WTF Happened To Sky Sports Boxing?

[@billdoor3140]

The way they pulled Clarke out of the Wardley bout was ridiculous. Put a lot of people off.

[@Southpoint2019]

And all that stuff with billy joe Saunders

[@scottthomas4927]

Don't forget them pulling out Riakpore from the opatia fight

[@leonhughes9014]

boo hoo monet dwindling.,. all th fighters wanna leave

[@eoinwalsh4026]

Agreed again yesterday , wardley looked hungry in his fight against adeleye

[@sportsfan7460]

They miss Eddie. Yes, guys like Joshua will sell to the casuals, but I learned about so many undercard fighters because of Eddie shouting their names from the rooftops. It's fine to have a promoter who isn't front and centre, but then the fighters need to have the personality to fill the void. Once Sky decide to have Okolie as their face of boxing, it was over from there 😂

[@rossicourvosi218]

Okolie just non stop hugs his opponents, his style of fighting turns fans away not bring them in

[@Thetache]

Okolie and Buatsi are the guaranteed snorefest fighters in press and fights

[@kojo8770]

Whole point of a promoter is to promote which like him or lump him Eddie is king of Shalom on other hand seems dull in comparison he needs to get someone on board who is hyper

[@kevinoshaughnessy3358]

He’s the reason it went shite! As soon as Joshua came on the scene he was only interested in putting fights behind the paywall.

[@scottigertiger6430]

​@@kevinoshaughnessy3358 nah that's the broadcasters decision ultimately. Look at sky desperate for a ppv peddling Eubank Brook .

[@joestunnerboxing]

This channel is FANTASTIC - one of my absolute favourites.

[@noctislucis5862]

Ben Shalom could put a glass eye to sleep.

[@AnthonyWhitewwfilms]

If I had one of these companies I would hire Propa immediately to promote my company and fighters.

[@waynewanderer]

fuckk promotion , i`d LOVE to see the boys presenting , no holds barred

[@recodegamesstudio]

Who would've thought entrusting nearly the whole of a boxing promotional company to a 28 year old with no real experience and background could go so wrong?

[@drifty_grifty]

Makes you wonder why he got all these amazing opportunities...

[@Jimmy_Cream]

​@@drifty_griftyit really doesn't... Unless you're just wired to think there's some great conspiracy

[@RickTheBoss98]

@@Jimmy_Cream you don't think he has some kind of family or personal connections and giving his age I've highly doubt it's personal connections you're not a conspiracy theorist to notice something's odd

[@Frieslick]

Oy vey. @@drifty_grifty

[@adambritain5774]

Ooooyyyyy veyyyyyy!!!

[@W4ndererBen]

The Sky & Matchroom combo is responsible for some of the best memories that I have of boxing - let's not forget the Hatton glory days! To be honest though, it had reached the point where any notable fight was going on PPV which was an insult when already paying £30 p/m for Sky Sports

[@Slickster-rh3mn]

This! Imagine Sky did this with football. You pay for sports, but hey its Man City v Liverpool. So we're wanting a PPV fee on top. They'd tank their subscribers.

[@coolrobo8177]

From the commentary and feeling it gave was just different💯

[@RT-hh3vl]

Exactly, they started taking the p*ss with the PPVs and treated us fans like fools...

[@ashleywilliams2561]

Dazn has a subscription fee and charge extra for ppv. Some them ppv include youtubers 😂 shocking

[@stanleykubrakubrik]

Matchroom had nothing to do with hattons career lol youre rewriting history here. but yeah what a casual if your glory days are whyte vs chisora 2 etc

[@rickybridger2472]

I miss Adam Smith. The chemistry between him and Johnny nelson was quality. Ahh the old days…

[@dogsbollocksgenius9480]

Is this a joke? He was an absolute lizard

[@GunnerRDS]

@@dogsbollocksgenius9480 Adam Smith was great, what are you on about

[@dogsbollocksgenius9480]

