Should have launched with Smith then done the delayed cruiser fight on 16th, with fans hopefully onside.

I don't get it; why's Callum smith fighting on ITV4 when the likes of Eubank jnr and Groves are on PPV?! Lol. Has Eddie fucked up here or?

Jnr shouldn't be a ppv fighter , I doubt if Groves will headline a ppv fight unless it is with jnr or Degale .

Callum Smith is definitely not a ppv headline fighter at this stage in his career .

It will be a bit strange tho, him not on a Sky card .

Groves vs Cox is ppv

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2017/ ... ing-super/

[rd350lc]

I don't get it; why's Callum smith fighting on ITV4 when the likes of Eubank jnr and Groves are on PPV?! Lol. Has Eddie fucked up here or?

Jnr shouldn't be a ppv fighter , I doubt if Groves will headline a ppv fight unless it is with jnr or Degale .

Callum Smith is definitely not a ppv headline fighter at this stage in his career .

It will be a bit strange tho, him not on a Sky card .

Groves vs Cox is ppv

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2017/ ... ing-super/

But it isn't really tho is it .

[jamesmcdonnell]

Got to be financial. Always costs a lot less on delay.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Got to be financial. Always costs a lot less on delay.

But they were selling it as a package.

[lefty]

Jnr shouldn't be a ppv fighter , I doubt if Groves will headline a ppv fight unless it is with jnr or Degale .

Callum Smith is definitely not a ppv headline fighter at this stage in his career .

It will be a bit strange tho, him not on a Sky card .

Groves vs Cox is ppv

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2017/ ... ing-super/

But it isn't really tho is it .

You've lost me, what do you mean it isn't? Groves and Eubank jnr are fighting on separate PPV events. Groves in September and Eubank in October.

[lefty]

Got to be financial. Always costs a lot less on delay.

The sad reality is I think they thought they'd get better viewing figures for an old Clint Eastwood film, than they would showing an unknown Ukrainian and German (which may be true).

[jamesmcdonnell]

Got to be financial. Always costs a lot less on delay.

The sad reality is I think they thought they'd get better viewing figures for an old Clint Eastwood film, than they would showing an unknown Ukrainian and German (which may be true).

Its probably true.

[lefty]

Got to be financial. Always costs a lot less on delay.

The sad reality is I think they thought they'd get better viewing figures for an old Clint Eastwood film, than they would showing an unknown Ukrainian and German (which may be true).

Its probably true.

[cutsman]

Got to be financial. Always costs a lot less on delay.

The sad reality is I think they thought they'd get better viewing figures for an old Clint Eastwood film, than they would showing an unknown Ukrainian and German (which may be true).

I love Clint Eastwood films. When is this on?

[rd350lc]

Groves vs Cox is ppv

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2017/ ... ing-super/

But it isn't really tho is it .

You've lost me, what do you mean it isn't? Groves and Eubank jnr are fighting on separate PPV events. Groves in September and Eubank in October.

Alright , I didn't realize ITV had made the fight with Cox a ppv , they are not ppv worthy fights and will hardly break box office records.

Just like the last two jnr fights . It is a bit of a joke really . In my mind ppv's should be reserved for massive events of which these are not .

I'd be interested to know exactly how many buys the last fight against Abraham actually got ?

Itv won't be in this for the long haul

[Oiky]

Shambles

[ILikeBeer]

I love Clint Eastwood films. When is this on?

[ILikeBeer]

Alright , I didn't realize ITV had made the fight with Cox a ppv , they are not ppv worthy fights and will hardly break box office records.

Just like the last two jnr fights . It is a bit of a joke really . In my mind ppv's should be reserved for massive events of which these are not .

I'd be interested to know exactly how many buys the last fight against Abraham actually got ?

Itv won't be in this for the long haul

PPV is becoming used as a marketing tool these days. Or at least they are on Sky. (Which is what I'm sure ITV are trying to replicate.) It's another way of conning casuals.

A lot of people assume, as you say, that PPV is saved only for the very biggest fights. By that logic, people assume that something that's on PPV is automatically a big fight.

[kbackup408]

Alright , I didn't realize ITV had made the fight with Cox a ppv , they are not ppv worthy fights and will hardly break box office records.

Just like the last two jnr fights . It is a bit of a joke really . In my mind ppv's should be reserved for massive events of which these are not .

I'd be interested to know exactly how many buys the last fight against Abraham actually got ?

Itv won't be in this for the long haul

PPV is becoming used as a marketing tool these days. Or at least they are on Sky. (Which is what I'm sure ITV are trying to replicate.) It's another way of conning casuals.

A lot of people assume, as you say, that PPV is saved only for the very biggest fights. By that logic, people assume that something that's on PPV is automatically a big fight.

Aye pal, PPV is the biggest marketing tool after social media. I only buy a PPV if I genuinely don't know what the result will be by that logic I WILL NOT be purchasing AJ/Pulev