Could Andre Ward sell out an 80,000 seater stadium like George Groves did?

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  1. Super Hans

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    Could Howard Foster help Ward sell out 80,000 seats.

    :think
     
  2. Super Hans

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    And what's 'the big fight' Ward would do 80,000 seats with? :think
     
  3. lepinthehood

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    he couldnt sell willy wonka bars to charlie bucket.
     
  4. Super Hans

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    :lol::lol::lol::lol:
     
  5. drenlou

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    Can any Brit make 100Million dollars in 36 minutes huh scrub?
     
  6. drenlou

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    Wonka Bars? IN the UK Andre Ward Is the Golden Ticket!!:deal
     
  7. Super Hans

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    Yet nobody knows who he is :lol::lol:
     
  8. Loudon

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    Theoretically.
     
  9. Loudon

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    Kovalev in a football stadium in the U.S.

    Except that it would be in a Vegas casino as the PPV is far more important than the live gate.
     
  10. Super Hans

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    Think about this for a second. Froch and Groves had fan bases going into the first fight. A lot of people was watching, because Froch & Groves have personalities that sell fights. Therefore a lot of people saw a great fight with a controversial ending and left them thirsty for more. And the needle between the two raised the bar further.

    Now let's say it happened with Ward v Groves. Nobody cares about Ward so nobody watches the first fight. Nobody cares if it ends early either because everybody has fallen asleep watching Ward hugging and headbutted or changed the channel or are glad it's over. Then Ward continues to try and sell the fight with his mundane personality and it does less than the first fight.

    Get real Loudon.
     
  11. Super Hans

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    If he could sell so many why did he only do 4,500 in his hometown v Dawson? A fellow American. And Kovalev's gate's don't sell great either.
     
  12. Loudon

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    I was only joking.

    A number of unlikely things would had to have happened.

    Regarding Groves-Froch, if Eddie would have held the first fight at Wembley (not that he ever would have done) he'd have been lucky if he'd have sold out a 3rd of the stadium. The first fight was held in Manchester because Groves was nothing more than a prospect at the time.

    I agree, they are/were two very good fighters and big ticket sellers. (to a degree) But England is crammed full of casual fans who'll jump on the bandwagon. I've got mates who are casuals who bought the PPV for the rematch, writing "history in the making" on Facebook etc.
     
  13. Loudon

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    It doesn't matter.

    If it gets built up right, it's a "Superfight"

    All Ward has to do, is keep active and get back in the spotlight.

    It'd be one of the most anticipated matches ups of recent years.

    If it happened late 2016/early 2017, it would easily sell out a huge stadium. But we know that things are very different in the U.S.

    It's crazy that Eddie has to hire out Wembley Stadium, whereas the Vegas casinos actually pay the U.S. promoters so they can host their fights.
     
  14. Hullboxinguk

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    Yes absolutely. ...if hearn signs kovalev
     
  15. Loudon

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    I agree.

    Under different circumstances, all of the huge U.S. fights would be held in huge NFL stadiums etc. But it's unnecessary.