Klitschko-Haye: Now 50,000+ tickets sold after four days

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  1. M.Alexander

    M.Alexander Tough Mofo Full Member

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    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Well this was expected its the biggest heavyweight fight in terms of pre-fight hype since Lewis vs Tyson
     
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    anybody knows the numbers the fighters are making?
     
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    Which was the last HW fight with huge audience? Tyson-Douglas? Holmes-Cooney?
     
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    This is great, people were a little afraid it wouldn't sell out.
     
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    This fight is going to be a monster
     
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    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Holmes-Cooney had 32,000 in a custom built stadium in Caesar's Palace parking lot.

    A few years before Holmes-Ali did 25,000 in the same place.

    I don't think we will see anyone in any weightclass coming close to 32,000 in the States which is sad.

    Tyson vs Douglas was in Tokyo in the Egg Dome I believe and I am not sure what attendance was.
     
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    Egg Dome has a capacity of 55,000. Dunno if it was sold out.

    Ali-Foreman of course had 72,000. Ali-Spinks II had 63,000. Foreman-Frazier had 36,000. Moorer-Schulz had 35,000 in Germany.
    Ali-Norton III must be big at Yankee stadium....
     
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    i sense that haye is going to win..
     
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    HA, and tell me again why boxers should come to the US to fight?
     
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    wow
     
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    [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btEhA5HhdRs&feature=related[/y
     
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  13. MattMattMatt

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    Awesome! I'm fairly sure the neither Klitschko has fought infront of more than 17,000 recently (Vitali - Peter was 17k and I think most Wlads recent fights have been ~15 to 16k), does this suggest that Haye is fairly significant part of the draw? Or do you think Wlad would have sold so many against Thompson/Rahman etc in a bigger stadium?
     
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    Vitali vs Sanders did 19k at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

    It was the record at that venue for any sport until Margarito vs Mosley did a little over 20,000.
     
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    For 30,000 and with the same low prices: the latter.

    To reach the full capacity of 70,000 or so he needs a charismatic opponent as Haye plus his British fans... he'd likely get the same numbers by fighting cave troll Valuev though cos he's quite well known in Germany.
     
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