Why are so many fights being cancelled???

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davie
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Why are so many fights being cancelled???

Post by davie »

As it says in the title.

I never remember so many fights, at both domestic and world level, being cancelled the way there has been over the last year or 2.

And often with little or no explanation.

Why does this seem to be such a common occurance, there are some fights and bills that fans even expect to fall apart the second they are made.

are promotors making fights they know will never happen? what benefit do they get from this?
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I think part of it is promoters making fights that were destined to fail, whilst another part of it is having fighters with bigger ideas.

This past week we've seen Moruti Mthalane and Teiru Kinoshita cancel bouts. For Moruti it was about a bigger payday and opportunity by fighting at home, for Kinoshita it's about vacating a national title for a world title. Neither of these are the promoters fault, though I know they aren't the fights you had in mind.
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There will always be an element of fights being cancelled but it does seem odd that Frank's shows very rarely go to plan these days......
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Or is it going to plan ......
standing8
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Re: Why are so many fights being cancelled???

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Some managers just don't fancy a 50/50 fight?
Take damon jones v sam sheedy for example
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standing8 wrote:Some managers just don't fancy a 50/50 fight?
Take damon jones v sam sheedy for example

As that one been cancelled mate it was supposed to be on at elland road in march
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There are more fights being made in the UK so there will be more cancellations.
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Im more perplexed with the number of fights announced, then within 2 hours the fighter comes out and says "No idea what this promoter is even talking about".
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G0mez wrote:Im more perplexed with the number of fights announced, then within 2 hours the fighter comes out and says "No idea what this promoter is even talking about".
Stop thinking that a tweet means 'announced' and wait till you see two fighters along a table.
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Jakemilo wrote:
standing8 wrote:Some managers just don't fancy a 50/50 fight?
Take damon jones v sam sheedy for example

As that one been cancelled mate it was supposed to be on at elland road in march
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/boxing/s ... -1-6341353

Shame, that would have been a great fight
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standing8 wrote:
Jakemilo wrote:
standing8 wrote:Some managers just don't fancy a 50/50 fight?
Take damon jones v sam sheedy for example

As that one been cancelled mate it was supposed to be on at elland road in march
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/boxing/s ... -1-6341353

Shame, that would have been a great fight
I doubt there will be any trouble. Two Barnsley chavs caused the last lot. Never any bother on Bateson shows anyway.
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Love what they've done in Thailand this week. Amnat and Rocky Fuentes both had bouts fall through, now they are fighting each other in a brilliant world title match up.
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ttornado wrote:
G0mez wrote:Im more perplexed with the number of fights announced, then within 2 hours the fighter comes out and says "No idea what this promoter is even talking about".
Stop thinking that a tweet means 'announced' and wait till you see two fighters along a table.

I'm actually thinking of a promoter sat in front of rows of press and publicly announcing a fight.
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G0mez wrote:
ttornado wrote:
G0mez wrote:Im more perplexed with the number of fights announced, then within 2 hours the fighter comes out and says "No idea what this promoter is even talking about".
Stop thinking that a tweet means 'announced' and wait till you see two fighters along a table.

I'm actually thinking of a promoter sat in front of rows of press and publicly announcing a fight.
You see the press conference, posters, tickets and jump to conclusions...
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