Any chance of getting the DK heavyweight bill in UK?

AlexY2K4 · Post by **AlexY2K4** » 17 Apr 2004, 19:33

I know I am being a bit optimistic with the fights only being a few hours away, but does anyone know if there are any plans to show this Don King bill featuring the John Ruiz/Chris Byrd fights?

Obviously i'm not expecting to be able to get it live but how about a next day recording or something? I would be happy to wait a day or two and keep away from the news untill I see it.

I checked the sites of both SKY and the BBC and it isn't looking too good at all! :(

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 17 Apr 2004, 19:44

I noticed Darke and Watt were absent from the Kings Hall tonight - over in NY maybe??

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 18 Apr 2004, 04:50

MightyWarrior wrote:I noticed Darke and Watt were absent from the Kings Hall tonight - over in NY maybe??

Maybe Ringside on Thursday? I doubt it though. 8)

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 18 Apr 2004, 05:37

lets have some classic sky sports still pictures

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 18 Apr 2004, 05:41

Great Pics

Is Ruiz slowly turning into Grizzly Adams?

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 18 Apr 2004, 06:18

Good stuff Chris. Real Deal I meant, not Byrd!

kevo · Post by **kevo** » 18 Apr 2004, 06:56

What's going on at sky? Thats two weeks on the bounce now that there's been a big show in America, and thet havn't been shown

. They may not be the best Shows, but i'd still have liked to have seen them.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:00

Kevo wrote:What's going on at sky? Thats two weeks on the bounce now that there's been a big show in America, and thet havn't been shown . They may not be the best Shows, but i'd still have liked to have seen them.

As I said on another thread, I haven't had Sky long and I'm pissed off with them already. It's an expensive service, they probably have the footage yet choose not to show it. We might as well have less of Dempsey telling us how great everyone is and show a fornicating fight instead. And VK-Sanders PPV? Come on!

kevo · Post by **kevo** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:13

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
Kevo wrote:What's going on at sky? Thats two weeks on the bounce now that there's been a big show in America, and thet havn't been shown . They may not be the best Shows, but i'd still have liked to have seen them.
As I said on another thread, I haven't had Sky long and I'm pissed off with them already. It's an expensive service, they probably have the footage yet choose not to show it. We might as well have less of Dempsey telling us how great everyone is and show a fornicating fight instead. And VK-Sanders PPV? Come on!

I know! I mean a Lewis PPV is fine, even Tyson on PPV I couldn't argue with, but Klitschko fornicating Sanders! They'll probably get about four people buying it, and even then they will probably be trying to get the Fantasy Channel on!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:16

Kevo wrote:
Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
Kevo wrote:What's going on at sky? Thats two weeks on the bounce now that there's been a big show in America, and thet havn't been shown . They may not be the best Shows, but i'd still have liked to have seen them.
As I said on another thread, I haven't had Sky long and I'm pissed off with them already. It's an expensive service, they probably have the footage yet choose not to show it. We might as well have less of Dempsey telling us how great everyone is and show a fornicating fight instead. And VK-Sanders PPV? Come on!
I know! I mean a Lewis PPV is fine, even Tyson on PPV I couldn't argue with, but Klitschko fornicating Sanders! They'll probably get about four people buying it, and even then they will probably be trying to get the Fantasy Channel on!

This may well be the first PPV I don't buy.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:21

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
We might as well have less of Dempsey telling us how great everyone is and show a fornicating fight instead. And VK-Sanders PPV? Come on!

Agreed, the BBC aint any better, more Boxing less blabbing please!!!!!

kevo · Post by **kevo** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:29

KOJOE90 wrote:
Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
We might as well have less of Dempsey telling us how great everyone is and show a fornicating fight instead. And VK-Sanders PPV? Come on!
Agreed, the BBC aint any better, more Boxing less blabbing please!!!!!

The BBC is turning into nothing more than a Highlight show ( Let's join the action in round 5) I wanna see the whole fornicating fight if it's not too much trouble!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:33

Their coverage of this years ABA's was poor, way too much talking and not enough action shown.

It was shown at Midnight so they could have made the show longer as well.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:35

yes have it on longer its only bbc tele text service then, what idiots watch that serive i do not know

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:36

REAL_DEAL wrote:yes have it on longer its only bbc tele text service then, what idiots watch that serive i do not know

Very very very stoned people maybe?

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:37

Kevo wrote:
KOJOE90 wrote:
Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
We might as well have less of Dempsey telling us how great everyone is and show a fornicating fight instead. And VK-Sanders PPV? Come on!
Agreed, the BBC aint any better, more Boxing less blabbing please!!!!!
The BBC is turning into nothing more than a Highlight show ( Let's join the action in round 5) I wanna see the whole fornicating fight if it's not too much trouble!

I hope I don't cave in and buy the VK-Sanders PPV...don't intend to. I have more understanding if the BBC just want to show bits (though I obviously wish they wouldn't) as they have the whole country to take into account but if you've bought Sky Sports, that narrows the audience down massively and they should be doing better. I wouldn't mind but it's not as if it would be a great effort to do it. It doesn't even need to involve any studio work really. Just press play!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:42

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:I hope I don't cave in and buy the VK-Sanders PPV...!

I feel the same way, if the PPV includes Wlad V Brewster and Spinks V judah in full I will quite likely get it.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:47

KOJOE90 wrote:
Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:I hope I don't cave in and buy the VK-Sanders PPV...!
I feel the same way, if the PPV includes Wlad V Brewster and Spinks V judah in full I will quite likely get it.

That would be good. But I'm sure you will agree with me that we should be getting all these simply from our exorbitant monthly sub anyway!

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 18 Apr 2004, 07:47

KOJOE90 wrote:
Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:I hope I don't cave in and buy the VK-Sanders PPV...!
I feel the same way, if the PPV includes Wlad V Brewster and Spinks V judah in full I will quite likely get it.

i am going to get all the euro channels, this way i will find a country which shows the american bills free

all forian languages sound the same to me, i only speak two languages. 1, English 2, Rubbish

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 18 Apr 2004, 12:32

REAL_DEAL wrote: i am going to get all the euro channels, this way i will find a country which shows the american bills free

all forian languages sound the same to me, i only speak two languages. 1, English 2, Rubbish

It's the way forward for us boxing fans mate

ZDF is showing Vitali free next Sat, and I picked up all 4 fights from the NY bill last night, free on Polish TVN.
Think they're showing Jones/Tarver 2 as well.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 18 Apr 2004, 12:34

MightyWarrior wrote:
REAL_DEAL wrote: i am going to get all the euro channels, this way i will find a country which shows the american bills free

all forian languages sound the same to me, i only speak two languages. 1, English 2, Rubbish
It's the way forward for us boxing fans mate ZDF is showing Vitali free next Sat, and I picked up all 4 fights from the NY bill last night, free on Polish TVN.
Think they're showing Jones/Tarver 2 as well.

can you email or PM me how i would set the system up

chris

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 18 Apr 2004, 12:43

Will do.

I thought Byrd was very unlucky not to get the win ( and me too, I had cash on him winning

).
Golota was missing in close - Byrd was on ropes most of the time and countering very acurately. No punch on him though, so Golota was on him the whole way. The judges went for agression over punches landed, as usual.

Hardhitters11 · Post by **Hardhitters11** » 18 Apr 2004, 14:49

Mighty Warrior could you PM me re ZDF and TVN to mate...

HH

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 19 Apr 2004, 03:09

I'll order it of course but i am disappointed at SKY's decision to show it on PPV, remember the shocking Tyson-Etienne PPV bill? With all early finishes and a pitiful main event...they owe us for that if nothing else