The tout situation on Saturday.

Regulating touts would be more like flushing away a stinking **** :happy

 

Can't believe people are defending touts on here. Ridiculous.

 

The argument I am putting across is that there is no reasonable way to stop it. Touts want money, they will go where the money is. That, that is boxing, suggests the sport is doing something right.

 

Of course there is a way to stop it. You simply make it illegal.

 

Ok then, how? How do you legislate for it without loopholes? How do you make sure you are stopping the 'right' people? How do you police it? Who pays for the extra 'policing'?

 

There will always be a black market and grey areas, but you cannot deny that putting legislation in place wouldn't have a huge affect.

It has certainly done so for football.

 

Touts dont stand outside venues anymore they buy and sell via the internet u ****in morons

 

Football attracts hundreds of thousands of paying customers each week, boxing does not. I think you are right legislation will have an affect, it will make promoters think twice about big shows, as it will cost them a lot more money to promote the bill, and they will have to foot the bill of the extra policing you want to stop touts.

 

Still see them outside grounds, irony is that part of the reason why it's banned for football goes back to the days of hoolies, seen a lot more violence in the stands at boxing fights than footy

 

You should have been at Wembley on Sat where the maggot touts were there in large numbers every 10 yards within 1/2 mile of the stadium.

 

Regulation is needed for the selling of tickets full stop as it is even worse for concerts etc.

Touts are scum and need to be stopped from ripping off the public in increasing numbers and increasing margins on tickets.

 

But how do you regulate fairly? Scream and shout all you want, nothing will change, because the system works for most.