Announcement for fight on the Froch Kessler card

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  1. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    That's why it's on Sky Box Office, because Eddie agreed some eye-watering amount to get Kessler to the UK.
     
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  2. Tom23

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    What sort of figure brought Bute over? That couldn't of been cheap at the time
     
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  3. dftaylor

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    Don't know, but Carl took the low-money and agreed to several stipulations with Bute's team in the event he won.
     
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  4. macho_grande

    macho_grande "I'll never get over" Full Member

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    There is no garuantee anyone will buy the PPV??

    Seems high risk to me, agreeing to pay a fighter shitloads in the hope you make it back via PPV buys.
     
    macho_grande, Apr 8, 2013
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  5. dftaylor

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    It's not the brightest strategy, but if it's the only way Eddie can pay to get Kessler over, I suppose he thinks it's worth it. He stands to make serious money if it comes off. But already, I've not seen the same excitement there was about Haye-Valuev.
     
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  6. Mufc30

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    Doubt its Bellwe V Chilemba as todays announcement as Eddie has already openly spoke about that being one he wants for the undercard, but not realy in a 'great matchup' type way, more like, Tony needs to do better so we will give him the chance.
     
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  7. Tom23

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    Surely they aren't that stupid?

    He'll get paid '£x' ammount then % of buys which will be forcasted already.
     
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  8. Mufc30

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    No i havent either but then that had an english heavyweight for the first time in a while, in a 'title' fight, against a man who towered him and dwardfed him physically-almost an easy sell in some ways.

    Froch/Kessler, to those outside boxing, who never saw the first match, see this as an English fighter in a rematch (no disrespect at all), not the same levels to compare them too though
     
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  9. BoxingAnalyst

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    It's Ryder and Saunders.
     
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    Tony Bellew vs Atoli Moore II ?
     
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    Tony Bellew vs Atoli Moore II ??
     
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  12. dftaylor

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    Such a big fight, it needs announced twice.
     
    dftaylor, Apr 8, 2013
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  13. Anaboilc lion

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    great if its groves v Abraham/steiglitz
    good if its ryder v saunders
    **** if its bellew v chilemba borefest
     
    Anaboilc lion, Apr 8, 2013
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  14. JonnyBGoode

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    I read a while back that Froch and Kessler were both being paid £2m for this fight so the numbers are certainly going to be hard to stack up but I'm sure they know what they're doing.
     
    JonnyBGoode, Apr 8, 2013
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  15. jcairns1

    jcairns1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm actually getting quite worried about the undercard for this tbh, I don't think Froch-Kessler itself is just worth PPV, thought we were gonna be getting the likes of Barker vs Lee , Ryder vs Saunders and Purdy vs Vassell on the undercard as well as Groves in a good fight as well.

    What fights have actually been announced ?
     
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