Comments Thread For: Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook Tickets - Sold Out in 11 Minutes!

[petegrif]

There seems to be some confusion here about Stubhub, the pace the tickets sold out and ticket resale.

The problem stems from the fact that there are many extremely well organized 'gangs' of ticket touts who use 'bots' to overwhelm the ticketing systems the instant tickets are available. The same group can have an unlimited number of such bots with their own credit card numbers. By this means almost all major sporting events, concerts etc have huge numbers of tickets on public sale scooped up by these gangs. The law governing this varies quite a bit between countries and (in the US) between states but it's hard to track these guys down and charge them.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464708137/cant-buy-a-ticket-to-that-concert-you-want-to-see-blame-bots

IMHO it is EXTREMELY unlikely that Hearn is behind this. Blame the bots.

[ukbox]

Hearn is in on this 100%.
If the Hearns weren't in on the con then they'd put their foot down...no tickets resold at mark up etc.
For all the negativity surrounding it if they weren't making money on the sly they'd put a stop to it pronto

It's nothing new though, hearn has taken a leaf out of hatton & his dad's con...and that was years ago

[R_Walken]

There seems to be some confusion here about Stubhub, the pace the tickets sold out and ticket resale.

The problem stems from the fact that there are many extremely well organized 'gangs' of ticket touts who use 'bots' to overwhelm the ticketing systems the instant tickets are available. The same group can have an unlimited number of such bots with their own credit card numbers. By this means almost all major sporting events, concerts etc have huge numbers of tickets on public sale scooped up by these gangs. The law governing this varies quite a bit between countries and (in the US) between states but it's hard to track these guys down and charge them.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464708137/cant-buy-a-ticket-to-that-concert-you-want-to-see-blame-bots

IMHO it is EXTREMELY unlikely that Hearn is behind this. Blame the bots.

Bots probably play a part but I checked stub hub Wednesday/Thursday before tickets were available to the public and 500-700 tickets were for sale all being marked up 300-500%

I assume a very small percentage of people going ago the fight will pay face value

Dirty move by HEARN to rip off his fighters and fans

[Irony123]

I thought they'd at least wait a few hours before it happened.

Because if people are saying it on Twitter, it may as well be considered fact. You can't lie on the internet anyways.

what does this have to do with anything, i am a huge GGG fan believe me i want him to do well and the event to do well, however not at the expense of fans getting ripped off.

[torosboxing75]

For whatever reason they sold, they sold. That's good news for the GGG monster and Kell Brook.

[torosboxing75]

There seems to be some confusion here about Stubhub, the pace the tickets sold out and ticket resale.

The problem stems from the fact that there are many extremely well organized 'gangs' of ticket touts who use 'bots' to overwhelm the ticketing systems the instant tickets are available. The same group can have an unlimited number of such bots with their own credit card numbers. By this means almost all major sporting events, concerts etc have huge numbers of tickets on public sale scooped up by these gangs. The law governing this varies quite a bit between countries and (in the US) between states but it's hard to track these guys down and charge them.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464708137/cant-buy-a-ticket-to-that-concert-you-want-to-see-blame-bots

IMHO it is EXTREMELY unlikely that Hearn is behind this. Blame the bots.

Is that you Hearn?

[Skip Bayless]

i find it hilarious how some on here were saying selby or whatever the **** is called would be the better selling fight. lmao

[Corelone]

Ladies & gentleman, We have a fight.

Let's see Canelo do that lmfao

I've been saying. Take Canelo vs Smith to the UK. It sells out in a heart beat.

[TudorMiron]

Canelo v GGG would sell out in less time it's just that the Mexican has no balls unlike Brook

Problem is that Eubanks balls situation is not any better.

[KLockard23]

All those people there to witness the greatest boxing upset of this generation. Go Brook!