Haymon & ITV UK

[Ray*]

Who was broadcasting the PBC shows before?

In the UK? It was Boxnation for £10 a month. We use to get all PBC shows. Now Boxnation has gone under, BT sport have taken over some of Boxnation shows, so hopefully Haymon and ITV working together would be great news.

[Ray*]

Hopefully this is at least primarily free to air and won't be used for ITV developing its box office offering.

If so, could be great. Channel 5 have done pretty well from live boxing free to air, ITV could do much better with the right fighters. Degale vs Eubank Jr isn't a great fight but I'd be tuning in on ITV.

The more interesting name is Joe Joyce. Could they build him over a year and build national interest for a title shot?

ITV seem to work exclusively with Ppv events and poor ones at that?

Thats the only thing here, if this is free TV then beautiful, but they seem to put BS fights on PPV (Eubank jr) as an example.

[Scipio2009]

I know Hearn has a deal with DAZN and that Haymon/PBC has deals with other networks, but not DAZN. Still, Hearn and Haymon do have a history of working together. I fully expect for many PBC fighters to fight on DAZN and some Matchroom fighters fighting on Showtime/Fox and even espn. I just think people are making too big of a deal over DAZN-Showtime/Fox.

When Oscar left TR and started GB, he left Top Rank and Arum. And went on to make more money than any boxer ever had. Then Floyd left TR, and a big part of that break-up and the ensuing 15 years was Al Haymon. And almost all of GB's fighters all left Oscar to sign with Haymon. Thus, Arum already hated GB and Haymon without anything to do with networks. And GB also already had a real, and very good, reason to hate Haymon. There is real animosity between TR, GB, and PBC that has nothing to do with networks. None of those three have that hatred for Hearn. Hearn is a competitor, a rival, but one where if it makes sense they will make the fight with Hearn.

Hearn can help Haymon make inroads to the U.K. market and Haymon can help Hearn make inroads in the U.S. market.

Sky Sports isn't going to appreciate seeing Eddie Hearn build a UK competitor to them, and I doubt that Showtime/CBS and FOX/FS1 would appreciate it if Haymon helped build a streaming platform targeting their business either.

Hearn aiming his whole US effort on basically poaching Haymon fighters couldn't have gone over well, lol.

[ashadam]

Sky put Hearn where he is and are a cash machine there is nothing that will get between that not even the BBC.

[Madison Boxing]

We dont want him over here thanks very much.

[lanker rom]

We shall see how this works, I don't think this is any attempt to "Take Over The UK" or any of that unrealistic Nonsense. As for Haye, he is off to a pretty good start building himself a solid Roster for his Hayemaker/Ringstar Promotions with Richard Schaefer

I agree with u 100%. I dont know if haymond uk roster is deep enough to dominate the market. However my guess is if he will be showing us fights also than i think his goal is to maximize money and exposure for his fighters and use itv as leverage for his uk fighters.

[Chrismart]

Are we to assume it's Haymon UK fighters on cards on UK soil?
PBC fights on free tv over here would be good, but due to the time difference I doubt that would happen?

I can't think over many besides DeGale and Joyce.

[NEETzsche]

We shall see how this works, I don't think this is any attempt to "Take Over The UK" or any of that unrealistic Nonsense. As for Haye, he is off to a pretty good start building himself a solid Roster for his Hayemaker/Ringstar Promotions with Richard Schaefer

I don't think Haye has a roster any more. All of the fighters he originally signed are now fighting on other people's shows and I haven't seen Dave advertise any boxing since the start of the year

[Randall Cunning]

I can't think over many besides DeGale and Joyce.

Khan could go after his 3rd Matchroom fight, think that's all he has signed up for. Both Selbys. Could see Chisora going after the Whyte fight, since hes hooked up with Haye. Maybe Frampton if hes only signed with Warren for 3 fights. Same names that always jump between promoters.

I cant see it not all being PPVs though, ITV aint gunna put up the cash big enough for it not to be, and that's the last thing we need, more PPVs.

Be good if we get a home for the US cards for sure though.

[Tom Cruise]

Great news if true