Why did Hamed never fight in the Middle East?

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  1. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    he was proud of his heritage,surely it would have made buisness sense to fight out there? he wa spopuler out in yemen wasent he.

    he was also sponserd MBC tooo .
     
  2. Big Dunk

    Big Dunk Rob Palmer Full Member

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    I have heard Warren comment on this and basically it wasn't as economically appealing as you would anticipate. Basically Hammed and Warren would of made less money than they do from a fight in the UK.

    the main stumbling block was the costs for Sky. They would of had to have shipped out all there equipment, as there were no TV companies in the Yemen in a position to set up and film a major boxing show.

    If it was now it may be more likely to happen but you didn't have as many major sporting events taking place in the middle east as you do now.
     
  3. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    true ... you wonder if they have the facilites out there to even accommodative at 20 thousand crowd out there
     
  4. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I imagine there would be a security threat with all the ninjas going too
     
  5. efc85

    efc85 non entity Full Member

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    Because of the imminent terror threat
     
  6. jonnytightlips

    jonnytightlips Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You would want to be off your head on heroin to go box out there.
     
  7. Big Dunk

    Big Dunk Rob Palmer Full Member

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    How about saftey issues for the fighters to. are they prepared for that sort of thing. Imagine Benn vs McClennan taking place in the Yemen, what the **** would happen!
     
  8. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    So i take my next post, about Amir Khan fighting in pa ckistan one day ...
     
  9. dannylatics

    dannylatics Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Too much money to be made in the UK, publiciity in Yemen wouldn't generate too much money for Naz. He was primetime in the UK trying to break into the US market. Thats were the dollar is, not the middle east

    Not sure how well the middle east would have taken to Naz's antics
     
  10. bdman

    bdman Active Member Full Member

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    lol go look at dubai or any major city in any of the gulf states and then look at your neighbourhood u dumb ****. Go suck a dick
     
  11. sam1222

    sam1222 **** You. Full Member

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    I thought Naz put on a couple exhibitions in the yemen when he visited one time? I know there not proper fights but still, its better than **** all if they couldnt sort out a fight.
     
  12. Akxtinguish

    Akxtinguish Belt holder Full Member

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    Wasn't realistic at the time.

    I'm quite sure that if he was fighting today, a fight could have been made in Dubai.

    If they were really ambitious, they could have it outdoors in the desert :lol:
     
  13. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    He boxed exhibitions there and was going to fight my former opponent Norman dhalie for the Yemeni title