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Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 06:07 Frank is a legend promoter. He's always been there. He was always the number 1 promoter ahead of Barry Hearn and whoever else was around.

He does have a good stable and initially, just being on Box-Nation, there wasn't much hype for his events, because they were only being promoted on that channel. With BT, I have to admit, there is more promotion being done.

You're right, Hearn would have slapped Selby-Warrington on ppv

Also with Sky, they have their own bloody news channel, which a lot of sports fans tune into.

BT don't have a sports news channel.

What I think Frank needs to do is get his fighters out there more, get some appearances in on morning shows, appear on the shows with them, like he did Fury recently (not that he needed to be there with Fury)..

The 3 you mentioned are big stars, but you have to admit, BJS is little-known compared to Tyson and Frampton, and that's a shame.

Sorry mate, I've just rambled on.

ozzi wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 06:12 i highly doubt that show would be on sky ppv especially with that undercard, it would do worse numbers than kell brook/gavin and that had a few world title fights also AJ on it. fish eyes is a piss poor promoter nowadays, and imo the whole card is going to stink the joint out

dirk2686 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 06:06 Saunders isn't that big a star to be fair.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 07:12

ozzi wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 06:12 i highly doubt that show would be on sky ppv especially with that undercard, it would do worse numbers than kell brook/gavin and that had a few world title fights also AJ on it. fish eyes is a piss poor promoter nowadays, and imo the whole card is going to stink the joint out

I admit the undercard isn't there, but this fight is quite similar to Quigg vs. Framton. But again Quigg-Frampton got much much more media attention through sky sports news.

nitro5912 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 08:20
If BT were smart they'd get a free news channel to rival the poor sky sports wank over money spent on players news. And build their cards/fights that way. Then it would be sensible to release them a few days later on YouTube for people like me to watch.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 08:06

dirk2686 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 06:06 Saunders isn't that big a star to be fair.

No, didn’t wow HBO or pop jr’s Cherry, or qualify for Olympics at 17. Conor Benn is probably bigger.

smiling assassin wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:01 Yeah I agree that he wasn't a big star but I think that has changed a bit since the Lemeiux fight. That fight there will have won him over a lot more people, although he was already a world champion that was his break through fight for me

dirk2686 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:11

smiling assassin wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:01 Yeah I agree that he wasn't a big star but I think that has changed a bit since the Lemeiux fight. That fight there will have won him over a lot more people, although he was already a world champion that was his break through fight for me

And he's following it up with a fight against Martin Murray. It's hardly a sign of it being a breakout fight and it was watched by about 30,000 people in the U.K. Literally less than half of the audience Joshua gets actually attending his fights.

It was the sort of fight that makes people who watch boxing sit up and take note but that's about it. Same with loads of FW fighters. Flanagan is another example. People in general don't know who they are and have rarely seen them fight.

oogiebe wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:21 Churchill Downs.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:20

dirk2686 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:11

smiling assassin wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:01 Yeah I agree that he wasn't a big star but I think that has changed a bit since the Lemeiux fight. That fight there will have won him over a lot more people, although he was already a world champion that was his break through fight for me

And he's following it up with a fight against Martin Murray. It's hardly a sign of it being a breakout fight and it was watched by about 30,000 people in the U.K. Literally less than half of the audience Joshua gets actually attending his fights.

It was the sort of fight that makes people who watch boxing sit up and take note but that's about it. Same with loads of FW fighters. Flanagan is another example. People in general don't know who they are and have rarely seen them fight.

How many did it do in Canada?

smiling assassin wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:01 Yeah I agree that he wasn't a big star but I think that has changed a bit since the Lemeiux fight. That fight there will have won him over a lot more people, although he was already a world champion that was his break through fight for me

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 05:59 Who has the best stable?

Sky have more names but there's a big show this weekend that would've been PPV if it were on Sky and in Frampton, Fury and BJS BT have 3 of our bigger stars.

Eddie knows how to sell and put on a show etc..., but Frank has been quietly creeping up and arguably has the better stable in my opinion.

What do you think?

dirk2686 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:38

mickey1975 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:20

dirk2686 wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 09:11

And he's following it up with a fight against Martin Murray. It's hardly a sign of it being a breakout fight and it was watched by about 30,000 people in the U.K. Literally less than half of the audience Joshua gets actually attending his fights.

It was the sort of fight that makes people who watch boxing sit up and take note but that's about it. Same with loads of FW fighters. Flanagan is another example. People in general don't know who they are and have rarely seen them fight.

How many did it do in Canada?

Why do you care? If it did massive numbers you'll burble on about that being because Saunders is wildly popular. You tried this trick by saying Joshua Wlad did well in the U.K. because a U.K. audience wanted to see how much Wlad had left and everyone laughed at you.