Ortiz,Ghost,Alexander,Broner,Maidana availabe but u fight Senchenko?

Everybody's ducking Brook obviously.

 

If I am not mistaken they are all Golden Boy fighters. Golden Boy rather have them beat each other up to make money on both ends.

 

I'd have rather seen him in with Josesito Lopez, Luis Carlos Abregu or even the man who beat Senchenko, Paul Maliganggi. This is boxing, though. They won't even risk a guy who sells against a lower-level contender in Lopez, Abregu, Ortiz. Nope...

 

Very disappointing fight. I think Broner and Maidana are fighting each other and Alexander may be waiting for Khan in December but there were quite a few better options than this. I'm not sure what they're waiting for.

 

Senchenko should be ranked higher, because he beat the better hatton by stoppage. Lol, both these guys are a joke.

 

how many of those guys would come over to the UK? exactly!

pointless Thread basically.

i'm just glad it wasn't Margo or Mosley in there. Senchenko is a good solid fighter, so it's not a bad test for Brook.

 

The poor Brits buy into anything.They actually believe that Froch-Groves and Hate-Fury are PPV worthy "fights"!
Matchroom have them totally bamboozled!:nut

 

Brook better be ready to step it up 2014!! and at least fight 4 times. plenty of good fighters to fight, no excuses

 

PPV isn't necessarily about quality. It's about excitement. These two fights are exciting no matter what you think of the fighters.

 

don't worry, we hate PPV just as much as anyone else does. but if that's the only way to watch these two fights, what can you do?

they're both great fights for boxing, but not really PPV worthy. unless the undercard is stacked which, most of the time, it isn't.

at least we don't have to pay the sort of money the Yanks have to.

 

Your spot on, i'll just keep watching my boxnation for £10 a month and get all the us ppv included.

Haye vs Fury is never a ppv, Froch vs Groves is a good fight but never ppv. I wont be buying either of them as i already have sky sports so i wont be paying extra for a poor boxing card as matchroom will likely produce.

 

Boxing Business 101 - maximize profits, minimize risk.

 

I'll admit these aren't the most stellar PPV fights in terms of historic legacy, but if it's a choice between paying the price of a few pints or missing the fight, I'll happily pay out. Remember, UK PPV fees are around £15, less than a third of those in the US - comparable with a trip to the cinema (and around half a football ticket).

Besides, what makes a fight PPV-worthy often isn't the technical abilities of the boxers, it's the build-up and narrative arc. The backstory of these fights is pretty compelling if you are familiar with the protagonists and the UK press will no doubt raise expectations so as to make missing the fights feel unimaginable. If you are not immersed in the UK scene, I can entirely understand the fights not being PPV-worthy. But for a UK fight fan, who has been immersed in the narratives of these fighters' careers for years, watching the PPV will feel like being part of a wider boxing community. A small price to pay.

For comparison, what if the Superbowl became PPV? I'm sure many Americans would, after much grumbling, pay out and get the beers in. Most people outside the US - you'd have to pay them to watch the Superbowl. That doesn't mean it's not a PPV-worthy event - just that the worth is strongly dependent on cultural background.

 

great post. :good