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stujones wrote:Richard Keys as a presenter??? Seriously? I've nothing against him as a presenter but I cannot imagine having him as the face of the channel is a good PR strategy.

They've already announced that Jim Rosenthal and Paul Dempsey will be on board and I think I heard that John Rawling is on commentary - just how many do they want to present it.... what was one of the major problems with Sky presentation last year which was universally agreed on the forums.... too many people on board.

allegedly hasn't even started and already they have 3 presenters and 3 men who have much experience as lead commentators.

I've got no problem with Richard Keys he was a good commentator on sky, what people say off camera is up to them, obviously they then have to make sure their mics arent still plugged in.

If that was the only anouncement and it was supposed to shock the world, god knows what shite fights we are going to be fed as "rivalling the thrilla in manilla" on this channel.

Shock to the world a sports channel hires a sports commentator thats out of work - whoopdeee do!

kingfinn wrote:

stujones wrote:Richard Keys as a presenter??? Seriously? I've nothing against him as a presenter but I cannot imagine having him as the face of the channel is a good PR strategy.

They've already announced that Jim Rosenthal and Paul Dempsey will be on board and I think I heard that John Rawling is on commentary - just how many do they want to present it.... what was one of the major problems with Sky presentation last year which was universally agreed on the forums.... too many people on board.

allegedly hasn't even started and already they have 3 presenters and 3 men who have much experience as lead commentators.

I've got no problem with Richard Keys he was a good commentator on sky, what people say off camera is up to them, obviously they then have to make sure their mics arent still plugged in.

If that was the only anouncement and it was supposed to shock the world, god knows what shite fights we are going to be fed as "rivalling the thrilla in manilla" on this channel.

Shock to the world a sports channel hires a sports commentator thats out of work - whoopdeee do!

So you wouldn't smash it?

If this is the big announcement, I'm shocked......but then not shocked at the same time because it's FW

Ignored my request for press passes for Echo Arena, even though the company I work for - Trinity Mirror - owns the bloody Liverpool Echo!

Unbelievable....

STEALTH BOMBER wrote:

dbf wrote:UFC exclusivity??

if that was the case i would pay......but it wont be, imo.

Never, ever, ever gonna happen guys.

I'm just wondering how things are in the world 24 hours after this shock?

Everyone ok?

Still reeling mate, still reeling.
Could be worse that fuckin satellite could have landed on my head.

Jim Rosenthal, John Rawling, Paul Dempsey and Richard Keys - that is a heavyweight line-up.

Who is going to partner Rawling? The other 3 are studio/anchors. Keys knows nothing about boxing but I'm sure he can talk about it in general terms like he talks about football.

I don't mind Dempo, probably because he's had the same haircut for 20 years and I feel a bit sorry for him.......he was in the studio for some massive Sky fights in the nineties

And what was it??

oliverfennell wrote:And what was it??

In a Chris Morris style, reality meets parody moment, I believe their big announcement was the return of Richard Keys to TV screens.

earsjohn wrote:

oliverfennell wrote:And what was it??

In a Chris Morris style, reality meets parody moment, I believe their big announcement was the return of Richard Keys to TV screens.

Man, I'd forgotten about this one.

12 days ago they were "set to announce six big fights over the next 48 hours". What happened in this regard? Might persuade me to treat myself to a Christmas present by way of a subscription if they're any good.

and page 1 has some of the funniest posts ever seen in one thread!

MachoMan09 wrote:Heston Blumenthal to provide outside catering at all future Allegedly channel events.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -meal.html

'The NEW home of food poisoning!'

ive been to the fat ffuck, its a shitty little place, and blumenthal looks like the kind of guy who doesnt wash his hands after going to the shitter.

dondada wrote:

MachoMan09 wrote:Heston Blumenthal to provide outside catering at all future Allegedly channel events.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -meal.html

'The NEW home of food poisoning!'

