Comments Thread For: Mayweather-Pacquiao: Sky Gains Edge For UK Rights

[IAmAnAlt]

**** sky
**** boxnation

Bring it back to itv!!

[Dr Rumack]

"Pacquiao's starting to look the boss in there....there's nothing behind Mayweather's puncheese"

[fladz]

lol No mate

I used to be a critic of Warren's but the guy has earned his stripes and is in it for the long haul

Warren has risked his livelihood with Boxnation & the fans have been looked after.

The minute Hearn has any money worries he'll be straight back to darts/snooker. Until then, Hearn is intent on fleecing the public for every penny he can get

You are definitely Frank Warren.

[LacedUp]

Paulie Malignaggi set to work for Sky Box Office for this fight.

[SteveHulk]

Yes Jim Watt can be annoying, but the overall package with Sky is infinitely better than Boxnation, not to mention production values. I have ****** and Boxnation isn't even available in HD on ******. It's like watching a ****ty stream sometimes.

Yeah, Sky definitely have better production (and commentary). It sucks that BoxNation is not in HD on ****** though... aren't the Sky Box Office events only available in SD too? I know they're available in HD with Sky/a Sky HD Box... I thought they're only available in SD with ******/a TiVo box though (...hope I'm wrong!).

Agreed. BoxNation's coverage is TERRIBLE from top to bottom. Buncey blaring at you at 2 or 3 in the morning is not a good feeling, Lillis is decent enough IMO, but Barry Jones is incredibly dull, with an annoying voice and he provides virtually no insight whatsoever, as well as repeating stock phrases like "sharper work" and "plenty mobile". Another thing about Jones is, he never sounds remotely engaged or excited by a contest; so therefore he doesn't get you excited about it either. John Rawling is so-so, pretty annoying sometimes, far from the "smooth voice of boxing" Buncey calls him.

TOTALLY agree about Barry Jones... he sucks all the excitement and joy out of a big fight - I'm sure he's a decent guy, but he's a terrible commentator.

I really wish both channels had a red-button service (or something!) where you could alter the coverage (or at least the commentary) to the US version... their coverage is so much better than the British presenting/commentary.