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Setanta will show Hopkins V Eastman

Posted: 04 Feb 2005, 13:07
by KOJOE90
From Boxing Central.
Setanta PPV have confirmed they will broadcast the Bernard Hopkins vs. Howard Eastman WBC middleweight title fight live from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Great it's being shown in the UK :TU:

Lets hope they do a good job of broadcasting it though.

Posted: 04 Feb 2005, 13:18
by Matchfixer
What sort of price do you have to pay. Does it reuqire an initial added package (like Sky, then Sky sports add on, then PPV) or is it a case of have channel already (as I do) just pay for PPV?

Thanks!

Posted: 04 Feb 2005, 13:20
by REAL_DEAL
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Posted: 04 Feb 2005, 13:23
by KOJOE90
Matchfixer wrote:What sort of price do you have to pay. Does it reuqire an initial added package (like Sky, then Sky sports add on, then PPV) or is it a case of have channel already (as I do) just pay for PPV?

Thanks!
I have Sky and in the past with Setanta its exactly the same process as buying a Sky Box Office PPV. I just use my on-screen menu etc and it shows up on next months SKY bill.

I don't subscribe to any Setanta channles, by the way.

I guess it will be about £15.

Posted: 04 Feb 2005, 13:29
by Matchfixer
KOJOE90 wrote:
Matchfixer wrote:What sort of price do you have to pay. Does it reuqire an initial added package (like Sky, then Sky sports add on, then PPV) or is it a case of have channel already (as I do) just pay for PPV?

Thanks!
I have Sky and in the past with Setanta its exactly the same process as buying a Sky Box Office PPV. I just use my on-screen menu etc and it shows up on next months SKY bill.

I don't subscribe to any Setanta channles, by the way.

I guess it will be about £15.
Thanks KOJOE. Think I will wait for the "excellent" BBC coverage the next day.

Posted: 04 Feb 2005, 14:30
by steve689
I will be watching it on Super Setanta!!! They might have the Colonel Bob Sheridan doing commentary though :cry: Oh well cannot complain i suppose.

Posted: 04 Feb 2005, 14:50
by boxingdvduk
I have emailed them for information on it. Did anybody see it in writing? Nothing about it on their site.

Posted: 04 Feb 2005, 15:18
by Bard of Boxrec
REAL_DEAL wrote:Image Image Image
that is quite simply awesome. Chris, your emoticons are hilarious!

Posted: 04 Feb 2005, 22:55
by jamesmcdonnell
boxingdvduk wrote:I have emailed them for information on it. Did anybody see it in writing? Nothing about it on their site.
or harold bishop as he is otherwise known.

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 07:53
by MightyWarrior
£14.95, from midnight a live broadcast of the HBO feed, plus three "top supporting contests".

That's about 4 hours till the Hop fight.

I guess that HAS to include the Witter bout, plus Taylor. Maybe Froch if they throw him in with someone decent? Think he's still waiting to hear if he's on or not.

Think it was Bob Sheridan doing the international commentary last time Setanta showed boxing.

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 08:46
by steve689
Yeah it was, the Colonel seems to pop up everywhere, was watching a Main Events from Australia last year and all of a sudden the Colonel is in town and says a few words and ends up commentating on the whole of Shannon Taylor-Paulo Sanchez :o Sounds like a good hefty dose of Boxing though all in all on Setanta :TU:

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 09:40
by kevin
Witter and Carl Froch will also appear on the undercard

Kev

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 09:46
by jamesmcdonnell
Yes and on the PPV too apprently. Witter v N'dou is looking likely.

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 09:55
by stujones
The Colonel has his critics, but somehow I have this feeling that we will be relieved that it his him and not Ed Hall / Sarah Cawood presenting the show.

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 10:06
by Southpaw Stylist
Don King doesn't promote any of the parties involved, and Bob Sheridan commentates for DKTV so I doubt it will be him.

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 10:22
by jamesmcdonnell
So is there any reason not to give us the full HBO coverage?

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 10:35
by kevin
Jermain Taylor and Kingsley Ikeke also on the undercard

Fights are also being repeated twice on the Sunday

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 10:41
by Shirow

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 11:07
by MightyWarrior
jamesmcdonnell wrote:So is there any reason not to give us the full HBO coverage?
Might be they have to pay extra for the HBO commentary - Larry and co probably have some sort of deal in place. Hope it is, because Merchant is, at times, just brilliant.

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 11:07
by MightyWarrior
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Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 11:09
by kevin
Different version of the poster at BBN. Hennessy version

Posted: 10 Feb 2005, 11:14
by MightyWarrior
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