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[Other Sport] Fury vs AJ



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Lenny Rider

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Sep 15, 2010
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Eddie Hearn is claiming its a 90% 'done deal', unfortunately for UK boxing fans I think the first fight will be abroad, Vegas, Saudi or even China, a necessity to generate the money both fighters want especially if Fight One is so conclusive a rematch wont be financially viable.

No doubt we will get presented with the first ever £29.99 Sky Box Office PPV, or even possibly higher if they think they can get away with it?
 






keaton

keaton

Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
Nov 18, 2004
9,670
studio150 said:
Alireza Jahanbakhsh is going to be on PPV, what a strange world
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There's probably some people on this board who will say that Ali J will come good as professional heavyweight boxer and they expect him to show this in the Fury fight
 


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blue-shifted

Banned
Feb 20, 2004
7,645
a galaxy far far away
Lenny Rider said:
Eddie Hearn is claiming its a 90% 'done deal', unfortunately for UK boxing fans I think the first fight will be abroad, Vegas, Saudi or even China, a necessity to generate the money both fighters want especially if Fight One is so conclusive a rematch wont be financially viable.

No doubt we will get presented with the first ever £29.99 Sky Box Office PPV, or even possibly higher if they think they can get away with it?
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In other words boxing fans are going to be cynically ripped off. Well they should be used to it by now
 






Normal Rob

Normal Rob

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Jul 8, 2003
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Albion Dan said:
Is it a rip off? The greatest fight in British boxing history? Well worth £30 imo.
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It's a balance though isn't it. price versus numbers. I'd suggest that the TV companies may well price it reasonably in order to get the numbers high. Better to have 2 million paying £19.99 than 1 million paying £29.99. And as well as the possible additional revenues from sensible pricing, there is also the fact that you are breaking through peoples personal barriers - once you've paid a PPV charge once, you are more likely to do it again.
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
NSC Patron
Oct 8, 2003
50,435
Faversham
No contest.

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AJ has the loveliest hair. ???
 


Poojah

Poojah

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Nov 19, 2010
1,881
Leeds
I realise that boxing, as much if not more than any sport, is driven by money, but it is both travesty and tragedy if arguably the most anticipated all-British fight of all time takes place in a foreign country - particularly somewhere as questionable and as sterile as Saudi Arabia.

I’m sure they’ll frame it as hosting it somewhere they can get a crowd in sooner, but we all know it will be nothing to do with that.
 




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Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
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GOSBTS
Poojah said:
I realise that boxing, as much if not more than any sport, is driven by money, but it is both travesty and tragedy if arguably the most anticipated all-British fight of all time takes place in a foreign country - particularly somewhere as questionable and as sterile as Saudi Arabia.

I’m sure they’ll frame it as hosting it somewhere they can get a crowd in sooner, but we all know it will be nothing to do with that.
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All about the money isn't it - if AJ & Fury need £150M between them then they're going to go wherever helps generate that number sadly.

Can't see 90,000 in Wembley this summer and don't really think the fight can wait
 








A1X

A1X

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Sep 1, 2017
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Deepest, darkest Sussex
I'd love nothing more than to see AJ knock that offensive, infantile, smug, preening tosser out
 




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