Would Joshua/Wilder only work in the US as a stadium fight?

[Cobra_]

Hearn will be the main promoter for this fight, and he loves his stadium fights for Joshua. I find it hard to even see Joshua fighting in a 20,000 or below arena again.

Hearn needs to bring back the stadium fights to the US. It's too rare these days and promoters just settle for arenas too much.

[Steven Mccowan]

Lol yeah if the u.k. guys travel with him. That fight would peobably sell 10,000 tix here in u.s. itll have to be made in u.k. in front of 80-100k ppl imo. Dont ruin the aj dude with a lame boring american boxing crowd

[Scipio2009]

Hearn will be the main promoter for this fight, and he loves his stadium fights for Joshua. I find it hard to even see Joshua fighting in a 20,000 or below arena again.

Hearn needs to bring back the stadium fights to the US. It's too rare these days and promoters just settle for arenas too much.

Las Vegas draws too much money, and between the arena and all of the closed circuits with MGM Resorts, you're still talking about 50k-60k people being able to experience the fight at MGM Resorts, nevermind the rest of Las Vegas.

[NahMean]

It's a big fight and many will travel to the US for it including me. I was ready to travel to US for AJ vs Vlad 2.. I think they are promoting this fight well but they need to get them in the same room.. Maybe get AJ ringside at Wilder vs Ortiz so they can have a face off like Fury and Wilder did.

This is now financially the biggest fight that can be made in boxing.. And heavyweight boxing always get headlines especially when you have 2 undefeated giants with power.

[Cobra_]

Las Vegas draws too much money, and between the arena and all of the closed circuits with MGM Resorts, you're still talking about 50k-60k people being able to experience the fight at MGM Resorts, nevermind the rest of Las Vegas.

Hearn should change the game IMO. US is too much of the same, fighting in small Vegas arenas. Needs to bring back the stadium fight to the US.

Stadium fights were extremely rare over in the UK but now they are back, and it's going to be multiple stadium fights per year.

Joshua/Wilder with Hearn promoting could fill out a huge stadium in the US.

[A.K]

It could easily do 20k or more in the states with the proper ticket pricing, all of vegas's fights are over taxed and people rather watch at home.

[Mammoth]

Sounds like a Vegas fight to me...

[GhostofDempsey]

No doubt it is a record-breaking stadium fight in the U.K., but here in the U.S. it's a 15K seat Vegas fight.

[Scipio2009]

Hearn should change the game IMO. US is too much of the same, fighting in small Vegas arenas. Needs to bring back the stadium fight to the US.

Stadium fights were extremely rare over in the UK but now they are back, and it's going to be multiple stadium fights per year.

Joshua/Wilder with Hearn promoting could fill out a huge stadium in the US.

Nobody is going to pay $75 to be in the nosebleeds of a fight at a football stadium; a lot of people will pay $75 to watch the fight on closed circuit across MGM Resorts.

Top Rank did maybe $8m off of the 45k or so that they put into JerryLand for Pacquiao's; Floyd basically doubled that fighting from the MGM Grand (and that's without counting the closed circuit).

The spectacle of seeing 60k-70k people in one space for a fight is likely pretty cool, but you'd be walking away from arena pricing at T-Mobile Arena (Alvarez-Golovkin was priced well, sold out, and left some money on the table for the scalpers/touts; a good price point to start from) and $75 closed circuit tickets on the 15k seats at MGM Grand, 10k seats at Mandalay Bay EC, and easily another 10k seats at the rest of the closed circuit venues with MGM Resorts, something that a shrewd operator like Hearn would be loathe to pass on.

There are certain fighters whom the stadium idea might actually be the logical aim; as the A-side of his fight, I don't ever see Golovkin getting folks to pay $2000 to come out and see him fight. Price his tickets $1000/$100 for MSG and The Forum, sell out those venues, and then move onto Dodger Stadium (adding on the pricing for the two extra tiers at $50 and $25).

If Vegas wants you, you go to Las Vegas because that's where the top money is; if Vegas passes on you, maybe you do set out to try for a stadium fight.

[AddiX]

Fight belongs in U.K., they've done a great job building the sport there in recent years, Joshua is a star there, wilder can only sell out in Alabama in the U.S. Where tickets are dirt cheap.