@@GunnerRDS What Adam smith the woke lemon who felt the need to tell everyone Tony bellew’s tattoo was a boxing one and not an ISIS one, Adam smith who spent most of every fight waffling on about irrelevant shite about each fighter, the feller who wouldn’t laugh at a cat riding bike, you want banter and knowledge in a commentator, he had neither. He wasn’t quite as bad as Mike Costello but that’s solely because Costello could put an insomniac spark out in about 5 seconds

[@GunnerRDS]

@@dogsbollocksgenius9480 Best commentator they had IMO and many other's

[@dogsbollocksgenius9480]

@@GunnerRDS that’s fine but plenty of people didn’t like him and still dont, opinions

[@DanielKew-u7j]

Everytime ive seen shalom interviews ive fallen asleep. Tells me everything i need to know.....

[@Metalphan1990]

Shalom will end up on Talksport with Simon Jordan and they can have their own little failed promoter segment.

[@jimmyfoxall8121]

Simon Jordan has never been a boxing promoter?

[@Metalphan1990]

​@@jimmyfoxall8121 Never said he was. I should have worded it better, failed sports businessman segment perhaps.

[@mic2199]

How can Okolie be the face of Sky Sports boxing??? Smith vs Okolie was one of the most boring fights I have seen in a while and feel Okolie should have been DQ'd for all the grabbing!

[@rossicourvosi218]

Okolie has the fighting style that turns fans away not bring them in, he spends most of the time grabbing and hugging his opponent

[@zeesthoughts6116]

There’s not many situations where you can blame the catastrophe on a single entity. In this case you can. Ben Shalom is as useful as a Johnny on a guy with a vasectomy.

[@justinburns5515]

😂

[@GrifterTheBoyIdiot]

Hilariously underrated comment

[@Jimmy_Cream]

As useful as balls on a dildo

[@nathancrittenden8525]

The Johnny is still useful if he's got the clap tho 😂

[@mrteabag59]

How have I just found this channel? Unreal video 😂. I’m too old to keep up so this is perfect.

[@Chris-ty7fw]

Ben burnt a lot of bridges with Eddie that didn't need to be burnt initially fighters were released even under contract (Hughie Fury etc) as Sky had more money, fighters like Baumgardner were sent over for fights (none back) but then that match fixing buddy of his (as per the Times article last weekend) got involved and he started poaching fighters under contract Eddie wanted and refusing purse bids . I mean Okolie face of Sky

[@harjeetbhakar7992]

Adam Smith commentary made the fights so much more exciting.

[@alvshill]

Uncle Propa… you read my mind!

[@Trainnotstrain]

MC Propa laying down some authentic grooves, as always... Boxxer could do worse than collaborate with this legend to help pitch their fights into the hearts and minds of the viewing public...

[@Sonnel_James]

One thing I look forward to every Propa Boxing content are pictures of butts every time he says "but" and this one didn't disappoint... amazing boxing content too 😂

[@joeellis7928]

Every time one of these drops it makes my day. Informative comedy gold.

[@leearchibald7064]

Matchroom and sky was still the pinnicle of boxing in the UK.

[@keydons6]

Ben shalom is fighting Palestinian children. That's why he went missing.

[@SaiSaiGre]

Huh. So this is what it feels like to wish u could love a comment multiple times 😢

[@DEEMAC194]

He's a Zionist? I had no idea.. Guess you learn Shalomthing new every day!

[@christopheranderson6890]

​@@DEEMAC194 😂

[@diamondcutz1499]

Or possibly helping his people dig some tunnels in the center of NYC 😂😂😂

[@GrifterTheBoyIdiot]

​@@DEEMAC194his second name is the greeting word in Hebrew lol I think that would've gave it away. "Shabot shalom" "Ben Shalom"

[@tedjarman4686]

The one NATURAL rivalry they had with Catterall vs Taylor they didn't bother to capitalise on it, now years later its reportedly happening. I'm so envious of my Dads time watching boxing, rivalries back then MADE the sport as well as the fighters themselves. He got to watch Ali, Frazier,Foreman,Holmes,Liston,Leonard,Hagler,Duran,Hearns,Eubank,Benn,Tyson,Holyfield ETC. All of those top guys had rivalries with each other and most importantly in a short space of time so people actually cared and remembered what they were fighting for. Just seems like now there's no point of watching or even caring about boxing nowadays.

