Comments Thread For: Fury-Whyte: Crowd Of 94,000 Expected At Wembley Stadium; New Record For 21st Century

[M312]

I'm not against Whyte getting paid, but he's not the draw. Whyte vs anybody else can't compare. Fury vs AJ or JJ sells out another stadium.

I didn't say he's the draw, Fury deserves the bigger % obviously. But Fury v AJ is the only other fight which sells out Wembley.

[Oracle01]

I'm not against Whyte getting paid, but he's not the draw. Whyte vs anybody else can't compare. Fury vs AJ or JJ sells out another stadium.

that just means they are also draws.. If you think this fight would sell just as much if fury was fighting otto wallin, then you are dreaming. whyte is part of the draw for this fight.

[SUBZER0ED]

that just means they are also draws.. If you think this fight would sell just as much if fury was fighting otto wallin, then you are dreaming. whyte is part of the draw for this fight.

The hate for Whyte is almost cult-like. Half of these guys don't even know why they hate him.

[Silence]

Fury beat Matchroom FC and Whyte at the same time before the fight.

[SUBZER0ED]

Not to get too far off the subject. With all this money flying around, why can't they set up an old fighter retirement fund? Some fighters make millions and draw leaches. Many just wind up destitute.

They don't need a retirement fund. Every successful boxer needs a reliable money manager. Carrying an entourage of ass kissers costs money with NO return on investment. The smart ones know better.

[Nightfall]

94.000. Can ya imaging the beer sales

[Liondw]

That's a massive crowd that's going to be singing 'Sweet Caroline' before the main event, as is the tradition now in the UK.

Gotta hand it to the British, they put on a great atmosphere at those events. I remember Joshua-Usyk ringwalks were something else.

[diarraisagod]

that just means they are also draws.. If you think this fight would sell just as much if fury was fighting otto wallin, then you are dreaming. whyte is part of the draw for this fight.

Indeed. I think most of the criticism is coming from Americans who only understand their market. Whyte wouldn't sell in the States, so they think he mustn't be a draw anywhere else either and obviously Fury is a name over there.

They might have a point if the money was coming from America. But it's not and Fury vs pretty much anybody except AJ, Whyte or possibly Usyk isn't a stadium fight in the UK either. The domestic rivalry is what's selling the fight. Brits love a big fight between British rivals that detest each other.

Put another way, if Whyte was as unimportant as some posters are suggesting, Warren wouldn't be ****ing on about his lack of engagement in the promotion of the fight.

[Oregonian]

Never understood why anyone would justify Whyte only getting 20% here.

Huge fight. The UK will be very excited to see this, even with the awful undercard.

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Never understood why Lebron gets paid more than most of his teammates. It makes zero cents.

See that logic?

[BodyBagz]

How bored can Brits be ?!?!?