New 24 hour boxing channel coming soon

A new channel called Fightnow will provide 24 hours of Boxing and MMA, 7 days a week from May 26th.

It will be available through cable and Satellite companies in the US. Pretty sure its going to be available via the net.

Learn't about it through the Billy C Radio show - his show ill appear on there.

Thought, I'd let you box nuts know.

Sounds good, Rob. Thanks for the tip.

Do you know if the channel will confine itself to the modern game, or if it will also have historical content ? Also, can we rely on you to drop us links if it should become available online ?

Thanks.

Because I don't spend long enough on boxing...

Cheers for the heads up.

Do you have ESPN Classic Windy?

Is there enough quality content to fill such a channel 24/7, or will it be padded by dross, repeats and documentaries?

Scottrf wrote:Because I don't spend long enough on boxing...

Cheers for the heads up.

Do you have ESPN Classic Windy?

I'm afraid I don't, Scott.

Living, as I do, on mainland Europe I don't have Sky, either. I get a ridiculous amount of channels via cable but very little stuff that is any good for boxing, which is why I miss out on so many good domestic scraps and have to rely on you fellas to keep me in the loop until the fights get uploaded to youtube.

ESPN Classic is pretty good Scott, don't know about you but I do get a bit frustrated with it. There are rumours they bought Cayton and Jacobs film collection some years ago so have nigh on every fight ever filmed in their collection but still feel compelled to show the Rumble in the Jungle every other day. Pity really because when they actually show some imagination they show some belting stuff

Yeah way too much is Ali poetry, 'Who is the Greatest Heavyweight: Ali or Tyson', 'What did Ali have for breakfast?' but guess like every channel they have to get ratings. Seen a lot of good fights and discussion too, they did about 3 hours on SRR not long ago with footage from his European tour and quite a few other fights. Dave Robinson (his biographer), Bert Sugar etc

HumanWindmill wrote:

Scottrf wrote:Because I don't spend long enough on boxing...

Cheers for the heads up.

Do you have ESPN Classic Windy?

I'm afraid I don't, Scott.

Living, as I do, on mainland Europe I don't have Sky, either. I get a ridiculous amount of channels via cable but very little stuff that is any good for boxing, which is why I miss out on so many good domestic scraps and have to rely on you fellas to keep me in the loop until the fights get uploaded to youtube.

You live in Monaco's tax haven?

Everyone down to Windy's for a mid-summer p*ss up?!?!?!??!

coxy0001 wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:

Scottrf wrote:Because I don't spend long enough on boxing...

Cheers for the heads up.

Do you have ESPN Classic Windy?

I'm afraid I don't, Scott.

Living, as I do, on mainland Europe I don't have Sky, either. I get a ridiculous amount of channels via cable but very little stuff that is any good for boxing, which is why I miss out on so many good domestic scraps and have to rely on you fellas to keep me in the loop until the fights get uploaded to youtube.

You live in Monaco's tax haven?

Everyone down to Windy's for a mid-summer p*ss up?!?!?!??!

Don't I wish ?

Not living in the earthquake zone I hope Windy??

And as Coxy says, but regardless of whether you live in Monaco or not, all down to Windy's for a summer excursion!

Fists

I'd accept:

Nice
Rome
Brussels
Cannes
Milan

Or other similarly cultured cities to ruin

Maybe throw in Venice, Coxy?

If he lives in Venine i'm going to assume Windy looks like:

https://2img.net/h/i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee136/suwarnaadi/hair/GerardButlerSlickBackHair2.jpg

With the whole pimped slick back hair etc

For some reason i associate that with Venice

Fists of Fury wrote:Not living in the earthquake zone I hope Windy??

Only when I'm here at 606v2, Fists.

coxy0001 wrote:If he lives in Venine i'm going to assume Windy looks like:

https://2img.net/h/i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee136/suwarnaadi/hair/GerardButlerSlickBackHair2.jpg

With the whole pimped slick back hair etc

For some reason i associate that with Venice

You think I'm that youthful, coxy ?

I have Windy down as looking more like:

http://gangster-movies.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gangster-movies-the-godfather-brando.jpg

I can imagine him sat on the front porch of his house, smoking a cigar, with a laptop to continue spreading his boxing knowledge!

Fists of Fury wrote:I have Windy down as looking more like:

http://gangster-movies.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gangster-movies-the-godfather-brando.jpg

Somewhere 'twixt yours and coxy's would be closer to the mark, mate. Of course, if you ask my long suffering and loyal wife she'll tell you that I'm a hybrid of Jim Corbett, James Dean and Brad Pitt.

Trouble is, she doesn't like any of them.

