Is GGG v BJS a UK stadium fight?

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  1. colinsMrs

    colinsMrs Well-Known Member Full Member

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    FW is in talks and stated it is bigger than a 10-15K attendance

    He is looking for a football stadium for the Spring

    Could you see BJS packing out e.g Vicarage Road (nearest big ground to Hatfield)

    Best chance of a stadium is main support for Fury v Wlad II
     
  2. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No it won't cross to the mainstream appeal, GGG is hardly Chris Eubank in name, is he?
     
  3. korn96

    korn96 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    nope its an 02 fight
     
  4. stittyb

    stittyb Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well, judging by the supposed ticket sales for BJS against Andy Lee we can assume BJS isn't a draw. So would GGG fill a stadium here? I doubt it. Maybe against Froch, but I can't imagine a stadium fight between GGG and any other British middle - super middle
     
  5. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He thought Lee v BJS was a stadium fight..

    Its an O2 fight. Nothing more.

    Fact is they dont want this fight theyre just saving face.
     
  6. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's a Copperbox fight. If BJS does face GGG it will be in US.
     
  7. Marv888

    Marv888 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Depends on the under card. ...if liam smith and terry flanagan are in hard fights....flanagan against domestic rival.....Smith against one of the charlo bros or maybe brian rose...it could sell a small stadium out 18-22k maybe...possibly a ppv aswell....
     
  8. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would make a point to go to this. I'm not sure this is a stadium fight but would sell 20,000 at least I reckon.
     
  9. MCFC_EW

    MCFC_EW Active Member Full Member

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    Depends how much draw GGG has over here. I'd love to see him fight and would jump at the chance
     
  10. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The casual fan is not stupid as some here think. Whenever a top class, but not 'mainstream' fighter comes over here, they get tons of kudos and if they fight the right opponent they make for big attendances.
     
  11. tripleGGG

    tripleGGG Active Member Full Member

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    brits will come out in big numbers to see GGG , all my mates are casuals and have never been to an event in there lives but i know for sure if GGG was in town they would go see him .
     
  12. B.A.S.

    B.A.S. Active Member Full Member

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    Was about to post the same thing.

    Casuals are well aware of GGG, the fight would draw a crowd.
     
  13. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Yep, using the 400m track with GGG chasing BJS to fight him.
     
  14. CheekyUppercut

    CheekyUppercut New Member Full Member

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    Can actually see it struggling to sell out the O2, don't get me wrong i'd be there. But BJS is not a big draw and even the few casuals that know of Golovkin wont fork out £40-50+ to go see him.
     
  15. The Devil

    The Devil Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes it surely is...











































    ...Colchester Community Stadium, that is.