So, another Super Six World Boxing Classic bout has been and gone, seeing Andre Dirrell beat Arthur Abrahams. All eyes are now on Carl Froch and we wait with anticipation for his super middleweight clash with Mikkel Kessler set to be broadcast by primetime on both satellite and Virgin On Demand on 24th April.
Just in case you need some more action to tie you over, Primetime can confirm that we will be broadcasting living legend and 4-time world heavyweight champion, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, as he challenges World Boxing Federation heavyweight title-holder Frans “The White Buffalo” Botha in a 12 round main event on Saturday April 10th. Unfortunately this fight will NOT be broadcast on Virgin but will be available via channel 480 on Sky and streamed from the Primetime website on Saturday night from 2:00am for the unbelievable price of only £5.95.

I won't be subscribing to this

nor will i but i wish holyfield all the best in his bout

I'm not buying this

even £5 is too much tbh. 50p and i might have bought it

Its £5 you skanks...boxings what i live for...**** that lag stream bull****...if theres nothing on i'll watch it

Its £5 you skanks...boxings what i live for...**** that lag stream bull****...if theres nothing on i'll watch it

We are all boxing fans but not wasting money on two fighters who should of retired years ago.

The alternative way is to watch the replay fight video :):boxing:

it is cheap but dont think i will bother . i hope holyfield wins then gets a message from god and retire's

look primetime, its great your picking up more boxing, and please keep it up, but Holyfield v Botha? Unless u invented a time machine that has to be the ****tiest fight on in April. Lots of great events on in the next month - 6 weeks, scrap that ****ty fight and get something else on.

Really? They're actually trying to sell this fight?

This might have been a good chance to bring people into the Primetime fold, offer the fight for free and try and impress viewers with their coverage and good punditry and hopefully the viewers return to buy future bouts. Next to no one will buy this, not even for £6. I couldn't give a hoot about this fight. Holyfield is a granddad (fighting to support his 50 kids) who nobody cares about any more and Botha is a guy like 4 people know about in the UK 'cause he was embarrassed by Lennox Lewis.

Nobody in the UK, not even hardcore boxing fans are going to stay up until 2am in the morning to watch Evander Holyfield v Francois Botha and pay £6 for the privilege. It's just not happening. People will pay for three boxers in Britain; Hatton, Khan and Haye. Why do you think Sky are putting Mayweather v Mosley on Sky Sports 1 and not box office? Because:

A boxing match not including a British boxer + Unsociable time of fight = No British viewing audience.

It's a very simple equation.

As I said, what you do is offer the fight for free, then when the late night drunks, the deadbeats and the insomniacs are flicking through, see live boxing for free, they sit and watch for a few minutes. In between rounds you advertise, profusely **Carl Froch, British WBC Super Middleweight Champion v Mikkel Kessler, Froch's chance to go top of the Super Six, 24th April, ONLY on Primetime** yadda yadda yadda, you make a point of hyping up Froch as a champion and British and that it's ONLY on Primetime. That will get people's attention.

It's not hard, I'm not even a qualified marketing person and I can see there's more sense in that.
Who ever is in charge of marketing for Primetime needs to be fired, post-haste.

Really? They're actually trying to sell this fight?

This might have been a good chance to bring people into the Primetime fold, offer the fight for free and try and impress viewers with their coverage and good punditry and hopefully the viewers return to buy future bouts. Next to no one will buy this, not even for £6. I couldn't give a hoot about this fight. Holyfield is a granddad (fighting to support his 50 kids) who nobody cares about any more and Botha is a guy like 4 people know about in the UK 'cause he was embarrassed by Lennox Lewis.

Nobody in the UK, not even hardcore boxing fans are going to stay up until 2am in the morning to watch Evander Holyfield v Francois Botha and pay £6 for the privilege. It's just not happening. People will pay for three boxers in Britain; Hatton, Khan and Haye. Why do you think Sky are putting Mayweather v Mosley on Sky Sports 1 and not box office? Because:

A boxing match not including a British boxer + Unsociable time of fight = No British viewing audience.

It's a very simple equation.

As I said, what you do is offer the fight for free, then when the late night drunks, the deadbeats and the insomniacs are flicking through, see live boxing for free, they sit and watch for a few minutes. In between rounds you advertise, profusely **Carl Froch, British WBC Super Middleweight Champion v Mikkel Kessler, Froch's chance to go top of the Super Six, 24th April, ONLY on Primetime** yadda yadda yadda, you make a point of hyping up Froch as a champion and British and that it's ONLY on Primetime. That will get people's attention.

It's not hard, I'm not even a qualified marketing person and I can see there's more sense in that.
Who ever is in charge of marketing for Primetime needs to be fired, post-haste.

exactly . It would be in primetime's favour to put the fight on for free and hype up the froch fight between rounds rather than catering to the 100 or so people (and thats being generous imo) who will buy the fight. They seriously cant be forecasting a good return for this.

Ive bought all the previous fights on Primetime, so i like to think i have a right to express a opinion. Picking up this fight is like picking up a turd off the street and painting it gold, you might fool one or two but rest of us know it's still a turd.

That said i would have bought it still, but fact Berto is on SKY for FREE the same time & night, means any little hope of getting people to pay for it has gone.

You be better off putting it on for free to try and attract new customers.

I hope Holyfield wins, I saw Botha's last fight on a stream and he was a joke and got a lucky draw against a nobody.

So, Primetime can get Holyfield v Botha and charge £6 for it. But they can't even get Hopkins v Jones which no other broadcaster in the UK has bid for?

So, Primetime can get Holyfield v Botha and charge £6 for it. But they can't even get Hopkins v Jones which no other broadcaster in the UK has bid for?
holyfield botha probably only cost them 10 quid to buy, jones and hopkins are big headed ****ers, probably tried to charge them a million for the rights.

i like to watch Holyfield so will tune in, i hope he gets a shot at David Haye

I wont by buying this, 2 fighters 1 legend way past his best. This should be free for everyone on primetime, I would rather add £4.00 and have skysports 1 for the next month and watch the Mayweather Mosley fight live.

I don't know how this fight is on PPV, they're going to lose money for sure.

So, another Super Six World Boxing Classic bout has been and gone, seeing Andre Dirrell beat Arthur Abrahams. All eyes are now on Carl Froch and we wait with anticipation for his super middleweight clash with Mikkel Kessler set to be broadcast by primetime on both satellite and Virgin On Demand on 24th April.
Just in case you need some more action to tie you over, Primetime can confirm that we will be broadcasting living legend and 4-time world heavyweight champion, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, as he challenges World Boxing Federation heavyweight title-holder Frans “The White Buffalo” Botha in a 12 round main event on Saturday April 10th. Unfortunately this fight will NOT be broadcast on Virgin but will be available via channel 480 on Sky and streamed from the Primetime website on Saturday night from 2:00am for the unbelievable price of only £5.95.

Holyfield....after this fight RETIRE!! your damn near 50 years old and your still fighting....retire before you get seriously hurt

This fight will most likely be more entertaining than the Jones-Hopkins II debacle was..