Why is Golovkin vs Rolls at MSG?

[bigdunny1]

The only fight GGG ever sold out at MSG was Lemieux and that was a unification fight at GGG's hype peak and the tickets were cheap. Just like the tickets were cheap for the wade fight. Against Geale he sold 8K tickets at MSG. Against Jacobs they doubled the ticket prices and the fight didn't sell out.

[bigdunny1]

Yes they probably gave away some tickets i'm sure, but my point is that the Hulu Theater would be too small of a venue for this fight. GGG has proved he can sell against bum opponents. They'll probably start the pricing for the cheap seats at like 50$ and get a solid crowd in there.

I agree the Hulu theater would be a straight embarrassment to GGG. You can't go from fighting on PPV to fighting at the Hulu but you would of thought going from PPV to fighting at the Stubhub was to embarrassing as well and GGG and his team did just that last year. But this fighting isn't selling out I don't care how you price it and if you price it too low then that's just as embarrassing as putting him in the Hulu theater. He sold well against bums when they didn't care how many tickets they gave away or how cheap they were and when the expectations were low. Now the jig is up he's getting clowned on for fighting these bums and then went and picked the bum of all bums with Rolls.

[Bullrider]

Pointless fight. Should be on Friday Night Fights at a local casino or something.

Not watching this meaningless fight.

[LADIV]

The Hulu Theater only seats 5,000. That would be way too small a venue. GGG is a big enough name that he can sell a good amount of tickets fighting a nobody. He did 16,000 at the LA Forum vs Dominic Wade.

that's all ggg did thru all his career selling a good amount of tickets fighting nobodys...

[WallabeeKing]

I might go to this one. Always wanted to go to MSG, always wanted to see GGG live.

[BoxingIsGreat]

The Hulu Theater only seats 5,000. That would be way too small a venue. GGG is a big enough name that he can sell a good amount of tickets fighting a nobody. He did 16,000 at the LA Forum vs Dominic Wade.

Different times. Now the hype's gone.