Comments Thread For: Mayweather-Ortiz Nabbed By Primetime For UK Fans

[tennis-legend]

WWE PPVs are all free except wrestemania

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ShoulderRoll]

Do you ever get big fights on free TV (non subscription) there or when was the last one? I remember the likes of Calzaghe vs Lacy and Froch vs Pascal were here but they were the last big ones. Fury vs Chisora was on free TV but that was a domestic between 2 prospects.

I can't remember the last time there was a big fight on non-subscription TV. Even for something like ESPN Friday Night Fights you have to pay for at least basic cable.

[moal]

Wait, the British would usually get Floyd and Pacquiao fights for free???? While we in the US have to pay for them?

That's not really fair. If it's true Americans were basically subsidizing the UK boxing fans.

******ed on so many levels

[ShoulderRoll]

******ed on so many levels

Please explain why.

[GG Magic]

Please explain why.

We have to pay an expensive subscription to Sky Sports channels to be able to view US/foreign fights. If these fights were PPV here they would simply not sell. You can't subsidise a product to a group who have no demand for it.

[GG Magic]

Primetime needs HD

The overall quality of a primetime showing is quite poor especially when compared to Sky Sports.

But what kills it for me is no HD..

[ShoulderRoll]

We have to pay an expensive subscription to Sky Sports channels to be able to view US/foreign fights. If these fights were PPV here they would simply not sell. You can't subsidise a product to a group who have no demand for it.

We have to pay expensive subscriptions too for HBO and/or Showtime....then on top of that we pay for the PPVs.

[moal]

We have to pay expensive subscriptions too for HBO and/or Showtime....then on top of that we pay for the PPVs.

Don't blame us for your broadcasting networks who choose to put fights on pay per view, you ain't subsidizing **** ******.