Echo Arena show off?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by daveyboy1609, Dec 6, 2011.

  1. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    I'm not surprised they are pissed off. Training gone to waste, money lost when the card was never really a goer in the first place once Bellew and Groves had pulled out.
     
  2. modestbiggles

    modestbiggles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    the saunders ones said:

    "@TonyBellew do yu nw wot fu#ks me off mate they no the show ant happening but leave it to last mint!making weight/missing timewithfamly"

    "Shows off at liverpool ****ing gutted! A taxi driver told me this weeks ago ****ing joke"
     
  3. Gutted for the boxers more than anything to be honest. It's late notice really.

    As a new subscriber to boxnation, i am concerned that this is happening already. But some of the re runs, and content kind of makes up for it. Bunce's show was funny last night when the old geezer answered his phone live, and told who was calling to "**** off"!! funny as!
     
  4. Let's Boogie!

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    no suprise really, funny how they announce it once everyones signed up at the weekend, talk about being mugged off!
     
  5. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Unfortunately though, these shows now have to go on. I understand why it's been cancelled if they haven't sold many tickets but they have a service to provide for the subscribers to Box Nation. Let's assume the worst case scenario happens and all the cards in January don't sell well because of fighters pulling out or whatever...could they all be cancelled? If that's the case, then the fans who buy a ticket get a refund and that's fine for them but what about the people who pay for Box Nation?

    These shows have to go on regardless of how many tickets are sold.
     
  6. modestbiggles

    modestbiggles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    they could of obviously announced this last week, but let it run until they got their subscriptions on the back of the cotto margarito fight etc.

    scum.
     
  7. Barlivia

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    Well I wouldn't blame him. Training hard in camp away from family maybe and now no fight, no pay day. No one is a winner out of this. Not the fighters not boxnation the fans or fwank. When groves dropped out the writing was on the wall for this card. De gale or groves on their own topping a bill just won't sell enough tickets for an arena sized show.
     
  8. glue glove

    glue glove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    But its 'only £2.50 a week'............

    I never signed up, I predicted this could happen. £10 to watch Johansson and Bunce? PEEEERLEEEEEEASE!!!!
     
  9. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Obviously they don't have to go on Jack.:D

    Frankie isn't going to lose big money on a no-hoper show like that just because people have paid a tenner for Boxnation. Not a hope in hell mate.
     
  10. steelcity

    steelcity Well-Known Member Full Member

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    as soon as groves pulled out they should have moved to a smaller venue. It was always going to be a big ask to fill a 10k venue when both boxers are based in london, frank was just using these lesser known fighters to fill a venue. for his golden boy degale.



    its all blown up in franks face now and hes made to look silly.
     
  11. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    TBH I'm surprised they didn't move it to somewhere like the Olympia as soon as Groves pulled out.
     
  12. I'd be pissed off if I was on as much money a fight as Saunders is :yep
     
  13. Gary Barlow

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    It says it all when his own Fighter is exposing the ugly little ****.

    "They know the showing aint happened but leave it to last minute"

    THIS is scam, he has announced this bill to get subscribers, fully knowing the show aint happening.

    Honestly the death of thousand cuts is too good for this man.
     
  14. steelcity

    steelcity Well-Known Member Full Member

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    it should have, but im guessing frank would have lost out on a massive deposit on hiring echo arena and didnt want to bite the bullet so probably used an injury excuse to pull the event.


    But a lot of the young lads on the bill who would have sold all the tickets and now they lose out on the money they was waiting on for xmas.


    i feel sorry for the lads!
     
  15. Grant1

    Grant1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My Sky Plus is knackered at the moment so I can't Sky Plus Buncey's Hour (I am out on a Monday) otherwise I would have subscribed.

    I reckon though, that this could be a short lived venture.

    All doesnt seem well within ivory towers.