World Exclusive: Yankee Stadium Snags Hopkins-calzaghe!

[THe TRiNiTY]

the problem with what your saying is that only adds up to 40,000 yankee stadium holds 53,000 for a baseball game plus prob 1,000 to 2000 more for a boxing match probably they should just have it at a smaller venue so that its not an embarrassing half empty stadium

Truthfully though, I under-guessed everything I said. Other than the Hopkins numbers. He gets roughly 10-20, no more or less. But honestly, I see them getting pretty close to a sell-out. If you're a boxing fan, and are able to go to a fight in ahuge stadium, are you going? It's a world-class fight. Nevermind the fighters, chances are, you're going.

[SHB]

no way will 25000 come from this side of the atlantic. no way.

[THe TRiNiTY]

no way will 25000 come from this side of the atlantic. no way.

Close to 20,000 came to see Hatton. That was after being told they had limited tickets available to them. They also spent money coming to see some of his less meaningful fights. Calzaghe, also, draws more than Hatton does. I don't see how you can make such a claim as if it's completely factual.

[Technical_Skill]

Calzaghe, also, draws more than Hatton does.

I dont think so, Hatton could sell out the Millenium stadium too if he had a big fight there, trust me, 25,000 calzaghe fans are unlikely to go and watch him in america, he doesnt have the same die-hard support hatton does.

[big paulie]

hopkins will be happy just to get through this a'la barrera pac 2, he's 43 for **** sake!

[THe TRiNiTY]

I dont think so, Hatton could sell out the Millenium stadium too if he had a big fight there, trust me, 25,000 calzaghe fans are unlikely to go and watch him in america, he doesnt have the same die-hard support hatton does.

Perhaps. I disagree. Nonetheless, the numbers in terms of the fans showing up, favor Calzaghe. Perhaps he could do the same, he hasn't. I'm talking about what HAS happened.

[moochi]

if they cant get calzaghes nationality right then what chance them getting the venue right?

well said. thats exactly what i was thinking.

[MakeDamnSure]

Boston is near in New York right.. Most British in Boston will probably go there right?

New York is very near to England compare to Las Vegas right?

[oovavu]

Perhaps. I disagree. Nonetheless, the numbers in terms of the fans showing up, favor Calzaghe. Perhaps he could do the same, he hasn't. I'm talking about what HAS happened.

sorry but no way are 25000 calz fights crossing over to see calz it would be nice but its not going to happen, they need to play on the fact that calz is half italian and try and get some support that way, or if hopkins announced that this was going to be his last ever fight im guessing more people would want to go see it but yea nothing has been confirmed so i won't count my chickens before they've hatched.

[squealpiggy]

I can't see em getting halfway close to starting to fill Yankee Stadium. It will like like Stamford Bridge when Chelsea were ****.