[@xFFSx]

eddie actually promotes his fighters. look how many views his interviews get, compared to anyone else. he makes people want to watch the fights. he probably brings fighters an extra 10% just from talking. then there's the cards. none of these promoters really put on good undercards. matchroom fights you can watch good fights even on the undercards. all fans want are good fights. not just a half decent fight right at the end.

[@colinwyatt-goodall4632]

I see the common denominator as sky. When eddie was at sky him and frank seemed to refuse to work together and there was almost no collaboration, but since he has left they have both seemed to be more willing to let their fighters go on the others shows and are now with that oily turkey money they are actually working together. Maybe it is sky and the way they work that is the problem here.

[@98coxl]

I'd love to agree with you, but the real common denominator is Saudi money

[@colinwyatt-goodall4632]

@HellBlazerMNE07 i think you have misunderstood me. When i say the Turkey money i dont mean the country (which is actually spelled Turkiye) I'm just using the name oily turkey to refer to an actual group of Turkies from Saudi. They have gotten fed up with all the cock fighting over there and are now paying money double money to make humans fight for their entertainment.

[@colinwyatt-goodall4632]

@HellBlazerMNE07 I do agree that the saudi money has been the biggest influence. Promoters are all looking to protect interests etc etc but you have to admit relations between eddie and frank started to thaw a little after eddie left sky, even before these turkies came to sheikh things up with their money. Im just saying this coupled with Shaloms sudden u-turn on wanting to work with others indicates taht sky seems to have a problem working with others.

[@jarrodclarke2076]

Saudi money cuts through all ego's

[@thaskoobz]

Losing Eddie then Adam has been a double blow. Without Adam especially, there’s no real brains behind it.

[@kingsleychukwu5596]

Bro, this video is the most accurate yet!!

[@EddieHearnTimestampsGuy]

AMAZING VIDEO MATE. Subscribed. Love this

[@b0zz1380y]

Iconic sounds -PlayStation 2 startup -THX intro -Lion (tiger) roar for Metro Goldwyn -“Stuhrap in” by unc propa

[@PropaBoxing]

😂😂😂😂

[@mithunnair8587]

Literally man, nobody talks about boxxer's cards nowadays. Chris eubank vs liam smith was the last card i was interested

[@Glasschin2.0]

Can’t even remember the last card of theirs I watched .

[@riazuddin4920]

Skysports was dying a slow death before Ben Shalom. In fact the moment Sky became Matchroom exclusive. Before that every saturday night had the best of British domestic boxing to view on Sky, not box office. Under matchroom everything was ppv and it killed the limelight on domestic boxers and eventually made a mockery of the ppv scene.

[@aident0642]

Everything is a fucking PPV now. AJ vs some bum. £20. It should be the fucking huge shit. Once every 3-4 months. Not what feels like every week now

[@vantheman1238]

Saudi Arabia has come at the wrong time for Ben Shalom and Boxxer and Sky. Timing is everything and as it stands Sky are falling away in the slipstream.

[@racingblogger8339]

Brilliant video mate - Good mix of comedy, opinions and facts. Top work.

[@rysie1145]

Cracking video and is absolutely 100% right. Sky sports boxing is struggling big time.

[@thewtclshow9573]

As a brit myself my main issue with boxxer is most fights are one sided and their fighters are not that exciting to watch Look at queensbury , they ran a magnificent 7 card that was amazing to watch meanwhile with boxxer you get uhhhhhhhh

[@TC8787-yq7og]

Look at the names on Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe’s CV while they were with Warren if you think Queensberry are all about even match ups 😂

[@Bambam8780utu]

It’s all dazn now tbh shit HBO is still going strong with some good fights

[@Bambam8780utu]

Also ESPN

[@milocooper9540]

The amount of fighters that were household names all because they were on the Sky machine was unreal. Like Kell Brook: personality of a spatula but yet was a decent draw because the machine was behind him.