I always pictured Windy and Jimmy more like these guys

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.phundamental.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/statler_waldorf.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.phundamental.com/life/the-muppet-show/&usg=__ElVonJblWmBtdxMVJ5WUiNmqm_c=&h=370&w=450&sz=23&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=i00Yr9OAl9TWtM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=167&ei=SJ_LTbCJKJCo8QPIkIChBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmuppets%2Bstatler%2Band%2Bwaldorf%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1916%26bih%3D875%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=126&vpy=69&dur=187&hovh=204&hovw=248&tx=154&ty=110&page=1&ndsp=52&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

rowley wrote:I always pictured Windy and Jimmy more like these guys

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.phundamental.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/statler_waldorf.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.phundamental.com/life/the-muppet-show/&usg=__ElVonJblWmBtdxMVJ5WUiNmqm_c=&h=370&w=450&sz=23&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=i00Yr9OAl9TWtM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=167&ei=SJ_LTbCJKJCo8QPIkIChBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmuppets%2Bstatler%2Band%2Bwaldorf%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1916%26bih%3D875%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=126&vpy=69&dur=187&hovh=204&hovw=248&tx=154&ty=110&page=1&ndsp=52&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

Bingo !

Funny thing is that when I'm in one of my ( oh, so rare, ) bad moods my infinitely better half calls me ' Waldorf.'

rowley wrote:I always pictured Windy and Jimmy more like these guys

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.phundamental.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/statler_waldorf.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.phundamental.com/life/the-muppet-show/&usg=__ElVonJblWmBtdxMVJ5WUiNmqm_c=&h=370&w=450&sz=23&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=i00Yr9OAl9TWtM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=167&ei=SJ_LTbCJKJCo8QPIkIChBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmuppets%2Bstatler%2Band%2Bwaldorf%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1916%26bih%3D875%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=126&vpy=69&dur=187&hovh=204&hovw=248&tx=154&ty=110&page=1&ndsp=52&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

Absolutely brilliant!

ESPN classic ran a series called classic fights and one of them was Maywehing vs Gatti a proper one sided win for the Money man.

To much Tyson and Ali for me next to nothing below Welterweight.

rowley wrote:ESPN Classic is pretty good Scott, don't know about you but I do get a bit frustrated with it. There are rumours they bought Cayton and Jacobs film collection some years ago so have nigh on every fight ever filmed in their collection but still feel compelled to show the Rumble in the Jungle every other day. Pity really because when they actually show some imagination they show some belting stuff

I believe they bought the lot, a lot of the older fights i buy are recorded from the channel but have to admit i've never seen them on in this country. Word on the street is they don't want to release too much as collectors will just record off the tv, and i suppose after years of doing that their collection would be worthless.

Hi guys, I only know the launch date and that they will be showing the Billy C show on a 90 minute segment.

I've asked Billy if he knows anymore and in particular whether it will be available via the net as I presume the cable channels it'll be on will be in North America.

Will post when I know more.

Is it simply cctv of Cardiff Queen Street?

andygf wrote:Is it simply cctv of Cardiff Queen Street?

I'd rather watch that than MMA.

Just heard back from Billy and the channel will have a MAJOR promotion campaign on Tuesday 17th May.

Windy after a long and repeptive argument with Az

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/164069740_7d9cd84f15.jpg

Billy C Radio Show on now - 10.30am to 12.30 UK time.

Hopefully will chat about this Boxing Channel.
http://www.billycboxing.com/
Click Play on the Video to listen to the show live.

If you want to join the live Chat just click 'CHAT' on the left menu.

Billy just said that the internet stream of the live show will be via his site. So looks like us Brits will get to watch it.

FIGHT NOW TV LAUNCHES TUESDAY, MAY 24

FIGHT FANS – YOUR CHANNEL HAS ARRIVED!

FIGHT NOW TV, Nation’s First 24/7 Boxing/MMA/Combat Sports Channel,
Debuts Tuesday, May 24

NEW YORK (May 23, 2011) – (www.fightnow.com) The first 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a week combat sports channel is bringing the best battles, fiercest fights and stunning knockouts to America. FIGHT NOW TV caters to fight fans of every genre, giving them a front row seat to compelling coverage of MMA, boxing, wrestling/grappling, Muay Thai, kickboxing and other combat sports. FIGHT NOW is the place for the best analysis, live and current events, documentaries and news coverage of the biggest PPV events and match-ups happenings around the globe.

FIGHT NOW TV was founded by veteran broadcast executives Mike Garrow, Cal Millar and Romen Podzyhun; Garrow will serve as the channel’s General Manager. Longtime sports TV veteran Doug Jacobs serves as a production and programming consultant.

FIGHT NOW TV has also enlisted one of the fight game’s biggest names to join its camp. Former UFC champion and MMA legend Randy Couture will serve as both a spokesperson and analyst for the channel.

