Boxing Thread

[seafoid]

it's a numbers game. Security costs are fixed, number of punters is not.
So it's a question or risk and who takes it.

[gallsman]

Are we ignoring the absolute state of the Croke Park pitch and the fact this fight is due to take place in the middle of the Championship? Eddie Hearn can get to f***

A lot of GAA-bashers are happy to. It's the Grab All Association versus a cheeky chappy from Essex! If he thought it would sell out he would make sure he didn't leave money behind.

Less people in the venue means more PPV as well. How do people take these lads on their word?

No it doesn't.

[tomjacks19]

Lads saying the Government need to step in! So the Irish taxpayer subsidizes Matchroom Boxing??!!

The other figure today is €500k for security and other costs. How does that break down? McKenna even said that if they were to go for this there was no way there would be enough time to sell out Croker Park.

Would the licence even be granted on the 20th with the rugby on that day? Eddie Hearn is full of shite but that's his business to make noise about things.

Not a hope of it happening with the rugby been on also there wouldn't be enough resources to cover both.

Look up bookings.com for hotel prices for that date and then add in the price for a ticket to the fight and food and drinks and the night would cost a grand.

[Captain Scarlet]

Are we ignoring the absolute state of the Croke Park pitch and the fact this fight is due to take place in the middle of the Championship? Eddie Hearn can get to f***

A lot of GAA-bashers are happy to. It's the Grab All Association versus a cheeky chappy from Essex! If he thought it would sell out he would make sure he didn't leave money behind.

Less people in the venue means more PPV as well. How do people take these lads on their word?

No it doesn't.

Why not? If only 9k are in the venue but around 40k would have paid for tickets, then surely they will opt for PPV?

[Eire90]

are croke park going to relay the pitch before the spring/summer.

[gallsman]

A live experience is completely different from watching something on TV. People are prepared to pay for the atmosphere, the history, the occasion. You can't simply say anyone who doesn't get a ticket will fork out for the PPV

On top of that, PPV is massively hit by streaming piracy these days. It's too easy. I haven't paid for a fight since Mayweather-Canelo nearly 10 years ago.

[seafoid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VgfmCnmPbc

[ONeill]

Leigh Wood fighting tonight for the first time since the Conlan fight.

[square_ball]

He should be well warned after Lara destroyed Warrington a few years ago. Conlan wouldn't really be renowned as a hard hitter and he had Wood in a world of bother in the first few rounds. I'd say Wood will be ok his bike for first half and try and wear Lara down.

[ONeill]

Kildare man Gary Cully looked decent there.

[ONeill]

Seemed a rushed decision to throw that towel in.

[square_ball]

10 seconds left in the round it possibly was. But then again you're giving a puncher like Lara a clean shot at someone who didn't know where he was. Seen someone say on twitter better to throw the towel in one shot too early than one shot too late.

[Sheedy]

Right decision, his legs had gone.

[ONeill]

It was the fact the Wood turned to his corner so sharp when the towel was thrown in that showed he was well aware of what was going on.

[ONeill]

Right decision, his legs had gone.

They weren't.