fury vs klitscho at wembley sept/oct?

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  1. DSG496

    DSG496 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    according to the telegraph, quoted by the main site on here, klitscho may be fighting fury at Wembley in September or October this year.

    I don't think this fight is big enough for Wembley, his cancelled fight with chisora in Manchester was struggling to break 15k.

    if BJS vs eubank is added to the undercard, and maybe another big fight, - possibly groves vs jack, it could sell but I get the feeling there'll be loads of empty seats for this one.
     
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  2. EubankJRfanboy

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    I think you're right. That sounds like an amazing night of boxing and it should sell near capacity easily. But I think Eubank Saunders is off for good.Maybe Saunders Lee. I think Groves fightson SKY due to the Sauerland deal.
     
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  3. Makingweight

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    It is a stadium fight but not Wembley for me either.

    Over here the Emirates would be a better choice.I wouldn't be surprised if it is at a stadium in Germany.
     
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  4. EubankJRfanboy

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    What I think FW will do is

    Main Event - Klitschko V Fury

    Co - Main - Buglioni V Khomitsky II

    Undercard - Mitchell Smith for a minor world strap.

    Skeete V Gavin II
     
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  5. DSG496

    DSG496 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    haha, think the stadium will be quite empty up until the main event
     
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  6. Pro Punter

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    What a stinker of an undercard :patsch
     
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  7. DSG496

    DSG496 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    in a stadium without a roof its always a bit of a risk with uk weather though, can't see people being happy paying 100quid + a ticket and getting **** wet through.
     
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  8. DSG496

    DSG496 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think / hope he was taking the p1ss.
     
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  9. EubankJRfanboy

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    What I think FW will do is

    Main Event - Klitschko V Fury

    Co - Main - Buglioni V Khomitsky II

    Undercard - Mitchell Smith for a minor world strap.

    Skeete V Gavin II
     
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  10. Makingweight

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    Yes a risk of course cast your mind back to the Klitschko v Haye fight in Hamburg it was a monsoon!
     
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  11. Solaris

    Solaris Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    They'd be lucky to do 30k tickets.

    Fury has no fanbase whatsoever.
     
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  12. Unforgiven

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    Lots of naysayers when this fight is mentioned with Wembley stadium.

    I think people underestimate the amount of build up and tabloid coverage this will get. MAJOR heavyweight title fight.
    Also, casual sports fans in the UK are very familiar with Wladimir Klitschko. He's a dominant figure, from his longevity alone.
    Fury's good copy too.

    If George Groves can become Wembley-worthy, then Wlad and Fury should be able to pull in a crowd.

    I know people disagree, but I believe.
     
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  13. antonio plaisir

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    this is what i immediately thought. an open stadium in october? no chance. even september is highly unlikely.
     
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  14. Unforgiven

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    Bruno-Bugner, Bruno-Lewis and Bruno-McCall were in outdoor stadiums.

    I don't think September/October are particularly wet months.
    It can rain just about any day or the year.
     
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  15. Solaris

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    Fury - Chisora went through a postponement, 8 months of build-up and still struggled to sell out the Excel arena. This was despite the fact Frank put every single big ticket seller onto the card, along with the Eubank Jr - Saunders fight.

    The event as a whole received awful post-fight coverage due to the various issues that occured and was priced as if it was a HW unification fight. I dread to think of the prices that FW will charge this time around.

    Just because people know Wlad doesn't mean they'll come out and spend a fortune to watch him. Amir Khan is well-known and couldn't even sell out a small arena in Sheffield for the Diaz fight. Notoriety doesn't mean it'll translate into ticket sales.

    It would be a catastrophic mistake to take this to Wembley. It would absolutely bomb. Upton Park is a far more ideal location.
     
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