Hatton PBF Venue

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  1. EL BULLY

    EL BULLY Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It seems as though the MGM Grand is WAY too small, could've sold it out twenty times over.

    Why dont promotors do anything historic anymore like going to Africa (rumble in the Jungle) or Phillopines (Thrilla in Manilla) it all adds to the excitment of the occasion.

    Seems to me that this is the perfect fight to bring boxing back bigtime and they could've gone for the live gate record or something if it was in a giant outdoor areana or something.

    This fight is too big for a hotel IMO.

    And yes, he does look very fat in my avatar but when he steps on the scales he'll be in awesome shape, as he always is.
     
    EL BULLY, Sep 16, 2007
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  2. See Me Flow

    See Me Flow The Pharaoh of Boxing Full Member

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    MGM has adequate capacity.
     
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  3. EL BULLY

    EL BULLY Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nah mate. They're going to sell it out in 5 mins apparantly.

    Could've have made history with this one.
     
    EL BULLY, Sep 16, 2007
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  4. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    many historic fights have taken place at the mgm. its as good a place as any, not to mention the champs home town.
     
    unclepaulie, Sep 16, 2007
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  5. duran83

    duran83 Member Full Member

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    You taking the ****?

    Hattons people got 31000 ticket requests for 3900 tickets they recieved, yes adequate my arse.
     
    duran83, Sep 16, 2007
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  6. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    :lol: Its not even close to being adequate for this fight.
     
    GazOC, Sep 16, 2007
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  7. pipe wrenched

    pipe wrenched ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    I'm guessing as with anything these days it's all about the money. Limited number of seats means they can charge what ever they want for them, and the thousands that would get cheaper seats in a huge venue will now have to pay $55.00 at least to see it at home.
     
    pipe wrenched, Sep 16, 2007
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  8. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    You must be American. Hatton sells out 15,000 on his own versus your dad.

    If this fight was in Wembley it sells out 80,000 no problem. Calzaghe and Kessler is going to do 70,000 and has already done 30,000. The Brits like it bigger now.
     
    achillesthegreat, Sep 16, 2007
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  9. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    They will have these big fights with an American superstar at a Las Vegas casino because it brings in more money, but I would loved for this fight to be in one of those massive soccer stadiums.
     
    brooklyn1550, Sep 16, 2007
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  10. Toopretty

    Toopretty Custom made Full Member

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    If you are a Hatton fan...Please change your avatar. Thats only a suggestion.:good
     
    Toopretty, Sep 16, 2007
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  11. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  12. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Simple really the MGM pays the promotor to stage the fight. If the bout was at the Commonwealth Stadium in Manchester, the promotors would have to pay the owners to stage the bout...

    But of a no-brainer really.

    And top of this the MGM does not really want a load Northerners showing up for the fight, hence the reason there will be limited tickets. Hatton fans are only going to spend a limited amount of the sort of money that MGM needs to justify the staging of the fight there. Ideally from the MGM point of view they only want big spending Hatton fans showing up.
     
    TBooze, Sep 16, 2007
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  13. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Tough ****!!;)

    I take your point though...:good
     
    GazOC, Sep 16, 2007
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  14. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sorry, I guess that is a tad offensive:oops:

    But I think you know what I mean!;)
     
    TBooze, Sep 16, 2007
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  15. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    I understand mate, I'm booked in the MGM Grand from the 5th to 10th December. I won't be spending a penny in the casino and I'll be after all the free booze and food I can get my hands on!!:D

    Hell, if I was running the MGM I wouldn't want myself there either!!;)
     
    GazOC, Sep 16, 2007
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