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channel 5 boxing classics, decent fighters this week

Posted: 30 Jan 2004, 12:01
by REAL_DEAL
Boxing Classic (Sport)
Time - 00:30 - 01:20 (50 minutes long)
When - Sunday 1st February on Five


A double bill of boxing archive action: Alexis Arguello v Ruben Olivares and Tommy Hearns v Pipino Cuevas.
(Stereo)

Re: channel 5 boxing classics, decent fighters this week

Posted: 30 Jan 2004, 12:25
by Goz
REAL_DEAL wrote:Boxing Classic (Sport)
Time - 00:30 - 01:20 (50 minutes long)
When - Sunday 1st February on Five


A double bill of boxing archive action: Alexis Arguello v Ruben Olivares and Tommy Hearns v Pipino Cuevas.
(Stereo)
The Hearns KO of Cuevas is simply awesome.

I haven't seen Arguello-Olivares before so will be setting the video for this one.

Posted: 30 Jan 2004, 12:27
by JimStone
Nice one Christopher. C5 put some good boxing on.

Posted: 30 Jan 2004, 12:31
by MightyWarrior
What a brilliant lineup - 4 legends in one night. Hearns/Cuevas got me started me down this road to ruin..

Posted: 30 Jan 2004, 14:54
by stujones
I have a question relating to C5 boxing. When they show the likes of Eubank vs Benn, they show the screensport version. If I'm not mistaking screensport was an earlier version of Eurosport and had Dave Bremmner, Barry McGuigan and Jim MacDonnell in the commentary. Thats all fine, I can vaguely remember them showing the ITV fights, untill it shut down.

But, of course C5 have been showing the screensport version of Brodie vs Jorrin, and fights involving Ayes and Khaliq. How is this the "screensport" version, when the station has close long before these fights. Anybody know.

Are these official matchroom packages, like Fifa do when you see the old world cup replays. Are these available to buy? Any body know the deal?

Another relating question, how come Barry was commentating for screensport when he was apparently exclusive to ITV at the time (he was the unofficial judge).

Any answer.

Posted: 30 Jan 2004, 15:01
by REAL_DEAL
my friend look at

http://www.boxrec.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13926

i started a while back

Posted: 30 Jan 2004, 15:14
by stujones
It answers some of the questions, but doesn't answer how come 5 showed Brodie fights - cause Screensport was closed by then, and there was no pro-box. Yet, this was apparently pro-box's presentation of Brodie vs Jorrin.

Posted: 30 Jan 2004, 22:04
by Collins2000
Pro Box is an 'international' version of the SKY shows. We get it here in Australia. Usually hosted by Dave Brennar and often has Dave McAuley co-commentating. I assume they buy the rights to the SKY shows then package them to sell internationally. They are usually a month or so old when aired here.

Posted: 31 Jan 2004, 08:10
by stujones
Collins2000 wrote:Pro Box is an 'international' version of the SKY shows. We get it here in Australia. Usually hosted by Dave Brennar and often has Dave McAuley co-commentating. I assume they buy the rights to the SKY shows then package them to sell internationally. They are usually a month or so old when aired here.
Cheers, that answers my questions.

Posted: 31 Jan 2004, 08:13
by hitman_hatton1
i've got hearns-cuevas some serious power punching from hearns in that fight :lol: talk about announce yaself as a world class fighter :wink:

not got any arguello fights apart from his losses to pryor so i must check out that olivares fight. :D

Posted: 31 Jan 2004, 21:19
by jamesmcdonnell
Shitting bollocks, thought it was on tommorow night, not literally 1 in the morning on sunday! Missed almost all of it! AAAAAAAAahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrjahjhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

Posted: 31 Jan 2004, 22:19
by Southpaw Stylist
It didn't even show the Hearns fight.

Posted: 01 Feb 2004, 09:06
by hitman_hatton1
i bloody fell asleep :x i nearly made it i got to like 1 o clock but then i nodded off :cry: i'm gutted i wanted to tape that arguello-olivares fight. :roll: did they show the fight in full or just highlights :-?

Posted: 01 Feb 2004, 09:32
by adamiw
Saw most of the Arguello-Olivares fight, round 7 was brilliant. Olivares was a former bantamweight champ, and Arguello was a 5'10 featherweight, the size difference was amazing, it didn't look right. Anyway great fight!