warren meets harris price

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » 29 Jul 2004, 12:54

allegedly today sensationally offered to meet all of WBA Champion Vivian Harris' purse demands to meet Ricky Hatton in October.

full story http://www.allegedly.tv/fw4/mainheadl ... om=&ucat=1&

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 29 Jul 2004, 12:55

He had to do it really, otherwise it was a major face loss. Good on Frank.

DG. · Post by **DG.** » 29 Jul 2004, 12:56

Looks like Hatton told Warren to make the f in fight or else !

Does this mean Hatton gets the pay cut instead ?.

I will not believe this fight is on until I see them both in the ring !

BTW - Why shouldwe congratlate Fwank Warren on this ?.

He offered Harris an amount and then changed the amount at a later date !

Also - if this can be done without TV money - so can the Witter fight !

ha ha ha fwanky boy !

Got ya !

Witter Witter !

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 29 Jul 2004, 12:57

No excuses for Harris now - he's gonna have to come over and face the music

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 29 Jul 2004, 13:01

Fair play to Mr Warren. He's delivered. Now it's up to Ricky...

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 29 Jul 2004, 13:33

That's a helluva payday Viv has got for himself there. Wonder if this will create a knock on problem, as Ricky compares it to the purse he receives...hope not.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 29 Jul 2004, 14:18

Why aren't Showtime screening the fight?

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 29 Jul 2004, 14:27

bennie wrote:Why aren't Showtime screening the fight?

message to showtime, this will be a hard fight

Lefthookhappy19 · Post by **Lefthookhappy19** » 29 Jul 2004, 15:21

This should be a great fight, I think Harris is favourite here. Ricky will have to train harder than ever. The atmosphere on the night should be terrific.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 30 Jul 2004, 04:29

REAL_DEAL wrote:
bennie wrote:Why aren't Showtime screening the fight?
message to showtime, this will be a hard fight

Wasn't it a date problem. I believe that Warren couldn't get the MEN Arena on the date which showtime had available to screen the fight.

It's a crying shame if this isn't going out on showtime, this is the best fight by far Hatton has ever been involved in, and American TV won't even be covering it.

J · Post by J » 30 Jul 2004, 04:35

credit where its due nice one, better get tickets sorted in due course then, week after is being touted for audley vs Skelton...cooo then its my beirthtday....shit I may not have a liver by the end of oct.

Priff · Post by **Priff** » 30 Jul 2004, 06:06

The interesting thing is not just that he has made the offer,
but that he wants everyone to know about. (to the extent that one of his employees posts a link of the story on the forums).

I think this is a good move.
Negotiations are mysterious thing, but FW often gets a lot of critisism, some of it probably unjust.
He seems to negotiating this one more in the public realm, to ensure that everyone knows that he is the one trying to make the fight here.

If it goes tit up, no one can blame Frankie.

J · Post by J » 30 Jul 2004, 06:08

agreed credit to him on this issue, fair is fair and all!
nice one well done SN and FW.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 30 Jul 2004, 06:10

Don't speak too SOON me old china.

J · Post by J » 30 Jul 2004, 06:20

sentance, understand gibbersih, is.

J · Post by J » 30 Jul 2004, 06:39

indeed and now youve changed it so i look like a loon ..ho hum if the cap fits!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 30 Jul 2004, 07:35

Well Warrens back was really against the wall with this one and I'm sure he knows that if this fight doesn't happen then he will not be a popular man in British Boxing (fair or unfair is another question).

But he seems to have delivered the fight us fans and I assume Hatton himself wanted for which I congratulate him.

IF this fights happens than it really is crunch time for our boy Hatton. Lets hope it doesn't turn into a nasty case of "Be carefull what you wish for, as it may come true". Personally I think Hatton is class and although this is by far his toughest fight I still think Hatton comes out on top.

Just as a side note as Mr Warren has had to fork out some extra cash to make this fight, I assume it will be PPV on Sky and the undercard my be a bit weak. Still I'm already looking forward to this fight.