Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 24 Feb 2015, 11:45
I bet Adam made Jonny sleep on the sofa as punishment for that.
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Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 24 Feb 2015, 12:17
Anything more than £20 and I won't bother or look elsewhere for means to see it, hopefully we get a 'stacked' British card too
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 24 Feb 2015, 13:54
I can't see Sky tying down a deal for the fight within a few hours of it being announced, judging by the usual attitude of Sky/Hearn, Nelson was probably assuming it will be on Sky because it's the best platform and all that bollocks.chad wrote:I think SKY have it.
On Friday night / Saturday morning on SKY Sports News, at about 1:30am, they went over to Germany live for the thoughts of Johnny Nelson and Adam Smith on the Pacman Mayweather fight finally being confirmed. The news had only broke about 90 mins earlier.
Both men looked tired and Nelson was bumbling through his lines, as per usual. Nelson said something that made me think SKY alreay have it. He said something along the lines of he's very privileged to be doing the job that he's got as it will allow him to be part of one of the biggest fights in recent memory. Adam Smith looked at Johnny with a fixed stare and Johnny quickly changed his tune saying he can't beleive he'll finally get to watch this fight on TV, or "whatever we'll be doing for this on the night".
I think Nelson has let the cat out of the bag.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 24 Feb 2015, 16:12
I just rang sky about a service issue and got talking to the customer services guy about boxing and he was certain that sky have the fight and it's going out on box office
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 03:29
Report saying it will cost us sixty five shanks! WTF!
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/th ... 04933.html
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/th ... 04933.html
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 04:02
Doesn't actually say that anywhere in the article though. All they've done is converted the US PPV price from USD to Stirling.tobyh5 wrote:Report saying it will cost us sixty five shanks! WTF!
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/th ... 04933.html
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 04:22
they get hurt on PPV prices more than we do in the UK, however i could see this event costing more than usual in UK for PPV
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 05:20
I'll be watching it with about five or six mates so we'll be chipping in like when we were kids watching Naz & Lennox Lewis no matter what it costs. I can't see them charging £65 though, PPV's in the US are always expensive, I think they would make more money charging less in the UK, your average fan just wouldn't pay that much.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 05:58
There was an interview with you know who on Talksport this morning, mentioned that negotiations are underway to show the fight on BN so can't be signed, sealed and delivered yet.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 08:39
I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Eurosport.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 11:14
I cant believe they would charge £50 for a fight Mayweather is going to win anyway. At £15.99 I might be tempted but not any more than that.bripez wrote:My thoughts are I wonder what PPV price will be charged.Naandrew wrote:If sky do it will be PPV obviously.
Thoughts ?
The way they were talking on Talksport this morning this fight is going to be built up as if the Thriller in Manilla was a scrap between 2 piss heads outside a local pub.
Don't be surprised in this "fight of the millennium" or whatever is priced at £50 (yes folks, £50).
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 12:04
ILikeBeer wrote:I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Eurosport.
Or ?tv for that matter (Sky 252), they may only have a 4am to 6am time slot, but this is perfect for the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight!
Looks like they've been planning this for quite some time!
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 12:10
It's all falling into place...PokerRob wrote:ILikeBeer wrote:I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Eurosport.
Or ?tv for that matter (Sky 252), they may only have a 4am to 6am time slot, but this is perfect for the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight!
Looks like they've been planning this for quite some time!
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 12:11
Bellew vs Cleverly 2 was £16.95, so the fight of the century being only £15.99 I highly doubt.WildWaylon wrote:I cant believe they would charge £50 for a fight Mayweather is going to win anyway. At £15.99 I might be tempted but not any more than that.bripez wrote:My thoughts are I wonder what PPV price will be charged.Naandrew wrote:If sky do it will be PPV obviously.
Thoughts ?
The way they were talking on Talksport this morning this fight is going to be built up as if the Thriller in Manilla was a scrap between 2 piss heads outside a local pub.
Don't be surprised in this "fight of the millennium" or whatever is priced at £50 (yes folks, £50).
I get that its a international contest as opposed to a domestic bill, but still, Bellew/Clevery vs Mayweather/Pacquiao! Hmmmmm?
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 14:38
Be VERY surprised if this fight is anywhere near £50! Bripez talks utter garbage.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 25 Feb 2015, 18:49
Yep, got my doubts about them trying it on for 50 bar (maybe more hope than belief). Would've paid £50 for it 5 years ago. Now? No.mickey1975 wrote:Be VERY surprised if this fight is anywhere near £50! Bripez talks utter garbage.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 06:36
All this talk about how much money the fight could make. You could've easily doubled, probably trebled that if the fight had happened when it was supposed to.Baboon wrote:Yep, got my doubts about them trying it on for 50 bar (maybe more hope than belief). Would've paid £50 for it 5 years ago. Now? No.mickey1975 wrote:Be VERY surprised if this fight is anywhere near £50! Bripez talks utter garbage.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 06:58
Lol it's not going to be anywhere near £50 pounds it will be no more then £25 at the very most anything more then people other then hardcores will not touch it..even 25 is really pushing it which is why I think they'll leave it at £20.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 07:48
Hopefully not Sky, can't be doing with Adam Smith gurning and telling us how it's going to be the fight of the millenium, breaking box office records and how we'll all be able to tell our grandkids where we were when an American and a Filipino had a fight in the summer of 2014.
Fuck off!
Fuck off!
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 08:00
It would be interesting to see SKY ignore the fight if it was in BN.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 10:29
1/9 are the odds for it to be on SKY.
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 13:55
I was reading about the odds somewhere before! And when discussing the bidding wars between Sky and BT Sports it was talking about BT Sports 'underbidding' Sky on a number of occasions!mickey1975 wrote:1/9 are the odds for it to be on SKY.
Does anyone know what this is (obviously its bidding less than the highest bidder), but more the significance of or strategy involved in underbidding??? I jut cant get my head around it!
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 14:03
Presumably it's when Company A bids for something Company B really wants, even though Company A has no real desire to win the bid, as Company B will therefore have to pay significantly more than it would have if it was unchallenged.PokerRob wrote:I was reading about the odds somewhere before! And when discussing the bidding wars between Sky and BT Sports it was talking about BT Sports 'underbidding' Sky on a number of occasions!mickey1975 wrote:1/9 are the odds for it to be on SKY.
Does anyone know what this is (obviously its bidding less than the highest bidder), but more the significance of or strategy involved in underbidding??? I jut cant get my head around it!
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 15:50
Make SKY pay more than what it's worth like with the recent football bids and hopefully make them overstretch themselves financiallyPokerRob wrote:I was reading about the odds somewhere before! And when discussing the bidding wars between Sky and BT Sports it was talking about BT Sports 'underbidding' Sky on a number of occasions!mickey1975 wrote:1/9 are the odds for it to be on SKY.
Does anyone know what this is (obviously its bidding less than the highest bidder), but more the significance of or strategy involved in underbidding??? I jut cant get my head around it!
Re: Which UK channel will show Mayweather Pacquiao ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 16:49
Adam Smith has control of a time machine??!!banjo wrote:Hopefully not Sky, can't be doing with Adam Smith gurning and telling us how it's going to be the fight of the millenium, breaking box office records and how we'll all be able to tell our grandkids where we were when an American and a Filipino had a fight in the summer of 2014.
Fuck off!