Comments Thread For: Saunders: I Had to Come to U.S.; Andrade Wouldn't Go to the UK

[SHO_RULEZ]

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I agree, theres certain places where, if you're not sure you can KO the guy, you dont want to fight there.

I noticed that if you're against a TOP Main Events promoted fighter, in the tri-state region-especially NY/NJ-your chances of winning a decision are very slim.

I've seen Main Events fighters get their ears totally boxed off, and escape with questionable judging or draws.

Alvarez, despite boxing a close, competitive fight with Kovalev, was well on his way to su****ious comfortable decision loss, had he not clocked the guy in the 7th round

If the money's worth it, I say go to that backyard and risk that guaranteed decision loss. You gotta know what you're getting into.

While you would normally box, that will get you a 9 on the scorecard. You have to step down on that accelerator, and look to take the judging out of the equation.

[NC Uppercut]

That caught my eye, as well.

Me three!!! Mine too

[JWHardin]

Andrade will have a much better chance winning a decision if it is not in the UK. Good fight with the edge to Andrade.

[Derranged]

I was worried about Saunders (or Andrade) pulling it and pushing this back but at $2.3m Saunders won't be pulling out.

I'm excited about this fight. Maybe the styles won't gel but it's a very significant fight between two excellent unbeaten fighters in their primes.

I honestly believed that this fight wasn't gonna happen. I thought that BOTH would avoid the fight then talk crap and act like like the other was the one who ducked. I'm not joking, that's like the story of their careers...

[AdonisCreed]

BJS is the champion and still traveling to fight guys in their back yard. I give him credit for that.

[filup79]

Seems like it could be a good fight but everyone thought that about Lemieux!

Eddie Hearn was worried that BJS had taken some terrible guaranteed payday from Warren to ensure he won the purse bid. Warren admitted this but said 2.3m was too high to turn down.

Say what you will about DAZN, but if it’s getting more decent fighters decent paydays, then it’s a good thing. I can’t work out if Hearn is pimping out his U.K. fighters as easy fodder for US champs or whether he believes he can make a few new U.K. champs

But isnt that why they crucified Haymon for, for paying fighters too much? But somehow Hearn gets praised for it

[apollocreed]

they are scared to come over here thats why. cause more often than not they come over here, get a pasting, and go back to america with their tail in between their legs.

Errol Spence, Tim Bradley, Wilder, Winky Wright came to the UK and won.

[BigZ44]

I'll be surprised if this isn't a boring, actionless fight

[Boksfan]

Saunders you have to go to US because in UK nobody will go watch your fights, let's be honest.

[Randall Cunning]

Seems like it could be a good fight but everyone thought that about Lemieux!

Eddie Hearn was worried that BJS had taken some terrible guaranteed payday from Warren to ensure he won the purse bid. Warren admitted this but said 2.3m was too high to turn down.

Say what you will about DAZN, but if it’s getting more decent fighters decent paydays, then it’s a good thing. I can’t work out if Hearn is pimping out his U.K. fighters as easy fodder for US champs or whether he believes he can make a few new U.K. champs

Think hes just winging it at the moment, scraping something good together. Tennyson and Galahad are in these fights though, much better chances than what McDonnell and Johnson have. Cant be a long term strategy though, or he'll ruin the UK side of things.