[@Glasschin2.0]

Chocolate brownies baby

[@TC8787-yq7og]

World level fighter as well, a genuine one, which is rare in the UK

[@Glasschin2.0]

@@TC8787-yq7og not when Brook was at his peak we had about 12 world champions at the time

[@KateWandless]

“Wait till you feel my Chocolate brownie” he was a strange fella

[@vivalaskelton]

You mean the Eddie Hearn machine. Shouting all of his fighters names from the rooftops

[@nurvraxartproductions6145]

Excellent observation Propa Boxing

[@TopicalJuice]

100K subs round the corner 🎉

[@michaelatkinson1378]

Eddies move to DAZN was a good move

[@samwood2291]

Solid career developmental feedback for Ben; we're all on a journey

[@vinski19]

"Big up Parsons"...agreed. He's doing a stellar job and is a refreshing change from the IFL drone.

[@chris_m986]

BOSHHHHHHH. Ben the Shlong is dropping RIGHT OFF lads, Adam Smith was the perfect commentator. Sky Sports Box Office years ago, was fantastic back the Nas era and Lennox, Tyson etc. Brilliant

[@JordanLR]

It’s weird how the pendulum swings last year everyone was saying Eddie made a mistake moving to DAZN

[@BPBomber]

This channel makes me wish there was also a Propa F1 channel.

[@deleqtronica8733]

I think this says more about Hearn than Shalom, Hearn is an wlite boxing promoter regardless of how you feel about him as a person. Everyone in combat sports knows who Hearn is, cant say the same for Benny boy. Hearns interviews are a must watch too, even if hes just gassing up his own fighters.

[@ethanwhite2274]

You can't let the fighters talk if the fighters don't talk

[@boxinginquiry_333]

The Paul Dempsey(Alan Partridge voice) Sky Sports Days were the best

[@MichaelCooney-zh8je]

One factor is Britain doesn't have many world class fighters right now. At one stage you had Froch, Brook, Groves, Khan, Frampton, Bellew, Quigg, Crolla, Burns. All fighters capable at the top level and could sell an arena in their hometown.

[@JulioSMacedo]

i don’t even like boxing, i just like this guys voice

[@jim6368]

Well... me old chestnut you need to sort that out double lively!

[@kieranokeeffe1363]

Another great show Propa, Bosh

[@KB4th]

Well said mate, love ya work.....

[@KJJ8518]

Spot on with this one Propa!

[@ferventheat]

Newrly 100k subs, props to you, Propa

[@joinmeonthedarkside2]

Adam Smith was and is missed

[@shanechis]

I agree. Sam Jones would be great in that role at Boxxer. I am not sure if Sky will extend their Contract beyond 2025.

[@Zzz-z-z]

He’s in big trouble now that Matchroom and Queensbury have developed a decent working relationship which is bringing both unprecedented profit and positive profiles. I’d be amazed if they haven’t discussed that by continuing they can push out the other UK promoters and attract their fighters. To be fair to Ben, anyone would now have a struggle on their hands imo.

[@zorrosp7483]

propa analysis right there

[@Oiolly]

Spot on as always!

[@garrysimpson1395]

Great video as always.

[@nickharmer3049]

Yes Propa. Banging upload, with that hilarious Propa flavour.! Boxxer have been decidedly gash unfortunately & Shalom is boring as fvck.!! As you say though, I hope they get it together & do well..! Bless up bro 👊

[@cameronmcrae9768]

The entire sport of boxing is tragic these days

[@colinwyatt-goodall4632]

Just to add that Sam jones selling sky fights would be glorious.

[@josh-yy8wx]

He could sell a fridge to a polar bear 😂😂😂 that was class

[@BarryBollox.]

Bit like selling sand to an Arab.

[@martinskursiss4769]

😂

[@smsm3071]

Great vid mate and yea miss the sky glory days around froch groves

[@sonicb2234]

We all know the reason why the Saudis won't work with Ben Shalom

[@gazthebomb]

Cracking video this mate

[@rickchambers5199]

Brilliant video and bang on the money 👍

[@willysmedia918]

Eddie & franks faces shaking hands…love a pound note them men

[@roha1l]

Some good times matchroom and sky sports but all things must come to an end Riyadh season for the foreseeable future

[@christopheramos8201]

It's bin a bit of a shocker for our benny boy,,

[@southdragonfilms8219]

Do a video on the McKenna brothers

[@johnlove8887]

😂😂😂 stop

[@deeplearning7097]

Lovely Jubbly, Uncle.

