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until he comes out to wilder's black anthem and pulls a 'to this day!' on air, he's just a pale white kid to me

To all the good men on the forum, I'm constantly accused of being in love with Fury because of his roots, maybe I just like him as a fighter? Check the history, I was telling everyone for years he'd make it. I'm just giving Ali G a taste of his own medicine.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 06:43 until he comes out to wilder's black anthem and pulls a 'to this day!' on air, he's just a pale white kid to me

Showing your true colours now, Ali.... that's my race you're insulting now...

race is on your mind a lot isnt it

hey, pale is sexy too my man, no shame there. i know a thing or two about it myself

and of course the remix ... cameos by aj and big tyson!

People hate the superior race

Wilder second best? Can we honestly say he would have beaten decent versions of:

AJ
Usyk
Chisora
Wlad
Parker
Povetkin
Pulev

Blimey, I’d give Hughie a chance against him.

He only got near Fury because he was coming off a long layoff, or not in shape.

The second fight is the true form guide there.

Frostieballs wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 09:07 Wilder second best? Can we honestly say he would have beaten decent versions of:

AJ
Usyk
Chisora
Wlad
Parker
Povetkin
Pulev

Blimey, I’d give Hughie a chance against him.

He only got near Fury because he was coming off a long layoff, or not in shape.

The second fight is the true form guide there.

I was half winding Ali up.

Price confirmed.

£24.95

What a lot of people are saying.

It's too high. As always I will be paying it

BT Sports Press Release

• Fury v Whyte will be available to purchase exclusively on BT Sport Box Office for £24.95
• The WBC heavyweight title fight will take place in front of a sellout crowd at Wembley Stadium in London
• Coverage on BT Sport Box Office starts from 6pm on Saturday 23 April, with the initial build up and first fights available from 6-7pm for anyone to watch on BT Sport Box Office and online

On Saturday 23rd April fight fans across the UK and Ireland will be able to tune in to the highly anticipated world title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office.

The fight will be Fury’s first bout on UK soil since 2018 and the first all-British heavyweight world title fight since Lennox Lewis beat Frank Bruno in Cardiff in 1993. Fury, unbeaten through 32 professional fights, will be defending his WBC world heavyweight title against Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte. Whyte, with a 28-2 professional boxing record, is challenging for a world title for the first time in his career

Fury cemented his legacy as one of the all-time heavyweight greats in his last fight as the Englishman knocked out Deontay Wilder in the eleventh round of their trilogy bout in Las Vegas. Whyte will be looking to spoil The Gypsy King’s homecoming event after finally getting a world title shot off the back of an impressive run of form that includes wins against Robert Helenius, Joseph Parker and Alexander Povetkin.

Fans will be able to watch all of the build-up plus the main event, Fury v Whyte, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office. The initial build up from 6–7pm will be available for anyone to watch on BT Sport Box Office and online.

The PPV main card will start at 7pm on BT Sport Box Office, costing £24.95 and can be watched through BT TV, Virgin TV, Sky or online via the web or the BT Sport Box Office App:

• Sky customers can purchase BT Sport Box Office on channel 490 via their remote control or via www.sky.com/boxoffice/btsport.
• Virgin Media TV customers in the UK: customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and choose Live Events; customers with a Virgin TV360 set-top-box should visit the Live Events section
• BT TV customers can go to channel 494/495 and pay using their remote control.
• Viewers wanting to watch the fight online should visit www.bt.com/sportboxoffice and follow instructions to subscribe and watch on the web or on the BT Sport Box Office App, and customers can watch on the big screen using Google Chromecast and Apple Airplay.
• EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 customers watching online or via the BT Sport Box Office App can choose to add the payment to their mobile bill.

The fight is exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office and if viewers are in the UK or Ireland and not watching on BT Sport Box Office then they are watching illegally.

The PR has a serious warning about privacy there as well.

Ring walks EXPECTED at 10pm.

And still nothing on the undercard?

maverick23 wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 10:34 And still nothing on the undercard?

Shocking mate..

He could just throw prospects in there at least.. We know it's gonna be a cheap undercard already.

Look at the Khan-Brook undercard, wasn't the best, just filler stuff. The main event was a big enough fight, just like this one is.

