British boxing may have just lost it's biggest, best night...

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Holler, Feb 23, 2019.


  1. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Wherever it is the vast majority of fans will watch it on television - and get a much better view that way too.

    Yes, when it comes to cramming the maximum number of Brits into a stadium (most of whom will only be able to see the action on the screens !), UK is the best place.

    But it's great for British boxing if the fight does actually take place abroad, somewhere like the USA. To think we the UK produce boxers that the USA needs to import to stage the biggest match in world boxing would be remarkable progress indeed.

    I'll be pleased if this fight even happens at all, anywhere.
     
  2. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    To fair he is right, there is no HW generation ever that likes of AJ, Usyk, Povetkin,Fury, Whyte, Parker and Wilder wouldn't make it into the top 10.

    The top current crop of top HWs are undderrated as they don't feature many Americans.
     
  3. Holler

    Holler What a cocky saucy ****** this one is Full Member

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    You've forgotten the time, if the fight's moved to the US it will take place in the early hours of the morning.
     
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  4. Scissors

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    Of course there is. As a british boxing fan I want to be able to jump on a train and watch it at Wembley, get home that night if I want. I shouldn’t have to be spending thousands of £’s to fly to Vegas or New York or wherever else to watch two British fighters battle it out. People at home shouldn’t have to stay up until silly o’clock to watch it either.

    The fight needs to happen and preferably in the UK, if it has to happen anywhere else because of sheer greed then so be it at least it will be happening but it’s bad for us.
     
  5. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    Good post mate - spot on and these USA cards really turn off people except the few diehards.
     
  6. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    It's annoying as although it's quite cliche we as UK boxing fans have been instrumental to both fighters success in regards to following
    To deprive us of the fight we all see at the end of the journey would be criminal

    I'm not convinced the US PPV model regardless of high pricing makes more than the UK model
    This fight could hit close to two million buys no?
    Josh vs Parker was 1.5 so why not
    Two English fighters boxing in the US?
    Na they ain't buying that in the same droves as us Brits
     
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  7. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    How much money do these multi millionaire grubs need - they will never ever spend what they already have even if they start using £100 notes to wipe their arris for the next 20 years.
     
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