Joseph Parker vs Carlos Takam Stream

[Maha]

If you want to know how hard it is try sparring three three minute rounds against an average amateur and you will get an idea!

I suspect he liked being punched around the ring and his less than amateur fight name was Steve 'The Penis Chaser' White.

His comment on this sentence confirms my suspicion. ''Fuck off cocksucker.''

[Grubber]

It's entertainment .. we pay for it ... and there are plenty of sports we can't watch for free - such as MotoGP live ...

Fair point but i pay Sky for most of that and then on top they charge me (or at least try) an added $50 to watch Parker. That's the bit that gets me!

[Maha]

Fair point but i pay Sky for most of that and then on top they charge me (or at least try) an added $50 to watch Parker. That's the bit that gets me!

And their pending rise in subscription will gather (in round figures) $1,000,000 per month @ 800,000 subscribers.

[Grubber]

Ali had that very same bad habit..
Always laughable that the less than amateur think they know better than what makes a World Champion.

Yea he was a shocking boxer. Have no idea how he got to be world champ 4-5 times over.
Loved watching him as he was so damn fast no one new where the next punch was coming from.

[Grubber]

It's not their fees, it's their wages, taking his product without paying is in short, theft. What about we steal your meal ticket whatever that is, & get all pissy when you come after us & want to be paid?
Why do you expect it for nothing? I'd be quite confident that Lonergan had massive outgoings that need to be paid for.
I can't grasp this concept that the bout is somehow free public property.

Whist your point is corerct, my beef is why should we pay an extra $50 on top of my Sky to see it. All the other sports are in the package without issues, why not boxing?
I'll tell you why, it's all about money for the men on top and not the sport. When they see Parker the y see $$$$

[HenryDorsetCase]

Yea he was a shocking boxer. Have no idea how he got to be world champ 4-5 times over.
Loved watching him as he was so damn fast no one new where the next punch was coming from.

In his prime, yes. But, and especially later, he got hit a lot. Hence the Parkinsons.


I love watching Tyson. Brutal and efficient. Great head movement though.

[Maha]

Yea he was a shocking boxer. Have no idea how he got to be world champ 4-5 times over.
Loved watching him as he was so damn fast no one new where the next punch was coming from.

Katdashian would have you believe his style made it look like he sauntered around the ring with his hands dangling at his sides looking far from serious.
But that's just his less than amateur opinion.

Sugar Ray Leonard was the same. No shame in styling off a World Champ.

[Maha]

Whist your point is correct, my beef is why should we pay an extra $50 on top of my Sky to see it. All the other sports are in the package without issues, why not boxing?
I'll tell you why, it's all about money for the men on top and not the sport. When they see Parker the y see $$$$

....and would Sky feel bereft with any of their Tythe-scribers live streaming any of the sports events they ''pay'' for?
If someone has paid for product/service, then that person can feel free to do what ever he/she wants to with that product/service.

I am sure that if I were to buy a bucket of KFC and share it with my family/friends KFC wouldn't give it a shit, it's paid for and I paid the asking price without question.

[oldrider]

..I am sure that if I were to buy a bucket of KFC and share it with my family/friends KFC wouldn't give it a shit, it's paid for and I paid the asking price without question.

True but KFC probably isn't subject to copyright law or whatever that may be the difference? besides you were not on selling the KFC! or were you?

[Maha]

True but KFC probably isn't subject to copyright law or whatever that may be the difference? besides you were not on selling the KFC! or were you?

I could do, I paid for it. It's very hard to live stream chicken.

[oldrider]

I could do, I paid for it. It's very hard to live stream chicken.

You're right - bad idea, it wouldn't fly!

[Grubber]

....and would Sky feel bereft with any of their Tythe-scribers live streaming any of the sports events they ''pay'' for?
If someone has paid for product/service, then that person can feel free to do what ever he/she wants to with that product/service.

I am sure that if I were to buy a bucket of KFC and share it with my family/friends KFC wouldn't give it a shit, it's paid for and I paid the asking price without question.

Once again you are right in what you say.
My point is that i already subscribe to sky but then i am being asked to pay an extra $50 just for the boxing.
I cant watch it unless i'm subscribed so why should i pay an extra $50.
Boxing is all about the money now and not the sport. How many of these bouts do we think have been set up.
Plenty of results have been brought by the mighty $$$

[Maha]

Once again you are right in what you say.
My point is that i already subscribe to sky but then i am being asked to pay an extra $50 just for the boxing.
I cant watch it unless i'm subscribed so why should i pay an extra $50.
Boxing is all about the money now and not the sport. How many of these bouts do we think have been set up.
Plenty of results have been brought by the mighty $$$

I agree with you, there are plenty of clubs around illegally viewing Sky they just don't advertise the fact. Paying $50 for an *hours boxing is ridiculous.
If all 800,000 tythe-scribers paid Sky that would have been $40 million in the Sky coffers. Even if only 150,000 paid it still would have been 7.5 million.


*Yes it went on and fucking on but the main fight was about an hour.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Here is some Q & A from Bryan Barry on the Parker Takam fight.

I haven't caught up with Bryan so far this week: Bryan is the corner man and even makes it to the TV. Kevin is his brother. Bryan's son Chris is in there too.

QUESTION 1: After the first 4 rounds most people had scored Parker up 3 - 1 if not all 4 rounds, what was the chat from Kevin in between these rounds?
BRYAN: Kevin wanted Joe to double jab and hit the body more. We weren't really keeping score at this point.

QUESTION 2: What will Parker gain from this experience and what do you think he displayed that we hadn't seen?
BRYAN: He will gain self belief knowing he can go 12 hard rounds and compete with top 10 fighters. He will greatly improve from this experience. He fought well off the back foot which people hadn't seen. Also a lot of people questioned Joe's chin, now we know he can take a hit.

QUESTION 3: With the title shot looming in around a year, will Joseph be ready?
BRYAN: He still has to learn to stay focused for every minute of every round. He was standing tall out of most clinches and dropping his hands with his head too high, which by the way never dies in training, but I guess with the pressure comes mistakes so we have to iron these out.

QUESTION 4: Why have Duco decided to go for Solomon Haumono?
BRYAN: Solomon is a tough, durable fighter and he deserves a chance. His record shows he is a very dangerous puncher but should realistically be too slow for our man, Joe.

[pritch]

Sky make no rules as to how many people can watch one TV which has paid for the feed...see the pubs who had it on.

A year or two back I was having lunch in a sports bar near where I worked when the owner took a call from SKY. He was arguing that the charge for a then upcoming fight was too high. I wasn't paying much attention, it wasn't my business and I had no interest in the fight, but the figure $1200 seems to ring a bell. SKY have different rules for pubs but it would seem some of the publicans aren't any happier paying than you guys.