Reply #4: As has his nemesis and arch-rival, Ted Turner...I was looking forward to that fist-fight...

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Rivalry with Murdoch and Fox

Turner has a long running grudge with fellow cable magnate Rupert Murdoch. This originated in 1983 when a Murdoch-sponsored yacht collided with Turner's boat during the Sydney-to-Hobart race, causing it to sink 10 km from the finish line. At the post-race dinner Turner savaged Murdoch, later challenging him to a televised fist-fight in Las Vegas.<26>
In 1996, Murdoch decided to enter the cable news market with the Fox News Channel, a 24-hour cable news station. Turner responded saying that he was "looking forward to squishing Rupert like a bug". Following its launch, Fox News consistently eroded CNN's market share and eventually became the most-watched cable news channel.<26>
In 2003, Turner challenged Murdoch to a fistfight, and later accused Murdoch of being a "warmonger". Murdoch himself backed President George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq, while Fox News was one of the staunchest pro-war media organizations which helped it to overtake CNN in the ratings.<26>