Comments Thread For: Parker's Promoter Faces Resistance on Funding For Ruiz Event

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

The government shouldn't help Joseph Parker's bid for a world title in Auckland on December 10, according to a Labour Party spokesperson for Internal Affairs and Sport and Recreation.
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[OnlyBeingHonest]

Seemed like bs all along to ask the government for help. If they can't afford to host the event let Top Rank host it elsewhere.

[yammy25]

Parker realistically shouldnt need home advantage. His persona and the general opinion of him is that he can bang anywhere.. the last thing he needs is his management and promo team manufacturing an image that he has to fight in NZ every time one of his bouts has some importance.

[OctoberRed]

Seemed like bs all along to ask the government for help. If they can't afford to host the event let Top Rank host it elsewhere.

I think sporting events are allowed to apply for funding when they are of certain size out there

[Corelone]

Swimming upstream just to lay an egg. Gov funding because Ruiz won't sell and the money fight, Joshua, will be in the UK. There, Parker gets sparked, goes broke and NZ stuck holding the bag, if he gets past Ruiz.

[SteveM]

The government shouldn't help Joseph Parker's bid for a world title in Auckland on December 10, according to a Labour Party spokesperson for Internal Affairs and Sport and Recreation.
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Make it a best-of-5 ten round fights. 1 fight every day for 5 days. That'll bring in some tourists. Trainers can tag in and out. No cuts guys allowed. Gruesome!! That'll bring in some vampire tourists.

[KillaCamNZ]

Well yeah, any government money spent now is less for Labour to promise in handouts later on. Usually for election votes.

Anyway, I don't care how it happens, as long as DUCO don't **** it up and let this fight fall through. This year has already been a joke, more about fights that don't happen, than what does. Don't let this be another let-down

[Eff Pandas]

LOL wtf. They gotta get Australian welfare to promote this fight???

Is this fight THAT big? There aren't investors in AU that'd wanna get in on this or is DUCO just trying to avoid that? Seems like a weird angle to play.

[aboutfkntime]

The government shouldn't help Joseph Parker's bid for a world title in Auckland on December 10, according to a Labour Party spokesperson for Internal Affairs and Sport and Recreation.
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just my New Zealand opinion.....

this is embarrassing

Lonergan/Duco, are strictly second-rate..... and that is typical small-minded kiwi thinking

trying to leverage off tourism for a government grant LMAO

that refusal will not make the slightest difference to the event, no matter how long/loud Lonergan cries to the media..... it will only affect his bottom-line, and the government knows it

[aboutfkntime]

I think sporting events are allowed to apply for funding when they are of certain size out there

any type of event, sporting or otherwise (mostly otherwise) have access to a level of government support

but I think that Lonergan is pushing it in this case

he will reserve the right to 100% profit should the event be successful, and offer no guarantee's at all..... with the caveat that it may attract foreign interest/investment/tourism