Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury: More Tickets Released at Staples

[rolshans]

And I hardly take offense
Money for revenge, man, that's hardly an expense
Al Haymon checks off of all of my events I like all the profit, man- Drake non stop

From genius.com:

"None of Haymon’s fighters have third-party promoters, therefore he is paid to coordinate events for his athletes and subsequently receives a hefty paycheck. Drizzy feels similarly seeing as it is estimated he charges*$350k-$600k*for a show."

[mrlopez]

I thought people were saying this fight has only sold 8000 tickets?

Just checked staples center, theres a ton of tickets left, even before this announcement

[Straightener]

It's bizarre because Wilder/Ortiz sold really well.

Why have ticket sales for Wilder/Fury been so lacklustre? Are the prices too high or is LA just not a fight town?

Maybe because Ortiz is Cuban and Cubans love boxing

Should of had the fight in the U.K. it would have sold out in no time

[koolkc107]

If you were a fighter and was getting a cut of the gate which would you choose:

Selling 75,000 tickets with a gate of 10M?

or

Selling 16,000 tickets with a gate of 12M?

[REDEEMER]

“Overwhelming demand” ? Surely the aim was to sell this out from the off? Why would they only release more due to High demand! Flawed.

They're just trying to drum up interest , Wilder has not had a strong following outside Barclays where he has defended his titles so it's anyone guess to how the fight does. I can't imagine two undefeated heavyweights won t sell out . Wilder s lack of excitement of opposition and being stationary in the states has not helped his appeal.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

From genius.com:

"None of Haymon’s fighters have third-party promoters, therefore he is paid to coordinate events for his athletes and subsequently receives a hefty paycheck. Drizzy feels similarly seeing as it is estimated he charges*$350k-$600k*for a show."

What are you trying to say? I have family members who’ve worked with Haymon in the music industry. I know what I’m talking about lol. He is one of the most respected guys in the music industry.

[KnickTillDeaTh]

I agree, usual marketing strategy ..taking people for fools ...these two are really not ticket sellers , never have been so i doubt they suddenly start selling tickets after sharing 60 odd fights between them with little fan base .. Like AJ or not but he's the cash cow and that's a proven fact .

I thought people were saying this fight has only sold 8000 tickets?

Probably just lowering prices of unsold tickets and trying to say they were in high demand so they are releasing more.

As much as I want this fight to do well, I don't buy this. Everything I've heard about this fight suggests that ticket sales have been disappointing. Hell, Tyson Fury himself was saying that he would have sold more tickets if the fight would have been in Manchester, that's not really what you'd come out with if tickets were subject to "overwhelming demand"

Highly unlikely that this is a stunt. Number of tickets available and number sold, as well as comped, and give aways most all be reported to the WBC, the Federal trade commission and the Board of state athletic commissions. Before new tickets can be released it has to be approved by the venue as well as the WBC. So as I said it's highly unlikely that this was a stunt.

[AdonisCreed]

I personally think Wilder should have fought Fury in the UK. I believe it would have been a bigger fight there. But these promoters know where the money is, I doubt they would intentionally do anything that would hurt their pockets in the long run.

[KTFOKING]

If you were a fighter and was getting a cut of the gate which would you choose:

Selling 75,000 tickets with a gate of 10M?

or

Selling 16,000 tickets with a gate of 12M?

The gate won't do $12 million, not even close. And guess what? That's fine. If it does $4-5 million it would be good.

[lightsoutrome]

Bytch the way you suck Haymon nuts every day will drain your life out of you. You will die before puberty if you keep sucking balls professional, keep that in mind

I never mention Haymon much on this site try again you ass clown keyboard warrior