If you're going to a fight, and you're sitting at the back, what's it like?

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  1. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    I've bought 3 pairs, 1 for me and 2 for my friends lol. And I imagine the screens will also be put up around the ring also as usual.
     
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    hobby rider Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It’s a brand new stadium so I imagine the view will be better than a seat in an older stadium.
     
  3. keysey

    keysey Member Full Member

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    Had a seat in the gods for froch groves and put me off stadium fights for life. O2 over Wembley any day of the week
     
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    djfonti Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You're going to be watching the fight on a TV, like most of us. But instead of having central heating, nice beers and a carefully curated assortment of snacks for company you're going to have a bunch of drunk football fans that wouldn't know a jab from a hook singing Sweet Caroline and chucking bottles of P at each other.
     
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  5. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I agree.
     
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    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    I was seated on the halfway line in the bottom tier and it was still shyte. Able to see but still felt too far away and indoor arenas are much better for boxing.

    The only decent seats in a stadium are in the boxed off ringside VIP area around the ring - the rest of the pitch seats are also shyte as you cannot see for these fookers all standing up.

    Never been back to a stadium fight since.
     
  7. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Never been to a stadium or big arena fight but to me sounds like if you're a serious boxing fan like most on here these big time events are just glorified pisss ups with a fight on in the background which is fair enough because that's what plenty of people are into but for proper boxing fans you'd be better off saving your money if your priority is what's happening in the ring.
    A shame really because seeing a big fight live with at least 10,000 other fans screaming their heads off sounds great but if you can barely see what's happening in the ring what's the bloody point ?? And watching the fight with your neck craned up at some giant screen above you ?? Why do that when you can relax at home and watch it from your sofa ?
     
  8. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    Many people must want to be a part of the Sweet Caroline Choir - madness
     
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  9. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The O2 is decent other than being full of scummers smoking in the bogs and queuing to do coke off the sinks, with security unable to do a thing and having no choice but to turn a blind eye.

    Not been to a stadium fight yet but can see from the online seat viewer it’s going to be ****.

    I suspect this will be my last.
     
  10. channy

    channy 4.7.33 banned Full Member

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    Stay at home or watch it down the pub is my advice.

    Sitting at the back you are not getting a great view, you are merely the to make up the ticket sales fella...
     
  11. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    Hope you enjoy it mate
     
  12. themaster999

    themaster999 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And doing the sweet Charlie in the toilets.
     
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  13. llwynog

    llwynog New Member Full Member

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    Stadium fights are shite unless ringside, manchester arena best large capacity venue in england for boxing i'd say
     
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  14. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    You’ll be stood there watching it on one of the screens. The atmosphere will be great though so enjoy
     
  15. Cookiedough

    Cookiedough Active Member Full Member

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    Great venue.