Why isn`t the Wilder v Fury fight being staged in a stadium?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    There is no official confirmation on the venue but the Staples Center has no events listed for December 1 -although both basketball`s La Lackers and the LA Kings ice hockey team have games there the following day.
    How big is the Staples Center?
     
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  2. SambaKing1993

    SambaKing1993 Don't do it Zachary! Full Member

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    And why is their press conference in New York on a boat lolol
     
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  3. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    It wasn't really a big fight when it was made. Had zero promo for it as it was very short notice and wasn't on PPV.

    It only became a huge fight in the aftermath of the fight.
     
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  4. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It won’t be in a stadium for the same reason AJ doesn’t fight in an open-air venue in the winter, lol.
     
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  5. Aydamn

    Aydamn Dillian Da Dissappointment Full Member

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    Theres no budget for a nice venue.. they need a Joshua boxing loan sponsored by matchroom.
     
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  6. Tony Belloo

    Tony Belloo Member Full Member

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    The principality stadium?
     
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  7. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wrong question, when was there a stadium fight last in the US?

    Should be asking why it isn't in Vegas as that's where the big money fights go in the US.
     
    Brighton bomber, Sep 27, 2018
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  8. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Staples supposedly made a good offer.
    They are going with the safe money rather than betting on people to actually but tickets.
     
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  9. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Because Wilder can't sell out stadiums in america
     
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  10. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This isn't the 1920s. You don't have to sell out "stadiums" to make money.

    Would you rather have 80,000 people buy tickets to a fight or a million people spend a $100 to watch it on TV?

    It's like saying you'd rather have a 1,000 pennies instead of a $100 bill.

    Stadium events are nice. But totally unnecessary.
     
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  11. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Also it’s a horrible viewing experience to go to a live stadium fight. They look like ants.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    OK I was just wondering if the fight could sel out a stadium like a couple of AJ`s fights did over here in the UK.
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Negotiations broke down over staging the fight at the Mandalay Bay.
     
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  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    A prime Lewis or Lewis at the age he was at when he fought Vitali vs Wilder would be staged in Las Vegas or would have sold out a stadium in Britain I`m pretty sure, even though Lewis wasn`t as popular as AJ is in Britain, if Lewis was Wilder or AJ`s age now a bout between him and Fury would be huge in Britain, Vitali wasn`t known anywhere when he fought Lewis.
     
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  15. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    No boxing fights should be staged in stadiums. It’s not a stadium spectator sport. If fans are stupid enough to be conned into paying money to sit in seats a mile away from the ring whilst watching the fights on a SCREEN above the ring, more fool them.
     
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