Comments Thread For: Hearn Hits Back at Arum: Your Last Two Shows Sold 800 Tickets!

[Motorcity Cobra]

What was the last 7 figure boxing gate in Philly?

Why does the gate matter? Gate doesn't equal interest. Fury's fight in Vegas had a higher gate than Ramirez cards in Fresno with thousands of fewer people attending. Attendance matters. It shows people are so interested they'll come to the fights. Peltz puts on other cards in Philly that sell out drawing thousands

[DARTH SILKWORMS]

Why does the gate matter? Gate doesn't equal interest. Fury's fight in Vegas had a higher gate than Ramirez cards in Fresno with thousands of fewer people attending. Attendance matters. It shows people are so interested they'll come to the fights. Peltz puts on other cards in Philly that sell out drawing thousands

And Peltz is one of many promoters TR uses for cards they know won't generate big gates. Philly isn't where you put big fights. For smaller fights, TR doesn't care about ticket sales as they're not getting the money from them anyway. They just need a building so they can collect their TV license fee.

[KTFOKING]

Why does the gate matter? Gate doesn't equal interest. Fury's fight in Vegas had a higher gate than Ramirez cards in Fresno with thousands of fewer people attending. Attendance matters. It shows people are so interested they'll come to the fights. Peltz puts on other cards in Philly that sell out drawing thousands

Meh, both matter but to me give me the higher gate. You could sell over 3k tickets for $5 dollars like Ramirez did, but what does that mean? Charlo sold 4-5k tickets and did over 300k the gate Ramirez did last fight. I'll take that over 13k tickets being sold for a gate that doesn't come close to 500k

[Motorcity Cobra]

Meh, both matter but to me give me the higher gate. You could sell over 3k tickets for $5 dollars like Ramirez did, but what does that mean? Charlo sold 4-5k tickets and did over 300k the gate Ramirez did last fight. I'll take that over 13k tickets being sold for a gate that doesn't come close to 500k

As a promoter I would too. But even selling 15k at $5 a pop is something to be happy about. A lot of guys out here can't do that now

[KTFOKING]

As a promoter I would too. But even selling 15k at $5 a pop is something to be happy about. A lot of guys out here can't do that now

For sure, I just don't agree that the gate figures don't matter, especially for the top level fighters. If you are trying to sell a young prospect? Then yeah, get as many in attendance as possible even if the tickets are cheap. That's when you want to build the foundation of the youngsters fan base.

[Motorcity Cobra]

And Peltz is one of many promoters TR uses for cards they know won't generate big gates. Philly isn't where you put big fights. For smaller fights, TR doesn't care about ticket sales as they're not getting the money from them anyway. They just need a building so they can collect their TV license fee.

He's talking about sales, not revenue generated. Nobody coming up see the fighters. It's not a price problem. It's a lack of interest problem.

Understand?

[ShoulderRoll]

Wow. A total of 800 tickets for 2 shows?

Sad if true.

[giant_king]

Lol these promoters love the spotlight boy I tell ya.these love birds need to lace up the gloves themselves since they both are hungry for attention.i think hearn vs bob would sell out lol

[DARTH SILKWORMS]

He's talking about sales, not revenue generated. Nobody coming up see the fighters. It's not a price problem. It's a lack of interest problem.

Understand?

None of it matters. ESPN is paying. Understand?

[Motorcity Cobra]

None of it matters. ESPN is paying. Understand?

You're still stuck on money. Hearn is not talking about money. He's talking about the lack of interest in their shows. His number is way off but he's using hyperbole. Their shows aren't attracting interest. You can't give tickets away.

Tickets last week in L.A were going for $5 at the box office if showed up at the window with a $5 voucher. Place was a ghost town. I had free tickets that no one wanted. https://t.co/XKMsJN8Jh8

— Christian Esquivel (@Chris120778) August 22, 2019

****ty ratings and nobody coming to your shows. That's a problem no matter if ESPN is paying or not because they won't be paying for long with the results