Steve Bunce on The early days, Setanta and ITV’s ‘garbage’
By Terence Dooley - British broadcaster and boxing pundit Steve Bunce was part of Setanta’s push to bring British boxing fans the best action, debate and insider information in the world. Steve’s magazine show, Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour, attracted a cult following in the UK and the US, the show was downloaded, posted to Youtube and hit the forums, becoming a digital boxing phenomenon. However, Setanta’s ‘speculate to accumulate’ mentality saw them hit the wall in June, the station owed The FA big bucks and was forced to close trading here in the UK as a consequence of their profligate approach towards football.
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