Comments Thread For: Hearn: To Bring Joshua-Fury To UK, They'd Have To Take Half What They Could Get

[Szef]

You need to take your hat off and relax a little.

Next thing you'll tell me is that it's not fair that the fight is on PPV

LOL

[Toffee]

Hearn would line his pockets before even a thought for you or any one else.

And?

I could donate half my wages to charity, do a huge amount of good in the community and just live a different life. I don't, and no-one questions it for one second.

Of all the people who could make a difference by taking less money for the greater good, why would you think it should be a boxing promoter who takes the lead?

[whatismyname]

Not that I agree with Hearn here but if I was Joshua or Fury and someone offered me £100m to fight the other, no question I'd fight in Saudi. That's enough money to make any kind of loss, less difficult to deal with.

As a Brit though, having this fight overseas will suck the soul out of the fight because anyone who was previously interested will likely feel pretty detached from it all if its in Saudi.

If they did it in the UK, and they could fill Wembley with the 90,000 - they could probably sell tickets to the weigh in too! Imagine if they did the weigh in at Wembley and sold tickets to that for like £20 each, you'd probably get 50,000+ for that! Imagine the atmosphere! No way you get that in Saudi.

The alcohol revenue would probably out weigh the PPV sales because everyone will be sinking 10 pints and start feeling brave in the arena

At some point it's got to be enough. Some of these sheikhs tried to buy Wlad-Fury if I rembember correctly, as well, and do it on a yatch in Dubai. At that time Fury turned it down, because he didn't wanna screw the fans. Let's see if he'll put his foot down again, cuz greedy Hearn sure willn't

[Toffee]

At some point it's got to be enough. Some of these sheikhs tried to buy Wlad-Fury if I rembember correctly, as well, and do it on a yatch in Dubai. At that time Fury turned it down, because he didn't wanna screw the fans. Let's see if he'll put his foot down again, cuz greedy Hearn sure willn't

I'm sure he's not an unwilling participant in all the talk about Middle East fights.

It's prize fighting. He'll get what he can.

Vegas or Wembley would be great, but you're going to lose the gate receipts. If Saudi, Qatar or wherever can make up that shortfall then they'll take it.

The alternative is to fight for less. Or to delay the fight and receive nothing.

If it happens in the middle of this year (still unlikely in my opinion) then it will happen where the most money is. Boxers and promoters spend their careers trying to get to this type of matchup. They're not going to give it away for pennies on the pound.

[Oldskoolg]

Sure do muggins. Off to sleep now, looks like you and Ray have a long walk to the new land of boxing ....enjoy!

I don’t interact with kids, mate. When you exchange with children who live for “internet fights”....you get what you pay for. Your posts made complete and total sense to me though

[Dle]

I wound not pay to see Joshua-Fury bout over here nor abroad. Maybe a rerun.

[techliam]

I don't think so. Not with the new, more contagious UK strain of the coronavirus.

The fight will happen in the summer, likely when the coronavirus situation has calmed once the elderly and vulnerable are vaccinated

The UK government will not survive if it tries to extend lockdown/coronavirus measures beyond that point as it is wholly unnecessary, especially in the eyes of the Conservative grandees

[skinnystev]

how much is "fast eddie" gonna take