leighton said:
Sky have gone shit when it comes to boxing. They will push the likes of Haye and to some extent Khan as there PPV stars but I wouldnt think Khan would get big numbers. Then you have fat Frank Warren who seems certain to get his money worth with his PPVs yet he doesnt have the fighters of Naz standard were people will splash the cash to see it.
They have lost interest in the US boxing no point getting on to them about it they wont be bothered only if it is Pacman. Some great fights they are missing out showing that are better to some of the cards they do show. Even if they were to pick up the American coverage it would cut down there costs to show those fights instead of sending over there commentators. When Setanta was about they tried to show as much US shows about and Sky showed some as well since Setanta left Sky cant be arsed. Would of loved it if ESPN would show some fights instead of the shit they show at night.
Khan does surprisingly well numbers wise. I don't think he normally gets much less than Haye. Agreed with everything else though. Load of old wank that Sky haven't gone anywhere near Froch since he became a world champion. Fucking odd considering he was a regular on Friday Fight Night aswell.
I can understand Sky not picking up so many of the US fights because generally speaking they don't pull in the numbers. But it's still a shame. No excuse whatsoever for Froch not having a TV deal with a reputable network. P4P best British fighter by a mile at the minute. I'm not even exercising a bit of Boxing snobbery on that one. What he's done in the Ring over the last 2 years is astounding considering he's never really been highly rated. His win over Pascal looks superb now as well considering how well Pascal has done.