Is Whyte turning up for fight week?

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 10:10 BT Sports Press Release
The fight is exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office and if viewers are in the UK or Ireland and not watching on BT Sport Box Office then they are watching illegally.

Why do BT feel the need to make such a strong-armed statement? It's redundant and broadcasters miss the point, I think. Streamers and PPV buyers are different types of people. Streamers stream because they either can't afford to buy PPV or refuse to. If there was no stream available they'd either swerve the fight or listen on the radio, they wouldn't buy the PPV and aren't lost customers.

jimmystone wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 10:53

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 10:10 BT Sports Press Release
The fight is exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office and if viewers are in the UK or Ireland and not watching on BT Sport Box Office then they are watching illegally.

Why do BT feel the need to make such a strong-armed statement? It's redundant and broadcasters miss the point, I think. Streamers and PPV buyers are different types of people. Streamers stream because they either can't afford to buy PPV or refuse to. If there was no stream available they'd either swerve the fight or listen on the radio, they wouldn't buy the PPV and aren't lost customers.

You've hit it on the head Jim. 100% right.

The fights I have streamed in the past, I was never going to purchase them regardless. If I cant find a stream, YouTube the next day and follow an rbr.

They not the only one, Dana White comes out and threatens fans/customers every once in a while. Where they can block certain websites, these streamers will just move the URL.

and as we've found previously, they really can't do anything can they?

maverick23 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2022, 06:39

Black Sam Bellamy wrote: ↑02 Apr 2022, 06:32 Any sign of an understand ? Three weeks out.

Frank has said it’ll be announced on Monday. Although we’ve heard that before it’d be crazy if it’s not announced next week. He said they’ve suffered from people dropping out which I find strange as they never officially announced anyone.

It’ll most likely be poor as they’ll be wanting to cover costs and in reality it probably won’t impact the PPV buys.

Good old Frank. Not a peep.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 06:41 Usyk's best win was Breidis. He admits that himself.

Surely it's Joshua?

Then Bredis?

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 11:05

jimmystone wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 10:53

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 10:10 BT Sports Press Release
The fight is exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office and if viewers are in the UK or Ireland and not watching on BT Sport Box Office then they are watching illegally.

Why do BT feel the need to make such a strong-armed statement? It's redundant and broadcasters miss the point, I think. Streamers and PPV buyers are different types of people. Streamers stream because they either can't afford to buy PPV or refuse to. If there was no stream available they'd either swerve the fight or listen on the radio, they wouldn't buy the PPV and aren't lost customers.

You've hit it on the head Jim. 100% right.

The fights I have streamed in the past, I was never going to purchase them regardless. If I cant find a stream, YouTube the next day and follow an rbr.

They not the only one, Dana White comes out and threatens fans/customers every once in a while. Where they can block certain websites, these streamers will just move the URL.

and as we've found previously, they really can't do anything can they?

You'd have thought that they'd be able to maximise returns from advertisers by giving them projections as to how many people were watching it, not just PPV but streams. That's another reason I think Whyte is mental for not promoting it. Surely the bloke has sponsors? Surely he could have coined in a decent wedge from JD Sports or North Face or something by brokering a deal to wear certain things at press conferences and stuff and made his coin that way? It seems a bit short sighted by him business wise. This would have been a big stage for him with regards to anything like that.

I saw an interview with Don Charles saying that as a fan he felt a bit short changed by the lack of build up, with Whyte and Fury going back and forth at each other. I'm inclined to agree. To be robbed of a fun build up, and to only watch Fwank busting blood vessels and Fury doing his somewhat tired Gypsy King schtick, it's a let down and for what? Regardless of his purse and his lack of share in PPV sales, Whyte could have milked this for himself in so many other areas.

The more I think about it, the more I think he shot himself in the foot many times over with this.

maverick23 wrote: ↑04 Apr 2022, 10:34 And still nothing on the undercard?

Sign of things to come if they get away with it?

It really is hard to believe it's so close yet only us anoraks know about it.

That's a lot of money.
I don't quite know how I'm supposed to watch it because none of those options are available to me.
In these situations Sky Box Office usually does a down under deal.
But seriously - no undercard yet?
£25 and no undercard, dreaming!