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

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I'm booking my flight to 'FUNKY-TOWN'! I cant miss this!

[PotentialToast]

They are both shlt. One more than the other. Yet, 94K thinks it's worth paying for. Soccer or boxing....what else is there to do ?

Other sports (rugby league and union, horse racing, motorsport, athletics, etc.); possibly an alien concept on this forum, culture (music, comedy, plays, musicals, opera, ballet, am drams etc.); the outdoors, and lastly pubs, clubs, bars. The UK has **** to do.

[PotentialToast]

I'll be having gammon and chips in the pub with a pint of warm cask ale watching this momentous event unfold.

Now you are talking. Pint on the beach. Watch it in the Inn after. Obligatory kebab on way home
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[SUBZER0ED]

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.

I'm not sure about that. I'm an American fight fan and I absolutely am aware of Whyte's drawing power, his heart and his improving skill. Any fan who isn't aware is a casual and should educate themselves before talking trash. Also, I've seen derogatory references to Whyte, calling him "Shyte" which is British, which leads me to believe that even some British fans don't like or appreciate him.

[BodiesInFlight]

I'm not sure about that. I'm an American fight fan and I absolutely am aware of Whyte's drawing power, his heart and his improving skill. Any fan who isn't aware is a casual and should educate themselves before talking trash. Also, I've seen derogatory references to Whyte, calling him "Shyte" which is British, which leads me to believe that even some British fans don't like or appreciate him.

Thats mainly ShoulderRoll. An American who loves British culture lol

[Oregonian]

No, not at all.

This crowd is here to see Fury AND Whyte fight each other.

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The crowd is also there to see ALL OF THE Lakers play against other teams.
TEAMWORK.

Can Whyte generate the kind of revenue Fury generates by fighting anyone not named Fury?

See that logic?

[M312]

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The crowd is also there to see ALL OF THE Lakers play against other teams.
TEAMWORK.

Can Whyte generate the kind of revenue Fury generates by fighting anyone not named Fury?

See that logic?

No, you don't get it.

Neither makes this money. Neither sells these tickets without the other.

Well at least without AJ/Usyk.

This is a mega fight because of both of them TOGETHER.

Neither Whyte NOR Fury can sell this many tickets without the other.

Not sure why that's difficult to understand.

[BodyBagz]

Other sports (rugby league and union, horse racing, motorsport, athletics, etc.); possibly an alien concept on this forum, culture (music, comedy, plays, musicals, opera, ballet, am drams etc.); the outdoors, and lastly pubs, clubs, bars. The UK has **** to do.

When people flock to see Fury AND Whyte ?!?!?
IN the same ring at the same time ?!?!?!?

I guess those other attractions can't compare.

[Toffee]

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

See that logic?

That logic only works if you think one basketball team gets paid 4 times what their opponents get paid.

It's one team v the other. You need both teams to have a game.

In boxing Fury individually gets paid multiples of his team. More than Sugar Hill, more than everyone else in his team. Same as LeBron. They're the key men in the team. That's the analogy.

Yes boxing is unusual in that the opposition team can be on substantially less money - but not when you get to the top 5 or so fighters. 80/20 is outrageous when this fight is selling out 94k tickets because it's two big fighters colliding in the ring. It's the matchup that's selling out - not the individuals.

[Toffee]

Other sports (rugby league and union, horse racing, motorsport, athletics, etc.); possibly an alien concept on this forum, culture (music, comedy, plays, musicals, opera, ballet, am drams etc.); the outdoors, and lastly pubs, clubs, bars. The UK has **** to do.

I wonder whether Americans don't get it, because they have college sports with big followings.

Want to know why college sports and hick town teams have such big followings? Because there's nothing to do in the majority of the US!

In the UK they'd have something else to do rather than watch second and third rate sport.