“Combat sports events happen 52 weeks a year. There is no off season in the fight game; so whether it’s mixed martial arts, boxing, grappling or kickboxing contests you are into, we offer it all on one dedicated channel,” said Garrow. “There is something for every fight fan on FIGHT NOW TV, as we will deliver ‘knockout’ entertainment to viewers each and every day.”

“FIGHT NOW TV will bring the best fights from around the world right to our viewers,” said Jacobs. “We’re working with the top promoters to showcase up-and-coming fighters, elite stars and ring legends.”

The nation’s first round-the-clock combat sports channel goes live on Tuesday, May 24 as part of Cablevision’s iO Sports & Entertainment Pak on channel 464. The iO Sports & Entertainment Pak is available to Cablevision customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Right from minute one, the network will serve as the ultimate destination for fight fans, offering 24/7 action, including such programming as:


EVERY NIGHT A DIFFERENT FIGHT
Every Night a Different Fight: Seven nights a week FIGHT NOW TV offers a full, uncut event from the sports of boxing, MMA, kickboxing and other combat match ups beginning at 10pm. Guaranteed to get your adrenaline pumping.



PREMIER SHOWS
Talkin Boxing with Billy C (Live every Monday to Friday from 6am to 7:30am ET):
Join highly-respected fight analyst Billy C and his crew of boxing insiders as they breakdown all the latest news and happenings from the world of the sweet science. If you want to be in the “know” with what is going on inside and outside the square circle, this show delivers.

MMA Junkie Radio Live (Monday to Friday, Noon to 2pm ET): Gorgeous George and his co-host Goze broadcast live from Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. The Junkies welcome MMA fighters, industry insiders and fans to discuss the latest happenings in the fastest growing sport in the world.

News Hitz (Monday to Friday, four times a day): Keep up to speed on all the happenings from in and around the fight game. Breaking news, fight world exclusives, and all latest information.

FIGHT Central (Saturday and Sunday nights): Host JT McCarthy breaks down live PPV events before they happen and talks about the breaking news and hot topics of the week as guest insiders and fighters give their take on all things pertaining to the fight world. Fight Central will also cover post-fight PPV events with its After the Bell show.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
American Made MMA: The top regional MMA promotions across the country showcase their own homegrown mixed martial arts fighters. See the next generation of the MMA stars the U.S. is producing. Week 1: Ring of Fire.

Global Impact MMA: The top international MMA promotions from around the world. Bouts from the UK, Ireland, Japan, Brazil, Canada, Australia and all points in between. Week 1: Cage Warriors.

MMA Vault: Each week, FIGHT NOW TV opens up the vault to present classic encounters and hidden gems. See early King of the Cage fights, Best of Pancreas and other memorable moments from the sport of MMA.

MMA 2011!: Each week, FIGHT NOW TV will deliver brand new current events, live and/or with a slight time delay so fans can enjoy the freshest MMA action.

BOXING
The Boxing Vault: FIGHT NOW TV’s boxing vault is loaded with footage from hall of fame fighters, to undercard bouts fans still talk about. The Boxing Vault is sure to deliver a knock out experience every time you watch. Week 1: Classics from the Forum boxing library.

Boxing 2011: FIGHT NOW TV will be offering over 26 brand new events from across the US and from around the world, featuring title bouts and up-and-coming fighters. Week 1: Non-PPV premiere of Segura v. Calderon II

WRESTLING, KICKBOXING and MUAY THAI
Grapplers Quest: The top organization presenting both amateur and professional grappling tournaments around the world is coming to FIGHT NOW TV. This exclusive weekly series puts the viewer right on the mat as Grapplers Quest founder Brian Cimins hosts the series that showcases the skills and talents of these great athletes who compete for the love of the sport. From rising talent to household names like Matt Hughes, BJ Penn, Frank Mir and Diego Sanchez, Grapplers Quest is a unique series only found on FIGHT NOW TV.

Enfusion: Fifteen champion Muay Thai fighters from around the world travel to Thailand to live, train and compete, to see who will leave this tropical paradise crowned the king of Muay Thai.

Takedown Wrestling: A weekly magazine show that breaks down all of the happenings and moves from the mats, covering high school, collegiate and international wrestling competitions. Hosted by Scott Casber.

Fight Now TV is a subsidiary of Channel Zero.

FIGHT NOW TV – It’s On! Ring The Bell May 24

www.fightnow.com

Cheers Rob. Do you know what on demand content they have? Clicked on the boxing vault but nothing is loading.

Looks like you may have to be a US resident?

Sadly, I think it is North America only. Though Chanel Zero (which is the owner) is on freeview in the UK.

Billy said he's gonna stream the channel so that the UK can watch but maybe he could be restricted. Either way I'm sure it will get streamed if they have the viewers.