Fights like Allen-Browne headlining and now Whyte vs Rivas is on PPV. The standard just gets lower and lower. As a UK boxing fan I’m genuinely embarrassed.
And then BT’s content has been pretty much non-existent.
“British boxing is booming though”😂😂😂
I wonder if Frank regrets handing all his best guys over to Arum to fight in the states yet? I really think Frank's only chance to stay relevant at this point is for Dubois to become his AJ and Gorman to become his Whyte. That stable is looking incredibly thin these days
It’s so thin, there’s no way he’s going to be able to fulfil his BT dates effectively. If Dubois and Yarde don’t make it, Frank is f***ed, he’s a survivor though, you never know with Mr Warren.
No, the greed of the fighter prevents that. If sky and Matchroom didn’t put it on PPV then Whyte couldn’t get the money he wants and he would be fighting in America making everyone complain even more
That’s Eddie Hearn IFL tv bullsh** bro. The money is there, if British boxing is “booming” and Matchoom shows are doing “huge numbers” like Hearn claims then why isn’t the money there to invest into putting on quality cards? It’s utter hypocrisy and pure greed.
Take for example the boom period May-Pac created in 2015. On the back of that HBO put Canelo Alvarez on a regular HBO broadcast. That’s reinvesting back into the sport, Sky and Matchroom never do that.
There’s loads of guys that could headline. Why are B level guys like Whyte suddenly PPV calibre fighter’s?
If you put Whyte-Rivas on regular Sky Sports you’d hear nothing but positive reviews but the greed of Hearn/Matchroom/Sky prevents that.
No, the greed of the fighter prevents that. If sky and Matchroom didn’t put it on PPV then Whyte couldn’t get the money he wants and he would be fighting in America making everyone complain even more
I wonder if Frank regrets handing all his best guys over to Arum to fight in the states yet? I really think Frank's only chance to stay relevant at this point is for Dubois to become his AJ and Gorman to become his Whyte. That stable is looking incredibly thin these days
Every time one of his fighter’s loses he ditches them, that’s one reason why his stable is so thin
BT sport can’t be happy with Frank😂😂
I wonder if Frank regrets handing all his best guys over to Arum to fight in the states yet? I really think Frank's only chance to stay relevant at this point is for Dubois to become his AJ and Gorman to become his Whyte. That stable is looking incredibly thin these days
Sky have done a few positive things though. At least they’re now uploading the fights to YouTube the day after. There’s no other fighters to headline other than Callum Smith in the UK, who is fighting in the US. It’s simply a case of too many retiring at an alarming rate, and sky and Matchroom should have seen this coming and had the ‘next wave’ ready
There’s loads of guys that could headline. Why are B level guys like Whyte suddenly PPV calibre fighter’s?
If you put Whyte-Rivas on regular Sky Sports you’d hear nothing but positive reviews but the greed of Hearn/Matchroom/Sky prevents that.
Fights like Allen-Browne headlining and now Whyte vs Rivas is on PPV. The standard just gets lower and lower. As a UK boxing fan I’m genuinely embarrassed.
And then BT’s content has been pretty much non-existent.
“British boxing is booming though”😂😂😂
Sky have done a few positive things though. At least they’re now uploading the fights to YouTube the day after. There’s no other fighters to headline other than Callum Smith in the UK, who is fighting in the US. It’s simply a case of too many retiring at an alarming rate, and sky and Matchroom should have seen this coming and had the ‘next wave’ ready
Not to worry, British boxing is back with a bang this week, please everyone try and remain calm but the HW fight we've all been asking for is going down this Saturday at Wembley. Prepare yourselves....for Daniel Dubois vs Richard Lartey :lol1::lol1:
BT sport can’t be happy with Frank😂😂
Not to worry, British boxing is back with a bang this week, please everyone try and remain calm but the HW fight we've all been asking for is going down this Saturday at Wembley. Prepare yourselves....for Daniel Dubois vs Richard Lartey :lol1::lol1:
Theres going to be 2 UK cards in July. The fights being mentioned split between them are
Okolie vs Lebedev
Chisora vs Parker
Charlie Edwards unification
Allen vs Price
Martin Ward vs Stephen Smith (if Ward doesn't get the Garcia fight)
Yafai, Hearn said the unification fight between him and Nietes was made for this coming Fridays card, but Yafai hurt his hand. Nietes dumped the belt after. I don't know, its always something. So frustrating
I think it’s unlikely Edwards is getting a unification. Mthalane is fighting in May, Dalakian is fighting in June and I can’t see Tanaka coming over. They should just put him in with his mandatory Martinez
Simple answer is don't watch. If enough people don't watch they'll be forced to respond.
I never do, a lot of people are brainwashed with this Sky Sports propaganda though
To be fair, they wanted the Chocolatito fight but he got hurt.
Yafai's reign has been underwhelming no doubt, but let's see what Hearn has in store for the UC.
Like Allen/Price does nothing for me, but I know both fighters have solid fan bases so it's fine.
Really like the Okolie/Lebedev match up on paper...Though it is likely to be a stinker. I really don't care about that, it's a quality match up either way, what happens in the ring is a crap shoot.
Maybe put Buatsi on the UC?
Theres going to be 2 UK cards in July. The fights being mentioned split between them are
Okolie vs Lebedev
Chisora vs Parker
Charlie Edwards unification
Allen vs Price
Martin Ward vs Stephen Smith (if Ward doesn't get the Garcia fight)
Yafai, Hearn said the unification fight between him and Nietes was made for this coming Fridays card, but Yafai hurt his hand. Nietes dumped the belt after. I don't know, its always something. So frustrating
I think Yafai will get his own card in June, another farcical regular card. I'm done with him at this point. What Hearn is saying for Whyte/Rivas is actually good, no need for another bore of a Yafai fight added.
To be fair, they wanted the Chocolatito fight but he got hurt.
Yafai's reign has been underwhelming no doubt, but let's see what Hearn has in store for the UC.
Like Allen/Price does nothing for me, but I know both fighters have solid fan bases so it's fine.
Really like the Okolie/Lebedev match up on paper...Though it is likely to be a stinker. I really don't care about that, it's a quality match up either way, what happens in the ring is a crap shoot.
Maybe put Buatsi on the UC?
Well, damn near all the top Sky and BT Sports fighters are fighting in America now so no surprise. Not really sure how good the Whyte/Rivas undercard will be to be honest. Hearn is trying to put quite a few big names on the Joshua/Miller card.
Maybe he puts Yafai in a title defense on the UC?
I think Yafai will get his own card in June, another farcical regular card. I'm done with him at this point. What Hearn is saying for Whyte/Rivas is actually good, no need for another bore of a Yafai fight added.
Hearn said on the Whyte/Rivas undercard he wants Okolie v Lebedev and Allen v Price.
Allen vs Price? Meh, but seems like Allen for some reason has some sort of following.
Okolie vs Lebedev would be nice. Like that fight, though it may be tough to watch lol.
Well, damn near all the top Sky and BT Sports fighters are fighting in America now so no surprise. Not really sure how good the Whyte/Rivas undercard will be to be honest. Hearn is trying to put quite a few big names on the Joshua/Miller card.
Maybe he puts Yafai in a title defense on the UC?
Hearn said on the Whyte/Rivas undercard he wants Okolie v Lebedev and Allen v Price.
This is what I’m talking about. Brook-Gavin (a total mismatch) had a good undercard but a good undercard does not make a fight PPV worthy. We should be demanding good undercards week in week out. The standard of televised boxing is so low in the UK that anything semi-decent is now considered PPV worthy.
Simple answer is don't watch. If enough people don't watch they'll be forced to respond.