Matchroom shows far too expensive

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  1. shanenewsome

    shanenewsome Active Member Full Member

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    Their shows are always so expensive and they're normally full of 90/10 fights at best. Their cheapest tickets are usually £40 + booking fees etc. But an acceptable seat to Actually see the fight from start at £60 + an Extortionate booking fee of £12-15 another thing to rip you off compared to other promoters they are the worst for value. For Froch vs Groves you were looking at £150 to even see the ring.

    Average acceptable seat prices:

    Matchroom - £72 after booing fees
    Wazza - £40 abf
    Small Hall - £35 no booking fees
    German - £21 abf
    American - often advertise low ticket prices as its the tv money they care about
    K2 - £40 abf
    Enfusion K1 - £35 nbf
    Glory K1 - £40 nbf
    Thai Lumpeenie Stadium boxing - £4 nbf
     
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  2. Avon Barksdale

    Avon Barksdale Active Member Full Member

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    I'd personally rather pay £40 to watch a Matchroom show than a Wazza show. Same applies to small halls & Germans
     
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  3. big_daddy

    big_daddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Comparison to UK UFC events possibly more relevant in terms of demand?
     
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  4. S_o_F

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    Booing fees......Hearn trying to more money out of his sh|t cards?
     
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  5. FloydWillnever

    FloydWillnever Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Remember when Barker fought at the o2 and the show did about 3,000? Well that was only £20 a ticket, most of Hearn's earlier shows were £20/£30. I don't mind a slight increase in price if the product improves but at least sell them via any other ticket outlet than Eventim. Don't be a little greedy **** just because they offer slightly higher %s to you, because Eventim are horrible and completely rip off the fans.
     
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  6. GJM

    GJM Active Member Full Member

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    Depends on the card really. The fact that entry level prices for Newcastle this weekend, with the dross they're putting on there, are the same as the 02 is laughable. I'm usually quite critical of the MR cards, but the O2 card is actually not bad.
     
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  7. GGG147

    GGG147 New Member Full Member

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    Alex Morrison's shows are the worst for mismatches and prices
     
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  8. Solaris

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    I'd rather pay the extra £30 to ensure I don't have to **** in the corner of a building and that I will be safe from gypsies trying to steal my seats.
     
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  9. steelcity

    steelcity Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My problem with matchroom shows are as follows:

    A) too many girls attend the fights
    B)the programmes have too many adverts in, FW has far less adverts
    C)hot dogs on matchroom shows are substantially smaller than small hall shows
    D) Anthony Joshua makes too many documentaries
     
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  10. big_daddy

    big_daddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Re point A surely the shirtless men in the ring make up for it? ;)
     
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  11. Brixton Bomber

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    Good luck with paying £40 for Boxing's equivalent to international friendlies.
     
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  12. DSG496

    DSG496 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    not enough girls, complaining about small sausages. Are you Louis spence lol.
     
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  13. Brixton Bomber

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    I HATE that c*nt.
     
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  14. Jamie1966

    Jamie1966 Active Member Full Member

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    :patsch
     
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  15. beachie17

    beachie17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ive found that their cheapest are £30 but their good seats are £40. Not quite sure where you have got the £72 from
     
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