peter barlow wrote: ↑06 Jul 2021, 08:53
Manchester Hitman wrote: ↑06 Jul 2021, 08:12
maverick23 wrote: ↑06 Jul 2021, 02:57
So we’re a couple of weeks away from the fight and there’s still no word as to what channel this is on in the U.K.
I know BT have matching rights and Fury’s a big name so may not need as much as hype as other PPV fights but it’s a bit of a joke nothing’s been announced yet and it’s not getting pushed by any U.K. TV network. I do wonder what FW actually does to earn his commission at times.
I wonder if Sky will go hard for it. Won’t be a good look for BT Sport to lose it particularly with all of the rumours that BT are looking to get rid of their Sport platform.
BT & also Sky are most probably still furious that the AJ fight isn’t happening, and they are looking at the projected sales figures for a £25 PPV for this unnecessary rematch and thinking fcuk this...
I think BT will probably still get it, but if it isn’t announced by a Saturday at the latest, were probably looking at Fite Tv or something.
It's the biggest fight of the year thus far, Sky BT or Dazn would want it. But BT likely have it.
None of the 3 above have much of note for UK boxing until Usyk Joshua on Sky in September
DAZN aren’t going to be in the running in reality. There are probably examples when this hasn’t been the case, but they only show their own fights, and for the money that Arum will want they probably don’t even have the budget for it.
It might be the biggest fight of the year so far, but I don’t think BT or Sky are going to be overly happy about forking out to buy a fight, which is probably not going to be that profitable, if at all, especially in the current financial market.
I think BT have a right to match any offers for a Fury fight - I don’t honk they are obliged to show it though, but this could be incorrect.
I see IFL are interviewing Warren tomorrow, so this should be interesting.