Boxing Thread

[bennydorano]

He's looking a handy payday by 'stepping aside' as the mandated fighter to let Frampton v Quigg actually happen. Certainty.

[Kidder81]

Mayweather v Pac $99 on PPV for HD & $79 for SD  in the US

[gallsman]

Mayweather v Pac $99 on PPV for HD & $79 for SD  in the US

That's been the anticipated price since the fight was announced. Positively decent value on sky here in comparison!

[Canalman]

Mayweather v Pac $99 on PPV for HD & $79 for SD  in the US

In fairness , anyone paying that in America will no doubt have plenty of mates over to watch it with them and the cost will be shared.

[blewuporstuffed]

Mayweather v Pac $99 on PPV for HD & $79 for SD  in the US

In fairness , anyone paying that in America will no doubt have plenty of mates over to watch it with them and the cost will be shared.

What does it cost here?
Is it on sky box office?

[nrico2006]

£20 on sky.

[bridgegael]

what is spike o sullivan like? havent seen much of him, i see he was to fight eubank next but that is not happening now over the contract.

[BennyHarp]

Mayweather v Pac $99 on PPV for HD & $79 for SD  in the US

That's been the anticipated price since the fight was announced. Positively decent value on sky here in comparison!

If it was on at a reasonable hour on this side of the Atlantic Sky would have fleeced us. I suppose they couldn't justify anything over £20 for a fight starting at 4.30am

[Tony Baloney]

Mayweather v Pac $99 on PPV for HD & $79 for SD  in the US

That's been the anticipated price since the fight was announced. Positively decent value on sky here in comparison!

If it was on at a reasonable hour on this side of the Atlantic Sky would have fleeced us. I suppose they couldn't justify anything over £20 for a fight starting at 4.30am

Could be a serious disappointment.

[gallsman]

Mayweather v Pac $99 on PPV for HD & $79 for SD  in the US

That's been the anticipated price since the fight was announced. Positively decent value on sky here in comparison!

If it was on at a reasonable hour on this side of the Atlantic Sky would have fleeced us. I suppose they couldn't justify anything over £20 for a fight starting at 4.30am

I wouldn't think the inconvenience of getting out of bed would come into Sky's thinking in the slightest. They know how big the fight is and that if people want to see it they know they'll pay for it. I thought it would have been more.

[Syferus]

Might be the first fight I get on PPV since Tyson-Lewis. Then again.. sleeping in and downloading it in the morning sounds good too.

[HiMucker]

Mayweather v Pac $99 on PPV for HD & $79 for SD  in the US

That's been the anticipated price since the fight was announced. Positively decent value on sky here in comparison!

If it was on at a reasonable hour on this side of the Atlantic Sky would have fleeced us. I suppose they couldn't justify anything over £20 for a fight starting at 4.30am

I wouldn't think the inconvenience of getting out of bed would come into Sky's thinking in the slightest. They know how big the fight is and that if people want to see it they know they'll pay for it. I thought it would have been more.

Boxing enthusiasts will get out of bed or stay up and pay it.  But you cant argue that if it was on here at a reasonable hour the ppv sales here wouldnt be much much higher.  I would say that a business like Sky did take that in to account when pricing it at £20.  They would be stupid not to.  I enjoy my boxing, watch plenty of fights, will get this won for free  but with two small kids there is no guarantee I will get up to watch it. 

[nrico2006]

I heard Khan slabbering earlier this week about fighting either Thurman, Broner or Algieri.  I would have put my house on him picking the worst out of the 3 and he did.  The man is a joke, goes on about deserving to fight Mayweather etc yet doesn't even have a belt.  Kell Brook is an undefeated World Champion and Khan seems to think he is the one who calls the shots.  Never has there been a more annoying fighter, always cherry picking his fights. 

[TF15]

Algieri is a disappointing fight alright but in his last 15 fights he's fought names such as Alexander, Collazo, Maidana, Judah, Garcia, Petersen, malignaggi, McCloskey, kotelnik,  Molina, Barrera. All men who've won world titles or been at that level. I genuinely think he views Brook as his back up if he doesn't get the big names in America. Losing that fight may leave him nowhere to go whereas he will always have that pay day. It's disappointing but Algeiri was a world Champion at 140. If you do a similar analysis of Brooks last 10 fights bar Porter you'll only know Matthew Hatton. The rest are don't compare to any of Khans aforementioned opposition.

[nrico2006]

Algieri is a disappointing fight alright but in his last 15 fights he's fought names such as Alexander, Collazo, Maidana, Judah, Garcia, Petersen, malignaggi, McCloskey, kotelnik,  Molina, Barrera. All men who've won world titles or been at that level. I genuinely think he views Brook as his back up if he doesn't get the big names in America. Losing that fight may leave him nowhere to go whereas he will always have that pay day. It's disappointing but Algeiri was a world Champion at 140. If you do a similar analysis of Brooks last 10 fights bar Porter you'll only know Matthew Hatton. The rest are don't compare to any of Khans aforementioned opposition.

But Brook is now a champion and is looking for the fight with Khan.  If you really analyse Khans opponents then a lot of them were not top, top drawer.  Kotelnik, Molina, Malignaggi, Peterson (who beat him), Alexander and Collazo were all safe enough options as they have no real power while he took on Judah and Barrera who were well past their best (and needed a doctor to get a technical victory over Barrera).  Why has he never attempted to avenge his losses against Peterson, Prescott or Garcia?  Why not try and arrange a fight with Broner, Rios, Bradley, Marquez, Thurman or Porter?  Or Brook?