Comments Thread For: Whyte-Povetkin Could Be First Big Fight Behind Closed Doors

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The heavyweight scrap between Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin could kick off a behind closed doors, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. The fight was initially scheduled for May 2 in Manchester, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic it was pushed back to July.
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[TBear]

It would be a strange thing to fight without a crowd. Often fighters are motivated by the crowd. But as a fans at least we would get to see some action.

[pollywog]

It doesn't have to be boxing in a studio with four walls in a dark environment and no character or personality.

It could be anywhere, within reason.

A raised platform on a barge in the middle of a lake surrounded by mountains.
A secluded beach on a tiny tropical island.
A disused oil rig.

So many possibilities that add character and personality.

Think outside the box Eddie!

[rudy]

if the public buy this bull***** Eddie should run for President of USA. Seriously we have two drug cheats fighting on PPV. Make this fight a normal sky sports fight not PPV. for the last 3 months we have had noting to watch apart from repeats

[thack]

if the public buy this bull***** Eddie should run for President of USA. Seriously we have two drug cheats fighting on PPV. Make this fight a normal sky sports fight not PPV. for the last 3 months we have had noting to watch apart from repeats

Completely agree but you'll soon see Eddie's angle if not already.The added expense etc. If Eddie really was there for the love of the game and not the love of money I for one would be well behind him .....HE'S NOT! And I hope it becomes apparent that fights like this and Joshua v a nobody shouldn't be in the 'Accountants' 'new' price category. In fact it should be lower as the crowd add to the interest and are a part of why we pay for it.

[Oshio]

Eddie likes money too much. There's no way this will be possible... Worse, this is not a PPV fight. Oh, please Where's DAZN?

[HughJass]

It's impossible to break even on any level of fight for promoters it's that simple. Things won't be back to normal for some time.

I've heard how sponsorship companies have folded leaving fighters with no income whatsoever during this time.

And it's not just as simple to throw a number of boxers some money because you start doing it for one lot you must for the others so promoters of a lower level are pretty much screwed at this point.

It's alright for number of Eddie's stable as they have backing off Dazn and Sky.

[Roberto Vasquez]

Whyte is one of the best fighters in the world today. He wants the best fighters while 80% of the HW division are avoiding each other.

You'd never see Fury in with anyone in the top-10 who doesn't have a belt