The Fight

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== Host ==
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[[Bob Mortimer]] (episode 2)
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[[Bob Mortimer]] (December 2002)
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Joe Mace (2005)
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== Broadcast ==
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Pett Productions for BBC One, 13 July and 29 December 2002 (2 episodes in 1 series)
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BBC One, 13 July 2002 (as part of ''Sport Relief'')
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Pett Productions for BBC Two, 29 December 2002
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== Trivia ==
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The first episode pit [[Les Dennis]] against [[Bob Mortimer]], with the victor Bob Mortimer hosting the second episode, where Ricky Gervais beat Grant Bovey. A series was planned for 2003, which would have pit Tony Hadley against John Pienaar, Donal McIntyre against Darren Day, the then-MSP Tommy Sheridan against the pundit Gordon Smith and the former Rangers Ian Durrant against Peter Grant. However, after the second episode, the British Boxing Board of Control threatened to revoke the licenses of the celebrities' trainers on the grounds the fights were unsafe for anyone above 35, and the BBC eventually had to postpone the series. Interestingly, John Pienaar was originally to face Boris Johnson.
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The first special pitted [[Les Dennis]] against [[Bob Mortimer]] as part of the fundraising event ''Sport Relief'', with the victor Bob Mortimer hosting the second special, where Ricky Gervais beat Grant Bovey, which to our surprise was voted No. 94 by the public on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Christmas Moments in December 2004.
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A series was planned for 2003, which would have pit Tony Hadley against John Pienaar, Donal McIntyre against Darren Day, the then-MSP Tommy Sheridan against the pundit Gordon Smith and the former Rangers player Ian Durrant against Peter Grant. However, after the second special, the British Boxing Board of Control threatened to revoke the licenses of the celebrities' trainers on the grounds the fights were unsafe for anyone above 35, and the Beeb eventually had to postpone the series. Interestingly, John Pienaar was originally to face Boris Johnson.
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Current revision as of 13:51, 18 September 2024

Contents

Host

Bob Mortimer (December 2002)

Joe Mace (2005)

Co-hosts

Bout MC: Johnny Vaughan

Referee: Steve Collins

Broadcast

BBC One, 13 July 2002 (as part of Sport Relief)

Pett Productions for BBC Two, 29 December 2002

BBC Three, 25 March 2005

Synopsis

Celebrity boxing match.

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Trivia

The first special pitted Les Dennis against Bob Mortimer as part of the fundraising event Sport Relief, with the victor Bob Mortimer hosting the second special, where Ricky Gervais beat Grant Bovey, which to our surprise was voted No. 94 by the public on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Christmas Moments in December 2004.

A series was planned for 2003, which would have pit Tony Hadley against John Pienaar, Donal McIntyre against Darren Day, the then-MSP Tommy Sheridan against the pundit Gordon Smith and the former Rangers player Ian Durrant against Peter Grant. However, after the second special, the British Boxing Board of Control threatened to revoke the licenses of the celebrities' trainers on the grounds the fights were unsafe for anyone above 35, and the Beeb eventually had to postpone the series. Interestingly, John Pienaar was originally to face Boris Johnson.

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