BARB pegs is it at 289,000 buys Not amazing but near 300k for a fight vs Oscar Rivas isn't bad really. Whyte has done over 1 million buys with Parker, Chisora 2 and now Rivas combined.
No other Box Office Events took place that week, so the figure should be reasonably accurate. Decent number for a non-title fight against an opponent with virtually no mainstream profile. Seems to suggest that Whyte is an established and dependable PPV draw (without factoring in any fallout from the last few days). Probably Sky's number 2 draw out of their active fighters.
Surprised , very good numbers. Whyte is a PPV star now and look what’s happened, he had it all there and now it could be gone.
They all usually have it at this level, then they lose it, one way or another the powers that be will always take it back...
My casual mates don’t know or aren’t interested in Whyte, genuinely don’t understand how he sells ppvs, only a couple of years ago his fight got cancelled cause of no ticket sales.
It’s the opposite for me , my casual mates love Whyte and think he beats everyone - I don’t get it at all but there you go.
Decent numbers. Allen/Price was a casual dream fight and I'm sure it boosted sales significantly. Whyte is certainly a valuable asset to matchroom/sky but Eddie all but severed ties when he said "I'm not backing him, I followed a legal process" or whatever it was. Last thing Edward needed in the UK, that's for sure. Whyte will come again, likely under a different banner.
I question the reading comprehension of some people in the forum, we all read/hear things and interpret them in different ways. I know my interpretation is 100% correct Miller was like ohhhhh you backing Whyte yeah but hung me out to dry with the PED case??? To which Hearn responded “I am not backing Whyte it was a legal process” as in he didn’t pull any strings, or back a guy who was in the wrong, there was a legal process and legally Whyte was cleared to fight Hearn was not involved whatsoever in the hearing. All was OK, and Hearn was greenlighted to continue the show: Miller was not cleared
I'm no expert on PEDs so am probably wrong here - but isn't that simply because these cases are managed differently in the US and the UK and that there's different procedure?
That is irrelevant to what Hearn was expressing, Whyte got cleared by authorities under which he was regulated, UKAD and BBBoC and Hearn did not pull strings or back a guy who was deemed as in the wrong by officials Furthermore, Hearn DID back up Whyte despite what everyone else was alluding to in that Hearn was distancing himself from Whyte because he said clearly “Woaaa woaaa Miller was a completely different case, completey different kettle of Fish to Whyte not even in the same level or same bracket mate” So clearly he is not distancing himself from Whyte otherwise he would have confemned Whyte same way he did Miller BUT AS USUAL people on here read what they want to hear and see wha they want to see... not even selective hearing, just gross misinterpretation. Shameful, I thank god for my genius level of comprehension
No. He may have been cleared to fight albeit potentially for shady reasons but also because he has a right to have his Sample B analysed before a decision on suspensions is made. According to Costello, there have been 2 occasions (in athletics) where sample B has come back different to sample A. Perhaps UKAD were scared of forcing a suspension based on this as they would be legally challenged by Whyte’s team for lost purses. I know you’re a fan but forget about VADA, forget about him getting ‘cleared’ to fight and all the moral wrongdoings around not notifying Rivas (nobody should defend their decision for this it is disgusting). What matters is his Sample A failed. If that Sample B fails (which 99% of the time it’s the same as Sample A) then Whyte is a drug cheat and he will be suspended & the win over Rivas will be a ‘no contest’. By the way, i’d love to know what’s happening with sample B. I presume it’s not been checked yet...what’s the delay in that? Whyte and/or representatives have a right to be there when it is analysed, surely Whyte wants the results of Sample B to clear his name which is being muddied with each day that passes.
Ok - I was talking more the process of how these cases are handled, not who Hearn did/didn't back. From what I understand - in a nutshell - in the UK a fighter can fail a test but still be cleared to fight but in America they wouldn't be able to. If the Whyte situation happened in the US, would the fight have gone ahead? As I said, I know barely anything about PEDs and the procedure so it's just for my own understanding. Can anyone clarify?
That all may be true, but it does not take away from the point I made or the conversation which was more about what Hearn thinks and how Hearn is behaving. People are crying that he is distancing himself from Whyte, and I completely shut that down, based on his recent comments, but what is actually going on in Hearns head? Is anybodies guess.