[@selhurt]

Love the commentary 😂😂😂

[@GmanBoxing]

Woh boy this is gonna be good

[@gjermand]

Great analysis

[@sonnyjamescrocketts4822]

spot on propa! whats happened to benny boy

[@ecookse]

This was outstanding, take a bow whoever you are! Brilliant 😂

[@africareigns]

ITV boxing showing the Benn vs Eubanks matches was immense.

[@RT-hh3vl]

This vid might be the best argument for the Saudi shenanigans... despite no-one being able to afford to go in person (fans I mean) at least we are getting more solid fights, although there is still a way to go there too, the Dec 23 event matchups could have been better

[@rayist1520]

When your whole plan is basically trying to be the English version of the PBC things like this can happen.

[@vincentv7159]

On the money proppa

[@tomarse99]

Sky sports generally been on the downward spiral for many a year - lost the rugby union, lost the champions league, matchroom.. the list goes on. The subs don't come down either..

[@olivermurphyboxing]

Also not only are the undercards poor they always feel the same prospects going up against bin men

[@alexstokes7283]

Genuinely spot on and hilarious I love a bit of fast car eddie

[@danielaherne9079]

Ben Shalom the face of sky boxing, I'm not sure he's the face of his own face

[@officialfreddyfox]

I blame boxers, not promoters. Today's boxers are too business minded, like most modern humans. The soul of a true fighter - or any true artist - is to put yourself on the line, regardless of perceived risks. Too often, they avoid that. Over time that dampens excitement, and only when boxers get tempted by the mega payday, do they finally agree to fight the right fight. Logically, only one or two promoters will benefit from that intermittent timing. I believe Ben's a good man who might ironically suffer because he cares more about boxing than money. He can pull it back though. In a related way, boxing was better with just a few organisations. Ideally, we'd merge the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO into one body. And even better, boxing would be better if it wasn't diluted over so many broadcasters. Watching fights on regular television channels was like watching a comedy or horror film in a packed cinema: full of atmosphere, and something that comes from knowing you're part of a shared experience. Boxing, tennis, F1, and snooker have all suffered from being on multiple channels. Thankfully, one channel is flying the flag of old fashioned sporting greatness. Propa Boxing.

[@uncletboxingtv1122]

This was so accurate and funny😂

[@shanecarty5294]

Sam Jones a great shout to help Ben and Sky, fights don’t sell themselves anymore especially their cards

[@michaelashton4454]

The chelli v Cullen chief support almost made me miss the main event 😴

[@jamesclifford3483]

This has totally nailed that 😂 love it

[@iffysd9864]

Skysports should have never let matchroom leave. They may have not been able to match DAZN money but should have done more.

[@williamfarrell4754]

Propa you are real Propa😊

[@stevebowness9435]

Have to be honest Sky Sports Boxing has become dire, average overhyped fighters being lauded as world beaters when they are average at best, compared to the great match ups of the 90s, this present day lot just don’t compare but for me, the quality of fighters just isn’t around anymore sadly.

[@stephentrueman4843]

The best fights on Sky Sports are coming from teaming up with ESPN and top rank, apart from that, as illustrated in their Fight of the year video posted to youtube, it's was horrendous.

[@unbabunga229]

He started too young, didn’t learn the ropes of the boxing world, how to big up fights, organise a good card etc

[@leemilner9418]

When matchroom left sky it feel like boxing itself went down hill

[@alecmisra4964]

Double Turkey fears no man... except Bernard Matthews..

[@kylefraser8360]

The narrating on this video is fucking spot on 😂😂😂😂

[@Dj-GWave]

Mate you are diamond 💎

[@josephbacon7493]

Glad the ppv saga ended as they always said it was a one off price increase and temporary but it went from £16 to £26 in AJs time there.

[@lukebignell7846]

That wig Hearn wears is horrendous, let it go