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peter barlow wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 09:46

tony1234 wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 09:30 You'd think they might have check his certs etc when he was booked to replace the original guy. At least it wasn't a decent fight I was looking forward to

Its amateur hour at Sky with this Boxxer link up. What has Boxxer/Ben Shalom done to be Sky's boxing promoter? Doesn't even do interviews ?

It's very strange from Sky, they seem to think they can basically do it all themselves and be the de facto promoters.

As this week has shown they can't. They pumped this show up for weeks on their channels and it's now an absolute mess. Nevermind the poor sods who bought tickets.

Sky are probably saving ton of money linking with Boxxer..

Game changed!

Twinkle Toes wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 10:36 Game changed!

That’s DAZN slogan.

You’re right though.

UK boxing is in the shitters

Ah well - it was a formality anyway

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 10:28

peter barlow wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 09:46

tony1234 wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 09:30 You'd think they might have check his certs etc when he was booked to replace the original guy. At least it wasn't a decent fight I was looking forward to

Its amateur hour at Sky with this Boxxer link up. What has Boxxer/Ben Shalom done to be Sky's boxing promoter? Doesn't even do interviews ?

It's very strange from Sky, they seem to think they can basically do it all themselves and be the de facto promoters.

As this week has shown they can't. They pumped this show up for weeks on their channels and it's now an absolute mess. Nevermind the poor sods who bought tickets.

Sky are probably saving ton of money linking with Boxxer..

How much would they pay for 18 Top Rank shows per year ? TR didn’t have any UK deal or coverage.

Disaster for Eubank, he doesn't exactly get the breaks does he.

Farcical talk about hitting the ground running, shambles, it's a good thing nobody cares about Eubank Jr fighting stiffs

peter barlow wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 08:35 It gets from bad to worse for Sky's new era. Should have gave Mick Hennessy the gig.

Eddie will be laughing.

I take your point but DAZN has hardly set the boxing world alight . I wonder how many subscribers they have now ? Must be losing money by the day .
Totally agree that Hennessy's ability to put on smaller shows make him an ideal candidate for shows like this .

I don't see why he was allowed to weigh-in before being medically cleared.

Shambolic really at this level. Sky looking like amateurs here.

Monzon83 wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 13:46 I don't see why he was allowed to weigh-in before being medically cleared.

Shambolic really at this level. Sky looking like amateurs here.

Sky are the broadcaster so it’s not up to them to make sure things are sorted. The buck stops with Boxxer and Wasserman.

Beyond a shambles - exposing the inexperienced promoters who are clearly out of their depth .
Amazing that Sky should choose Boxxer in the first place

Fortynineandout wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 14:15 Beyond a shambles - exposing the inexperienced promoters who are clearly out of their depth .
Amazing that Sky should choose Boxxer in the first place

Who else really is there in the UK?

Frank is tied with BT.
Mick Hennessy has decent guys but we need some free to air boxing and he’s the man for that.

Hobson and a few others already started FightZone, but come on, they’re not top promoters are they?

Boxxer has been around a few years. They’ve had cards on CH5, BT as well.

Was probably a cheap deal for Sky.

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Fortynineandout wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 14:15 Beyond a shambles - exposing the inexperienced promoters who are clearly out of their depth .
Amazing that Sky should choose Boxxer in the first place

Who else really is there in the UK?”

For me they should have given the job/opportunity to an experienced promoter and when it comes to knowing the game and developing new talent that’s crucial to Sky there’s no one better than Steve Wood and his VIP promotions.
His work behind the scenes so often goes unrecognised but his success for developing new talent over a number of years now , I would suggest is second to none .

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 14:48

Fortynineandout wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 14:15 Beyond a shambles - exposing the inexperienced promoters who are clearly out of their depth .
Amazing that Sky should choose Boxxer in the first place

Who else really is there in the UK?

Frank is tied with BT.
Mick Hennessy has decent guys but we need some free to air boxing and he’s the man for that.

Hobson and a few others already started FightZone, but come on, they’re not top promoters are they?

Boxxer has been around a few years. They’ve had cards on CH5, BT as well.

Was probably a cheap deal for Sky.

Sky should have backed Matchroom - the money from 6-7 PPV’s alone almost paid for Boxing itself.

I’m sure they said Boxing was one of the sports that actually turned a profit.

The DAZN card next Sat would have been a cracking Sat Night fight night - but Sky wouldn’t put money up for that sort of card.

As you say Boxxer is cheap option.

3132DW wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 16:49

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 14:48

Fortynineandout wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 14:15 Beyond a shambles - exposing the inexperienced promoters who are clearly out of their depth .
Amazing that Sky should choose Boxxer in the first place

Who else really is there in the UK?

Frank is tied with BT.
Mick Hennessy has decent guys but we need some free to air boxing and he’s the man for that.

Hobson and a few others already started FightZone, but come on, they’re not top promoters are they?

Boxxer has been around a few years. They’ve had cards on CH5, BT as well.

Was probably a cheap deal for Sky.

Sky should have backed Matchroom - the money from 6-7 PPV’s alone almost paid for Boxing itself.

I’m sure they said Boxing was one of the sports that actually turned a profit.

The DAZN card next Sat would have been a cracking Sat Night fight night - but Sky wouldn’t put money up for that sort of card.

As you say Boxxer is cheap option.

I really think Hearn was more or less set on DAZN anyway. He probably regrets it a little who knows. But he has time.

And yes, boxing was the only sport that made them money and not just the other way around, all due to PPV.

Hopefully Eubank pops up on the Newcastle card in a couple of weeks time, no reason why not really, neither fighter got paid tonight so the kitty should be ok to pay them to fight in Newcastle.

Not that he would be having a meaningful fight but it brightens up a several hour show.

JimJim2009 wrote: ↑02 Oct 2021, 18:15 Hopefully Eubank pops up on the Newcastle card in a couple of weeks time, no reason why not really, neither fighter got paid tonight so the kitty should be ok to pay them to fight in Newcastle.

Not that he would be having a meaningful fight but it brightens up a several hour show.

Good suggestion. If they can afford him I guess.
Don't know about transfer of funds between shows, sounds complicated