Comments Thread For: Eddi Hearns Signs Massive Two-Year Deal With Sky Sports

[D-MiZe]

I've been following BoxNation closely.

The fact we have the opportunity to view all these fights that happen overseas is great! It's the main selling point for the channel at the moment as it's off-season for British boxing.

You say you haven't seen much advertisement yet The Sun sponsored Chisora-Haye and promoted the BoxNation channel. I believe they acquired a lot of subscribers just for that fight.

What BoxNation lacks is the big fights that people want to see. But this takes time manoeuvring fighters into the right position. It was all about Mitchell-Murray at one point, that fight happened and now it's Burns & Mitchell at the top of the division.

As I said earlier, Warren is having problems with his stable. People are rumoured to be leaving, pay disputes and just generally having too many fighters for his own good.

[dan_cov]

Great news!

[dan_cov]

Boxnations problem is not the big fights. Its all the hidden charges, they make out its a one off payment of £10 a month reality is its a minimum requirement of 3 months subscription. They have no phone number to contact them regarding any problems or anything.

You sign up you are essentially paying £30 for one fight & the rest to have Buncey talking a load of old crap.

At least with Sky Sports, they help you, there is a contact number, its cheaper, you get all the other sports as well as discount and they put it on within seconds of you subscribing.

[rampant]

I've been following BoxNation closely.

The fact we have the opportunity to view all these fights that happen overseas is great! It's the main selling point for the channel at the moment as it's off-season for British boxing.

You say you haven't seen much advertisement yet The Sun sponsored Chisora-Haye and promoted the BoxNation channel. I believe they acquired a lot of subscribers just for that fight.

What BoxNation lacks is the big fights that people want to see. But this takes time manoeuvring fighters into the right position. It was all about Mitchell-Murray at one point, that fight happened and now it's Burns & Mitchell at the top of the division.

As I said earlier, Warren is having problems with his stable. People are rumoured to be leaving, pay disputes and just generally having too many fighters for his own good.

The subscribers that bought into the Chisroa - Haye fight probably havent stayed subscribed as there has been nothing since, they may have though!

Mitchell - Murray was on Sky hence good viweing figures.
Burns v Mitchell wont I doubt get anywhere near as many viewers be interesting to see though.

Warren having so many problems with his fighters is not a good sign and especially when trying to ALSO launch a boxing channel.

Saying that I'll probably subscribe for September but that will be it.

[D-MiZe]

Mitchell-Murray by a quality standpoint rather than viewing figures. We haven't had any quality domestics since then, Burns-Mitchell will be the next.

BoxAcademy - 7th Sept
Saunders vs Fletcher - 14th Sept
Burns vs Mitchell - 22nd Sept
Price vs Harrison - 13th Oct


That isn't a bad start to the boxing season on BoxNation and that's excluding all the overseas coverage. BoxAcademy is a great idea and looks like Warren would like to implement it weekly, if he could. It offers a great chance for prospects to showcase their skills and get some attention. Rainham steel offer a £1000 prize for best fight of the night ( I believe it's £1000 for both fighters ) and the atmosphere looks amazing. It's Conquest vs Tims on the 7th but they've previously had scheduled fights like Heffron vs Smith, Simmons vs Conquest, O'Meara vs Pryce. It's only a few shows in, so it give it some time.

I'd say boxing features outside the UK's top 10 most popular sports, so you should not expect vast amounts of advertising. You should expect quality fights and I believe BoxNation can give it us.