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Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 18:20
by rapid2
At todays pressconference in Herning, Denmark, Carl Froch's promotor Mick Hennesy said that he tomorrow will announce a good british television agreement for the upcoming supersix fight between Mikkel Kessler and WBC champion Carl Froch, lionheart-boxing.dk writes.
""It's not easy with british television, but we have reached an agreement we are very happy with", Hennesy says and adds: "We can feel that Carl is about to be a household name and he deserves it. Carl is the best of the 3 british world champions today."
Hennesy gives Haye credit but doesn't understand Amir Khan. He goes on to add that: "Carl is the best of the three of them. He's the most complete fighter, he's got the brains, physics, toughness, will and (silky-smooth......) skills. He has it all."
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 18:34
by rapid2
espn would make sense considering the link with showtime.
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 18:38
by leforge
rapid2 wrote:espn would make sense considering the link with showtime.
Are ESPN interested in boxing?
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 18:44
by TerribleTerry
Great news if its a major station.
Well done MH, in anticipation of the announcement
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 18:51
by chrisfinch
Please not Primetime.
Realistically though, it's them or sky. If it is sky, surely Hennessy will want it on PPV to maximise the profit to him. But with the fight just two week after Haye v Ruiz, sky won't want it on Box Office so it's a tricky one.
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 19:51
by MrBoxingUK2
i bet it is primetime again. hennessy claimed that primetime was a good tv deal last time! he should just go with sky sports 1 they will have the fight. and they will do big numbers with some good advertisment! specially on a saturday night at around 9pm
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 21:59
by Horse
If it is Primetime then surely Hennessy won't be a top level British boxing promoter for much longer.
Why would any of his top fighters want to stay with him?
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 03:50
by jizzle
Bravo
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 06:42
by punchers chance
based on the comment 'its not easy with british TV...' i think it will be highlights on ITV4 a week later
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 07:08
by MacTavish
I reckon ITV will do it as a one-off, just a hunch!
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 08:50
by whiskey
Primetime.
Froch v Kessler, Abraham v Dirrell.
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 08:53
by chinny
Is the name of the Primetime station a clever bit of irony? Or, like Girls Aloud's 'Sound of the Underground', just unintentionally hilarious?
'I can't believe its not on real TV' would be more appropriate
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 08:58
by Chambers2
G0mez wrote:Primetime.
Froch v Kessler, Abraham v Dirrell.
That'll do me, as long as it's live I'm happy
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 09:14
by MrBoxingUK2
G0mez wrote:Primetime.
Froch v Kessler, Abraham v Dirrell.
hennessy actually thinks this will make froch a household name? is he on crack? being on itv or sky would make him a household name not primetime!!
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 09:16
by 15829
virgin better get this
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 09:20
by sweetscience
Epic Fail !
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 09:30
by lefthook82
I'm embarassed for Hennessey
Cleverley v Brancilion. SS1 on a Saturday
Froch v Kessler. Primetime
Froch gets on my nerves but like hell does he deserve this
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 09:45
by MrBoxingUK2
lefthook82 wrote:I'm embarassed for Hennessey
Cleverley v Brancilion. SS1 on a Saturday
Froch v Kessler. Primetime
Froch gets on my nerves but like hell does he deserve this
i can guarantee that hennessy has been offered the fight to be on sky sports 1 but hennessy wants froch on ppv but sky box office don't want froch. mick is a bit of a joke to be honest. how he has a good stable i will never knw!! froch needs to leave. also john murray does
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 11:01
by MrBoxingUK2
the only good thing about it is that it starts at 9:15 pm and buncey is on primetime.
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 11:05
by hitman_hatton1
is froch back on primetime again.
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 11:42
by JDC
BIGMARK wrote:after the last drama with Primetime i'm not sure i will bother and i wonder what the odds are you still have to be connected to a phone line to book it?
I am a bit of a Froch fan (still think Dirrell beat him) and this is a PR diaster.
I missed the entire undercard on that one. But lets remember it was all put together in a bit of a rush as Mick was still trying to get a TV deal up to the last few days.
The second time it came on within 5 minuites of me paying. Kessler Ward worked very well on primetime. They sorted their problems out from the Froch Dirrel fight. Best thing to do is book it a few days early
BTW is this even confimed or are we all just responding to someones guess?
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 11:49
by damianhucker1
ive not seen confirmation , i hope its not primetime again ffs , if it is , not buying it would be the only way to show our dissaproval but then i dont want to miss the fight .
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 11:52
by MrBoxingUK2
damianhucker1 wrote:ive not seen confirmation , i hope its not primetime again ffs , if it is , not buying it would be the only way to show our dissaproval but then i dont want to miss the fight .
according to thisisnottingham and gomez. it is on primetime and starts at 9:15 pm. 100% primetime
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 11:59
by damianhucker1
MrBoxingUK2 wrote:damianhucker1 wrote:ive not seen confirmation , i hope its not primetime again ffs , if it is , not buying it would be the only way to show our dissaproval but then i dont want to miss the fight .
according to thisisnottingham and gomez. it is on primetime and starts at 9:15 pm. 100% primetime
thisisnottingham is the evening post , online - id expect them to be right .....but i have known them to be wrong in a very similar situation . i think gomez is apparantly in the know too , so the chances are that its correct but i just hope not .
Re: Hennesy to announce brit tv deal for Froch-Kessler.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 12:30
by whiskey
Eddie chambers vs Klitschko too on primetime.
The payment issue/activation system has been done away with. You can pay through screen and activation is instant. Without telephone line needing to be connected.
Primetime news site on its way and heap of other fights too.
No virgin yet, but otherwise some big strides being made behind the scenes and all will come out in the wash.