I can't see them changing anytime soon they've had warnings for years and haven't done anything. Boxing is probably in the same position as weightlifting, where the old guard are just clinging on and would rather pull it all down instead of just f##king off.
I'm shocked they haven't gone to the middle east to get a massive site fee tbh. Fury must be a big draw out there as the "real" HW champ?
They push them to about 11pm so that its ok for them, iirc. 5hrs behind on the east coast, so that's 6pm.
No mate assuming its normal time for UK fans, I think Fury's popularity in the US has been overstated and taking that he's not fighting Wilder our any American then how much interest would there be from America really !!? And I don't see Whyte as a big seller really, look at his purses and PPV buys they aren't massive
Absolutely fucked.
A lot of the boxers seem to like him which probably says a lot. I don't mind him like. Doesn't seem to take himself to seriously.
Matchroom will be fine even if this goes to the swanny. They are great at promoting fights and catering them to casual audiences, are a professional outfit and well known with plenty money so they I'll pick something else up at somepoint.
This venture was ill judged though and some of it is their own faults. They misjudged two of their biggest markets in the US and UK basically by underestimating how much of a hold their competitors have on the main sports that draw audiences and they aren't just going to let someone come and take that away.
In the UK Hearn has caused some of the problems for himself. When riding high on sky he took the hardcore fans for granted and now he needs them to prop up subscriptions they aren't getting on board. Everyone's seen how he pumped up PPV prices, made cards not worthy of PPV, started putting on terrible cards in the subscription channel to boost PPV. It's a business, I get it, but you treat your core audience with that much disdain then dobe be surprised when they pull the plug.
He also purposefully cut out the small hall circuit because it didn't generate big profits. That's fair enough but the mall hall is crucial in bring through hometown fighters and building them a fanbase in which they can build onto mainstream stars from. Look at the state of the prospects now, none have fans, eople don't know who any are and they barely fight cause they can't shift tickets. The over reliance on Olympians will crash down as well if they do happen to be booted out.
He's also underestimated how much cross promotion means to the sport. On Sky you can advertise to the mass amounts of football fans, they don't see that advertising on a barely noticeable internet streaming service.
Covid obviously hasn't helped and the sport is a mess anyway with problems that have been around for decades however his timing on this couldn't have been worse and it's quite amusing that old dog Warren has been able to scrap on by and potentially rise to the top again.
Matchroom will be fine even if this goes to the swanny. They are great at promoting fights and catering them to casual audiences, are a professional outfit and well known with plenty money so they I'll pick something else up at somepoint.
This venture was ill judged though and some of it is their own faults. They misjudged two of their biggest markets in the US and UK basically by underestimating how much of a hold their competitors have on the main sports that draw audiences and they aren't just going to let someone come and take that away.
In the UK Hearn has caused some of the problems for himself. When riding high on sky he took the hardcore fans for granted and now he needs them to prop up subscriptions they aren't getting on board. Everyone's seen how he pumped up PPV prices, made cards not worthy of PPV, started putting on terrible cards in the subscription channel to boost PPV. It's a business, I get it, but you treat your core audience with that much disdain then dobe be surprised when they pull the plug.
He also purposefully cut out the small hall circuit because it didn't generate big profits. That's fair enough but the mall hall is crucial in bring through hometown fighters and building them a fanbase in which they can build onto mainstream stars from. Look at the state of the prospects now, none have fans, eople don't know who any are and they barely fight cause they can't shift tickets. The over reliance on Olympians will crash down as well if they do happen to be booted out.
He's also underestimated how much cross promotion means to the sport. On Sky you can advertise to the mass amounts of football fans, they don't see that advertising on a barely noticeable internet streaming service.
Covid obviously hasn't helped and the sport is a mess anyway with problems that have been around for decades however his timing on this couldn't have been worse and it's quite amusing that old dog Warren has been able to scrap on by and potentially rise to the top again.
Bravo, superb summary.Matchroom will be fine even if this goes to the swanny. They are great at promoting fights and catering them to casual audiences, are a professional outfit and well known with plenty money so they I'll pick something else up at somepoint.
This venture was ill judged though and some of it is their own faults. They misjudged two of their biggest markets in the US and UK basically by underestimating how much of a hold their competitors have on the main sports that draw audiences and they aren't just going to let someone come and take that away.
In the UK Hearn has caused some of the problems for himself. When riding high on sky he took the hardcore fans for granted and now he needs them to prop up subscriptions they aren't getting on board. Everyone's seen how he pumped up PPV prices, made cards not worthy of PPV, started putting on terrible cards in the subscription channel to boost PPV. It's a business, I get it, but you treat your core audience with that much disdain then dobe be surprised when they pull the plug.
He also purposefully cut out the small hall circuit because it didn't generate big profits. That's fair enough but the mall hall is crucial in bring through hometown fighters and building them a fanbase in which they can build onto mainstream stars from. Look at the state of the prospects now, none have fans, eople don't know who any are and they barely fight cause they can't shift tickets. The over reliance on Olympians will crash down as well if they do happen to be booted out.
He's also underestimated how much cross promotion means to the sport. On Sky you can advertise to the mass amounts of football fans, they don't see that advertising on a barely noticeable internet streaming service.
Covid obviously hasn't helped and the sport is a mess anyway with problems that have been around for decades however his timing on this couldn't have been worse and it's quite amusing that old dog Warren has been able to scrap on by and potentially rise to the top again.
Don’t be silly. Think of the fights that sell out the o2, and that holds 23k.
Ooh you’d love that...sad fucker
It’s a cracking fight, cracking few weeks on sky boxing like.
Agree. CEJ on points. Hard lad with good fitness. Can be lazy though so doesn't want to let Williams get too many rounds in the bank
it’ll be back in like Marra, can’t see it actually happening, maybe im naive like...it’s a core sport of the olympics.
I may cancel my subs like, nowt to look forward too, I’ve think I’ve watched 3/4 fights in my time...
worried he may go all beserker again with whyte who can punch like....if he boxes he toys with him. Fuck nars what tactics they’ll use.
Top rank cash surely.? But must be backing it anarl like.
