Comments Thread For: Primetime Making a Big Boxing Push For British Fans

[judge_jab]

their coverage is garbage, and a hbo stream online is far better....

How do you stream hbo if you live in the uk. When trying to access 24/7 from their website you cant. Much appreciated if someone can point me in the right direction

This.

I've just ordered the fight on Primetime. Is it that bad? I just assumed the picture and sound quality would be worth it over the lack of HBO presentation.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

*** off Primetime

[lest26]

is primetime realy bad then, is it not just HBO but broadcast through them, thats what i was thinking it would be, bet its like setanta used to be if it is ill strean it

[larcom]

please tell me primetime aint got pac v jmm.i refuse to pay just to register before i even pay 15 quid for the fight.plus everyone is saying their coverage isnt very good.pardon my ignorance but is their any way of me watching mayweather/ortiz online?

[clickclackBANG!]

*** primetime!!! 15.00 pound is extortion
Live stream All day....

[lest26]

please tell me primetime aint got pac v jmm.i refuse to pay just to register before i even pay 15 quid for the fight.plus everyone is saying their coverage isnt very good.pardon my ignorance but is their any way of me watching mayweather/ortiz online?

yep i think you can pay on primetimes site or it might be on jtv if not there is numerous other streams of it online, dont wana name em but just type in in google, think i might pay and watch it on TV though, its never as good online

[Joe2608]

I'm not paying for Primetime's ****ty coverage.

[Grimmer]

i'd suggest all british boxing fans to boycott primetime, they're basically making it so sky can't bid for the fightcards we used to get for free by making them ppv....

Since when have Primetime ever been in a position to outbid Sky? If Sky wanted Pac v Marquez III/Mayweather v Ortiz, they'd have got them. The reason they didn't bid is because they're on at unsociable times, don't involve a British fighter which doesn't make it marketable as a PPV to them. They're clearly making changes with regards to their boxing content, it's no surprise if they solely focus on domestic fighters now where the casual interest is, because the general interest to watch boxing at 5am isn't there beyond the small minority of hardcore boxing fans.

Primetime are at least making an effort to bring these fights to the UK audience. Question, from a purely boxing stand point, which of these fights isn't PPV worthy:

Floyd v Ortiz
Pacquaio v Marquez
Khan v Salita

Sky have also put Haye v Harrison and Hatton v Lazcano on PPV and tried charging you £15.

Primetime aren't great, as people have said their coverage leaves something to be desired, but you can't honestly dislike them for competing with Sky. Competition is good for the customer. When Setanta went bust (because too many idiots complained about having to pay subscribe to watch Premier League and England away games) Sky sat back on their laurels and took the píss with some of their PPVs. Now you have Primetime and Premier Sports offering us something different and forcing Sky to up their game.

[Box Up!]

this is NOT good for boxing.

the powers that be are robbing us blind again.

their coverage quality is DREADFUL, very, very poor.

Are any of us surprised tho? No.