I just spat my snickers all over my laptop

chinny wrote:

dondada wrote:

MachoMan09 wrote:Heston Blumenthal to provide outside catering at all future Allegedly channel events.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -meal.html

'The NEW home of food poisoning!'

I just spat my snickers all over my laptop

whatever u did, im sure it looked more appetizing than what hestons dishing out tonight

I know a bloke that paid a load of money upfront to go to Elmer Fudd's pokey little bistro, and he too ended up shitting himself inside out cos of some dodgy razor clam and jizzbiscuit souffle.

And he made a massive jelly cock on telly once. Dirty bastard.

twenty six wrote:To be fair, let's set out what Mr Warren has said. We've all been critics from time to time, but here it is.

Free to air until the end of the year.
Thereafter £10.00 per month.
NO PPV
Also includes MMA and Amateurs.
Deals struck with Sauerland and Goldenboy.
Kessler already booked.
Hopkins already booked.
Channel 456 on air 6 hours per day.
Chat show with Buncey.

Lets see how it's going...

Free to air until the end of the year. Fail
Thereafter £10.00 per month. Score
NO PPV Score although not sure of the difference between £10 for a month of broadcasting when there is only 1 card of interest
Also includes MMA and Amateurs. Fail One Amateur card and no MMA
Deals struck with Sauerland and Goldenboy Fail The deal with GBP lasted as long as it took sky to snap up the Khan-Peterson fight
Kessler already booked. Fail OK,not the channels fault, but the fight never happened.
Hopkins already booked. Score
Channel 456 on air 6 hours per day. Score I guess this is happening, but 6 hours of repeats is of limited appeal
Chat show with Buncey. Score Woo hoo.

Cardiff-Lad1 wrote:B O X nation are certainly making life hard for themselves by saying things like '6 huge fights to be announced within the next 48 hours' and then we hear nothing for 2 weeks! surely they know they are there to be shot at so why give more reason for people to be critical (and rightly so)?

13th January
Tony Conquest v Leon Williams
Sam Sexton v Larry Olubamiwo

20th January
Derry Matthews v Emiliano Marsili

27th January
James DeGale v Jose Guerrero

25th February
Nathan Cleverly v TBA

10th March
Ricky Burns v TBA

earsjohn wrote:

Cardiff-Lad1 wrote:B O X nation are certainly making life hard for themselves by saying things like '6 huge fights to be announced within the next 48 hours' and then we hear nothing for 2 weeks! surely they know they are there to be shot at so why give more reason for people to be critical (and rightly so)?

13th January
Tony Conquest v Leon Williams
Sam Sexton v Larry Olubamiwo

20th January
Derry Matthews v Emiliano Marsili

27th January
James DeGale v Jose Guerrero

25th February
Nathan Cleverly v TBA

10th March
Ricky Burns v TBA

Delboy V Vitali on 18th February 2011

Plus these

Saturday 14 January 2012

Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
commission: Austrian Boxing Federation
promoter: Wilfried Sauerland (Sauerland Event)
matchmaker: Hagen Doering
television: Germany ARD
12 super middleweight Robert Stieglitz 40(23)-2(2)-0 SC Henry Weber 15(3)-0-1


WBO super middleweight title
bout subject to change & commission approval

12 super middleweight Arthur Abraham 32(26)-3-0 SC Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias

turday 4 February 2012

Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
12 cruiserweight Yoan Pablo Hernandez 25(13)-1(1)-0 SC Steve Cunningham 24(12)-3-0 IBF cruiserweight title
bout subject to change & commission approval

12 cruiserweight Enad Licina 21(11)-3-0 SC Alexander Alexeev 22(20)-2(2)-0
vacant EBU (European) cruiserweight title
bout subject to change & commission approval

12 light heavyweight Eduard Gutknecht 22(9)-1-0 SC Vyacheslav Uzelkov 25(16)-1-0
EBU (European) light heavyweight title

I'm glad TBA is finally getting a shot, it's a disgrace the way W arren has left him out in the cold.