newsflash, boxing doesnt revolve around america any more.

[Vinnykin]

You lot don't even have a successful American PPV fighter, Mr.50k AKA Terence Flopford his biggest and most successful fight was when he went to Scotland to fight abysmal Ricky Burns

Hey! Ricky Burns is a very, very ok fighter!

[Motorcity Cobra]

That's funny, because i'm pretty sure Golovkin earned his biggest payday outside of Canelo in the UK.

The vast majority in America don't make the kind of money that Mayweather and Canelo earn. To try and make it out to be the case is just dishonesty on your part.

Plenty of fighters in the UK that sell a big crowd and are world class. It's not just Joshua.

He went over there to grab some easy money and break a face. Fighters will always go over there for somev easy money. But ain't nobody staying over there trying to establish their career. They come here

[ShoulderRoll]

Lets just discredit every fighter and fight why don't we? it's not like Ruiz and Fury are top fighters or anything lol

Would you be surprised that I've predicted Parker to win on here and stand by my claims?

I've saved your comment and I'll speak to you in a week.

I hope Parker does miraculously win. Just to nip the obnoxious Hearn cancer in the bud before it grows too big.

[chrisJS]

Exactly man, the anticipation and excitement that builds is amazing, good shout it’s like a weird energy descends over the place. I’ve only ever been to big fights in Vegas, so I can’t really account for what a smaller card is like out there.

I think the difference is a big fight over here is like one, maybe two nights are part of the event, in Vegas that whole fight week the place is buzzing, from my perspective anyway.

The big Vegas ones have the best buzz IMO. Moreso than NYC, LA or England. The arena atmosphere is almost equal (Hatton-Tszyu is the most insane atmosphere I've experienced). The smaller ones in Vegas seem a bit out of place more and more these days. Vegas has gotten so god damn expensive. I can drive to Vegas in 4 hours or fly in 1 and it ends up about the same price for me to fly to NYC to see a fight and stay for 4-5 days and NYC is not cheap..

[M Bison]

Hey! Ricky Burns is a very, very ok fighter!

I ain't hating Ricky, he achieved way more than he should have, but the guy had plenty of gifts on the way i.e. Beltran and Relikh.
He's an okay fighter who pretty much capitalized on a very weak division, the time Crawford fought Burns, Burns was absolutely finished he was past his sell by date.

[Vinnykin]

I hope Parker does miraculously win. Just to nip the obnoxious Hearn cancer in the bud before it grows too big.

Even if Parker wins then Hearn will still be promoting the rematch, so you have another 6 months of Hearn to look forward to, win or lose..... And then we have to listen to Wilder saying "I'm the best" without ever fighting the best.

[Sid-Knee]

He went over there to grab some easy money and break a face. Fighters will always go over there for somev easy money. But ain't nobody staying over there trying to establish their career. They come here

Oh, so he only comes over here for the easy money even though the subject is money?

You're a bit of a dim one aren't you.

You puffed up your chest like a little American does then tried to piss on the idea even though the subject is money. Good one.

Wasn't it even easier money in the US considering Brook actually gave GGG a harder fight than most?

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

The big Vegas ones have the best buzz IMO. Moreso than NYC, LA or England. The arena atmosphere is almost equal (Hatton-Tszyu is the most insane atmosphere I've experienced). The smaller ones in Vegas seem a bit out of place more and more these days. Vegas has gotten so god damn expensive. I can drive to Vegas in 4 hours or fly in 1 and it ends up about the same price for me to fly to NYC to see a fight and stay for 4-5 days and NYC is not cheap..

Yeah Hatton-Tszyu was ****ing mental, I think we’ve spoke about how amazing the atmosphere was that night before, I don’t think we’ll see anything like the Hatton fans over here for a long time.

[Vinnykin]

I ain't hating Ricky, he achieved way more than he should have, but the guy had plenty of gifts on the way i.e. Beltran and Relikh.
He's an okay fighter who pretty much capitalized on a very weak division, the time Crawford fought Burns, Burns was absolutely finished he was past his sell by date.

I agree, I'm Scottish and never fully got behind him due to his limitations. He is very lucky to have won 1 world title never mind in 3 divisions!??

He is a good boxer with a good jab and is good for 12 rounds, but that's it.

[redmish]

How does the cost of tickets and PPV amount to being BIGGER apart from financially, and why is that the factor that drives how "big" a sport is?

If 80k fans can watch AJ at a reasonable price and Vegas tickets sell for 10k a pop how is that good for the fans or the sport? and it's only bigger in financial terms, certainly not eyeballs on the event.

You're a bit of a moron I know, but surely you see how higher prices is a bad thing for the popularity of a sport...... or maybe you will continue to be an idiot.

good luck with that x

Exactly what I said in another thread. They think that charging fans a fortune is good for the sport. If anything, it's probably the reason the sport is dying in America and it's a shame.