Frank Warren, And Box Nation

[davros2010]

With a dedicated boxing channel, it seems we will be getting such things as:

UK broadcast of all the Sauerland Promotions events

Coverage of amateur boxing (Not everyone will care that much about it, but it's still presumably good for the sport of boxing that it has coverage.)

There should be no problem showing 3 or 4 hours of an event, so quite possibly good coverage of undercards.

Buncey's Boxing Hour back!!


How likely is it that a free channel would provide all that stuff? And give Warren the $ he needs to put on however many shows a year?

£10 a month, if they are providing a lot of live boxing, isn't a bad deal imo. As for split coverage, well Sky need some competition because they really aren't that good.

BBC did used to show lots of amateur boxing as well as foreign fights. I have a copy of grandstand from the 80's that had a dokes fight on it and amateur boxing.

[Decypher]

BBC did used to show lots of amateur boxing as well as foreign fights.

Well they don't support boxing today. More than one person has accused them of being "anti-boxing".


From 2007:

"...the controller of BBC1 Peter Fincham is again on the ropes after coming under attack by one of boxing's big-hitters and a phalanx of MPs.

Leading promoter Frank Warren believes Mr Fincham has barred the professional sport from being aired on the BBC after he rejected a deal to screen the former Olympic star Amir Khan's future fights.

And a group of MPs has also come out punching against the beleaguered Mr Fincham, asking why professional boxing is no longer seen on the BBC. Ian Stewart, Labour MP for Eccles, and chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on boxing, said in a letter to him: "We believe the BBC, as a public funded body, should be making some coverage of this major sport available to the viewing public." ...

In his response to the panel of MPs, Mr Fincham says he "cannot see boxing on BBC1 in the immediate future". But he adds: "It is something we will look at from time to time and is a decision for the director of sport."

However, Mr Warren insists that he had reached an agreement with the BBC head of sport, Roger Mosey, to show Khan's fights but this was overruled by Mr Fincham, who termed boxing "a dangerous sport".

Mr Warren said: "I am convinced Fincham is anti-boxing. There is no logical explanation why one of the biggest sports in Britain should not be seen on the BBC. Over the years the BBC's attitude towards boxing has always puzzled me. I just don't think it sits well with the luvvies in suits who make the decisions."

BBC insiders confirm that Mr Fincham's distaste for professional boxing is well known within the corporation and believe there is little likelihood of it being shown again while he is in charge....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/me...ms-457334.html



No doubt when boxing does have "free" coverage it does a lot to help boost the popularity and profile of the sport.

But the free channels haven't been showing it. (Although it's good of course that Tyson Fury is recently getting shown on channel 5.)

Fans weren't happy about Setanta going down I seem to remember. And Box Nation can be better than they ever were, assuming they can pick up quite a few American fights along with the British and German stuff.

[typeone]

Picture quality aint all that to be honest on boxnation..Its not a good feel to it either to be honest

[PrinceNaz88]

Picture quality aint all that to be honest on boxnation..Its not a good feel to it either to be honest

Yeah, not very good quality at all. Better than a stream but not worth paying 10 quid a month for in my opinion..

[musiol]

10£ a month should be HD full ***ing stop

[typeone]

10£ a month should be HD full ***ing stop

You got a chuckle out of me

[gingeralbino]

ffs, i set sky plus to record the fights, and the recording stopped 2 mins into rd 1 of the Hopkins fight!

Was the show running late or something?

I managed to avoid seeing the results until i searched for a link to watch the fight and spoiled it for myself

[NoLove]

ffs, i set sky plus to record the fights, and the recording stopped 2 mins into rd 1 of the Hopkins fight!

Was the show running late or something?

I managed to avoid seeing the results until i searched for a link to watch the fight and spoiled it for myself

Mine did xactly the same

[gingeralbino]

Mine did xactly the same

its annoying, but i preferred the HBO broadcast i ended up watching online to the british one so it was a blessing in diguise

[RenegadeT]

Mine did xactly the same

whats up with the chicks in your sig ? looks like theyr trying to shake a sloppy ****e out of their arses .

on another note the boxnation picture got better, frank must have got one of his twinks to tweak a few knobs