The tout situation on Saturday.

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by goeasyefc, Jun 5, 2014.


  1. goeasyefc

    goeasyefc Member Full Member

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    Speaking to a tout mate outside wembley on Saturday he said hardly anything was happening buying or selling on Saturday . So if that's the case what happened to the 20k tickets the touts snapped up in march? Bull****? It did look pretty dead to me but I was in the stadium for the Joshua fight so it may of got busier?
     
  2. Bozz1983

    Bozz1983 Member Full Member

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    It was never going to look rammed as the stadium holds 90k and they were only allowed to sell 80k, add in the extra few thousand seating on the pitch and there was always going to be 15k empty seats or so.

    During the main event it looked pretty full to me
     
  3. Stevie 79

    Stevie 79 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Confirmed attendace was 78k sh
     
  4. bbjc

    bbjc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats what i dont get...what happened with the 2,000 less attending than tickets sold...do people just not bother going?? Why not give your ticket away?? Or am i missing something.
     
  5. Pro Punter

    Pro Punter Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Empty seats could be seen everywhere in the stadium including for the main event.

    The scum touts must have suffered :happy
     
  6. Pro Punter

    Pro Punter Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    The scum touts are left with worthless pieces of paper :happy

    Might get £5 per ticket on Ebay :lol:
     
  7. bbjc

    bbjc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    All right i get it now...they've got too many that they cant/dont shift...leaving them with the extra 2,000 tickets. Pricks!!!
     
  8. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    + people that just don't turn up. When you're talking 80,000 people, life is going to get in the way for some.
     
  9. P4P-Ruler

    P4P-Ruler Active Member Full Member

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    My question is, if Mayweather does come to the UK, which is doubtful, can we sell the full 100K as there was lots of space on the pitch and top tier. Would TFL allow it?

    Apart from a few bellends post-fight there was hardly any trouble or health and safety issues.....
     
  10. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    To those who where there, could you actually see anything? 80,000 is a hell of a lot of people and Wembley stadium looks an awfully big place.

    If Mayweather comes I might make the trip over, but I wouldn't bother if all I'm going to see is two dots moving about in the distance.
     
  11. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    TFL would not allow for a fight to take place at the usual US PPV time (4am BST) so it's a bit of non starter. To be fair to Matchroom the actual logistics of the stadium etc worked incredibly well.
     
  12. Macky

    Macky Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i heard they wanted 300 for 40 quid tickets :patsch
     
  13. Pro Punter

    Pro Punter Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Touts got far too greedy for this fight.

    Something must be done (eg name on ticket and photo ID on day) as the professional ticket agencies and touts are using software to block most of the the general public from buying direct from the website selling the tickets.

    Most of the tickets for popular events are now only available to the general public through secondary ticketing websites seatwave, stubhub etc.

    It is a national scandal and about time the government brought in regulation.
     
  14. big_daddy

    big_daddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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  15. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Why? We live in a free market economy, and boxing is probably the most ruthless free market sport. If you bring in regulation, then where does it stop? Are you saying I will not be allowed to surprise someone with a ticket because it needs a photo? Are you saying I am not allowed to buy tickets in a package? If I have the money why should I not be allowed to buy as many tickets as I want?