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Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 08:16
by JC
stujones wrote:J-C wrote:stujones wrote:Khan came home from Athens a bit of a national hero - even though he fell at the last hurdle, he and Holmes became the faces of the games. His fight with Kindalen was watched by millions (our last chance for Gold etc).
Khan was almost too big of a star for this country when he turned pro. A bit like Audley he ended up the main attraction for a lot of people tuning almost straight away. Every move was scrutinsed and people got on his back about opponents not realising fighters need to adjust to the pros and develop.
It's almost as though he would have benefited from starting out in America where he could fight on undercards of bigger fights with less pressure. Although I realise this may not have been feasible from a business point of view.
Well, Warren tried doing things different - if I remeber rightly - Khan was on undercards (officially) of bills.... there was 2 British title fights on his debut - Even later on he fought on the Undercard of Williams vs Skelton etc - even when he went to 10 rounders he was an undercard fighter - Williams vs Harrison etc.
However, aside from that last fight mentioned - Khan did seem to be the main attraction, but I think Warren did his best to try and avoid an Audley situation - just that I don't think he had much power in how ITV edited the shows.
Indeed, that's what I meant by him being almost "too" big of a star for the UK. He ended up being the one viewers were expecting the most from at each show
despite Warren's efforts to the contrary.
Side note - Has any other British fighter had quite such big expectation on them when turning pro? Audley maybe?
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 09:07
by the konformist
Should we be reading anything into the fact that the fight is now not on the 'Live on SKY' listings?
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12947,00.html
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 09:10
by Scottrf
Noticed that yesterday. It went on to SS3 and a little while later was off the schedule. Strange.
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 09:11
by Happy Slapper
stujones wrote:Can see what your saying Happy Slapper, but lets not forget he did have time on ITV - and should have had a much bigger following than Hatton.... Hatton is a phenomenan that I don't think we will ever see again.... filling out the MEN within days fighting bums for the WBU title. Even before winning the WBU title, you could buy Hatton shirts in Lancaster and Bolton on street market stalls - Baring Tyson and Ali I've never seen another boxer have memorbelia on such stalls.
The Prescott and Fagin fight shouldn't have been on PPV - but then it comes a point of just having to accept not everyone will be a Hatton. Khan came home from Athens a bit of a national hero - even though he fell at the last hurdle, he and Holmes became the faces of the games. His fight with Kindalen was watched by millions (our last chance for Gold etc).
I wasn't suggesting he'd be as popular as Hatton was, because you're right, Hatton was a one-off. The point I was trying to make was that they never gave him a chance of being popular by lumping him on PPV too early, and not giving the audience time to get to know/love him.
I also think allegedly lining up Super Feather after Super Feather who couldn't punch harmed his popularity. Frank was fooling nobody with the fighters he was lining up early in Khan's career.
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 10:48
by whiskey
They did khan a favour, hiding away his crushing loss to Prescott behind a PPV.
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 11:53
by Final round
G0mez wrote:They did khan a favour, hiding away his crushing loss to Prescott behind a PPV.
lol not really I remember they'd embedded it free to watch on the Sky Sports website the following week and it's been shown forever more in his highlight reels.
That loss will haunt him forever, it's harder for people to forget your balls ups more than your achievements
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 12:36
by leforge
cant see this doing well on normal sky either!
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 14:39
by ThereByTheGrace
Khan wont fight in this country again if you ask me.
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 15:04
by steve689
Fair play to Adam Smith. Full credit for his quality control stance
Well done sir.
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 15:05
by leforge
Is this fight going to happen? All will there be a mystery injury! Barney Francis made decision not Adam smith!
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 15:09
by steve689
Fair play to Barney Francis. Full credit for his quality control stance
Well done sir.
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 16:13
by KOMAN
I this this fight will be called off and probably Khan will not fight in UK again, and he will probably be fucked off with Sky too. Maybe he may come back to ITV?
Sky do have a habit of pissing people off unless they are linked with FW
Re: Exclusive - Khan v McCloskey will NOT be PPV
Posted: 08 Apr 2011, 16:21
by leforge
KOMAN wrote:I this this fight will be called off and probably Khan will not fight in UK again, and he will probably be fucked off with Sky too. Maybe he may come back to ITV?
Sky do have a habit of pissing people off unless they are linked with FW
Itv are not interested. Khan is not that popular he never ppv material!