Kell vs Khan is NOT a fight worthy of Wembley!

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Brixton Bomber, Aug 23, 2014.


  1. silly_illy

    silly_illy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brook 1st defence is at sheffield ponds lesiure center

    OAP get in free after the Bingo in the next hall!
     
  2. billy nelson

    billy nelson the fighting scots gym Full Member

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    I think it would do really well at Wembley, although old Trafford would be my bet as both are Northern lads.
    Kell deserves credit for his win in America more importantly he deserves to earn well for it, however he wont get the money Carl got for two reasons
    1. Carls fought many world title fights and earned what he got
    2. there wouldn't be as many for kell v Amir in attendance hence both fighters will need to be realistic for the fight to happen, yet think it will be a much better fight than carl v george
     
  3. Bent-nose

    Bent-nose Well-Known Member Full Member

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    First you told us Brook would pull out of the Porter fight.
    Next, he's get stopped within 6 rounds.
    Now this.

    Poor trolling. :patsch
     
  4. Bent-nose

    Bent-nose Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nonsense.
     
  5. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yes it is. it could sell huge IF the writers and reports cut the usual bull shite and sell it as a long standing rivalry... that it is!
     
  6. jabjabjab2

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    80,000 to sell out Wembley. If Khan & Brook both brought 10,000 fans each from home, which in my opinion they won't. That would leave 60,000 sales from London. I can't see that happening.

    Hold it at OT or the Eithiad, fans of both would go. Also casual fans in the North would be interested once it's been marketed and sell out easily.
     
  7. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    it would bomb at wembley , i know khan fans that wont pay for tickets and expect then free from friend of a friend or majorly discounted , i also know there is no ppv in the country harron choosed to represent and the british asian fans i know go to other methods to watch his fights with out paying ppv

    kell aint that big of a star at the minute to fill that stadium and hit great ppv hights
     
  8. dublynflya

    dublynflya Stand your ground Son!! Full Member

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    :good

    I'll be there also!!

    Hearn wanting both Khan and Brook on the same card is (in theory) a great idea. The only problem I see with that is even if it both fights were classified as co-main events (to appease Khan's ego) Brook's fight would have to be the last fight on the card, as it would be a world title fight!!

    Any problem with that? For us fans, not at all! But it would mean that come negotiations for Brook-vs-Khan, Team Brook could use such their recent appearance on the same card (and Kell fighting last) as proof that Kell deserves a larger than 50% share!!

    Personally, I believe that all champions should have a larger than 50% share of the purse (they are the champion, after all), with a sliding scale from 51%-70% (depending on all aspects of the fighters in question) and I believe that Brook should earn more than Khan, but do you believe that Khan and Co will accept anything less than 50%??

    Some on here believe that Khan is by far the bigger draw and thus is entitled to more than 50% ( which is absurd in my book)!!!

    Brook-vs-Khan seems such a logical, simple fight to make...I would not be surprised in the least if it does not happen...which would be typical for boxing in the 21st Century!!!!
     
  9. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    it doesn't have to Sell Out, it just has to sell 'BIG' and the right marketing media and promo will insure that.

    Wembley, MEN, Old Trafford, or wherever doesn't really matter, they could achieve Tens of Thousands Done Right!
     
  10. Ryan the Liar

    Ryan the Liar Active Member Full Member

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    Yes it is , if you dangle the carrott of the winner gets a potential Mayweather fight,

    have a decent/good undercard with DeGale involved in a title shot, Callum Smith & Joshua will be at a decent level by that time


    it is a Wembley fight once the PR machine starts and rightly so.
     
  11. arry

    arry New Member Full Member

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    spot on bomber

    if khan is to sell out wembley he needs a better b-side than kell brook
     
  12. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    khan mccloskey sold out due to the droves of irish fans that attended would they be there for kell ?

    lets look at it for what it was , khan also stated after that fight he would never work with that half assed promtion involving the hearns again , now he wants there pound notes
     
  13. Bozz1983

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    "Khan sold out 19,000 against McCloskey and 13,000 in Brook's own hometown"

    Khan sold 13k in Sheffield? News to me....

    In the UK Kell is a bigger ticket seller that Amir
     
  14. iH95

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    Doubt it does 80k, atm. Could definitely do 40-60k.
    Khan did indeed do 18k against McCloskey but he was a world champ then and was fighting in the UK regularly. Only 1 of his last 5 have been in England.