Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua-Jarrell Miller Sets Pre-Sale Record at MSG

[TyrantT316]

Hearn is a promoter. It's his job to find a way to manufacture things like this. I'm not saying it's a lie, but I am sure they did whatever they could ticket availability, specific prices, making sure the right people were aware, etc to meet the specific goal of setting a pre-sale record to continue his long-standing narrative that "The American's will love AJ". Hearn knows he's got a big, competent, good-looking HW champion with an accent on his hands and he will stop at nothing in order to make sure AJ is as big a star as possible.

You see what he did with this fight and Miller right? I wouldn't be surprised if Hearn said to some of his staff "scout and find me another HW who has some character, who is undefeated. Let's throw some money and promises at him to play the thorn/rival to our AJ." "Make sure he shows up to one of AJ's press conferences to create a scene" like what happened vs. Povetkin.

Once they identify someone like that, in this case Miller, they say we want you to be AJ's rival for his debut in the US. Sign with us and fight on DAZN to give us a chance to show you as a marketable challenger.

That's Hearn's job. I'm not surprised by this. AJ, like him or hate him, is one of the easiest guys to market. Hearn knows he's struck gold.

[donjigga11]

AJ is Nigerian and ******. There are huge African and ****** populations in New York. It’ll be a more diverse crowd then people not from the city would expect.

Yeh AJ Nigerian heritage will
Play a big part.. New York especially Brooklyn has a huge Nigerian community.

[Oldskoolg]

Exactly touts and resellers don't buy tickets for dud events because they won't make anything.

AJ has that Floyd, Canelo, Oscar (etc) effect, he brings nonsensical hate. Now I'm not saying those guys were beyond criticsm but they get it to a level where you really see the jealousy and ugly side of humans

Actually it’s Joshua’s obnoxious British fans that get him hated on....same reason so many Americans can’t stand Hearn....their fans

[sanapuki]

The hate on here is embarrassing

[CLUE]

Stubhub bought all the tickets?

The re selling has begun
https://www.stubhub.com/anthony-josh...sort=price+asc

The headline is a promoter doing his job.

[peplz]

i believe that AJ actually himself called vegas the mecca of boxing lol

and uhhh...the barclays has surpassed MSG as the spot in NY for boxing....all the important/good fights taking place in NY are at the barclays now......name the last big fight that take place in the MSG arena....i honestly cant even come up with one

You sound like Deontay Wilder.

[TexasCowBoy]

Is is fun to see the deontayduckus wilderquackus fans drown in their jealousy and denial.......Keep it going deontayduckus wilderquackus and fans

[Earl-Hickey]

Well new York is easily accessible from the uk and I do think there will be a lot of travelling support. Also miller is a local so that's not going to hurt either

[jaded]

I can't wait for this fight! I think a lot of people are sleeping on Big Baby.

[OgTripleOg]

lol something is fishy.