If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
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leejonesjnr
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
If Wlad decides to take the rematch option then I expect that the fight will be in Germany again on a K2 promotion.
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simonwalsh
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
Fence off the top tiers of Old Trafford, probably brings capacity to about 40-50k. I think that's doable. All things considered though, any rematch will be in Germany so it's all a bit moot.
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CharlesListon
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
^^^^leejonesjnr wrote:If Wlad decides to take the rematch option then I expect that the fight will be in Germany again on a K2 promotion.
Yep. I'm sure the contract will have stipulated it.
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reggaereggae
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
Same as me. Wouldn't want to watch a rematch but would watch him fight anyone else. (Ok Except Chisora-Fury 3)keithmoonhangover wrote:You see, I would pay to see Fury against pretty much anyone except Wlad. I hope he makes a voluntary defence first.jamesmcdonnell wrote:Hmm, Torn on this. I think an awful lot of people would go, just to see a heavyweight world title fight on home soil. ~After all, that doesn't happen often.
I'm not sure about Wembley stadium mind, takes something a bit special to pull that off. I'm not sure those two can sell a fight quite that big.
30-40,000 perhaps.
Man U ground - you'd have a lot of empty seats though I suspect.
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jamesmcdonnell
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
I think that if Fury can make a case for it being in the UK, it's possible it could be there.CharlesListon wrote:^^^^leejonesjnr wrote:If Wlad decides to take the rematch option then I expect that the fight will be in Germany again on a K2 promotion.
Yep. I'm sure the contract will have stipulated it.
I think whatever the result of a rematch, Wlad will probably call it a today anyway, so why not cash in?
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Tuan_Jim
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
Do you gentlemen really think the British public would show up to watch Wladimir Klitschko? I might be wrong, but I just can't see it. Wouldn't we need tens of thousands of boxing fans who had somehow never seen him fight?
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leejonesjnr
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
I don't really see how Wlad taking a fight in the UK when he could run the promotion himself in Germany would be cashing in?jamesmcdonnell wrote:I think that if Fury can make a case for it being in the UK, it's possible it could be there.CharlesListon wrote:^^^^leejonesjnr wrote:If Wlad decides to take the rematch option then I expect that the fight will be in Germany again on a K2 promotion.
Yep. I'm sure the contract will have stipulated it.
I think whatever the result of a rematch, Wlad will probably call it a today anyway, so why not cash in?
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jamesmcdonnell
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
Tuan_Jim wrote:Do you gentlemen really think the British public would show up to watch Wladimir Klitschko? I might be wrong, but I just can't see it. Wouldn't we need tens of thousands of boxing fans who had somehow never seen him fight?
They would be turning up to see Fury not Wlad. Fury is the champion now.
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jamesmcdonnell
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
Depends on the terms of the rematch clause - who knows if he is able to dictate the venue?
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Tuan_Jim
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
But as we remember from Lewis/Botha, without an attractive dance partner the crowds won't come.jamesmcdonnell wrote:Tuan_Jim wrote:Do you gentlemen really think the British public would show up to watch Wladimir Klitschko? I might be wrong, but I just can't see it. Wouldn't we need tens of thousands of boxing fans who had somehow never seen him fight?
They would be turning up to see Fury not Wlad. Fury is the champion now.
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Hardcase
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
it would sell out 80,000 no problem
lots of Germans would come too
lots of Germans would come too
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JimJim2009
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
I was there for Lewis/Botha, the arena was full ? Not saying it was a sell out (can't remember) but it was fullTuan_Jim wrote:But as we remember from Lewis/Botha, without an attractive dance partner the crowds won't come.jamesmcdonnell wrote:Tuan_Jim wrote:Do you gentlemen really think the British public would show up to watch Wladimir Klitschko? I might be wrong, but I just can't see it. Wouldn't we need tens of thousands of boxing fans who had somehow never seen him fight?
They would be turning up to see Fury not Wlad. Fury is the champion now.
Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
Old Trafford is where Tyson has said he want to fight in the UK (being a Utd fan).
Would be class.
Would be class.
Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
There were 11,000 at the London Arena to watch Lewis-Botha.Tuan_Jim wrote:But as we remember from Lewis/Botha, without an attractive dance partner the crowds won't come.
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craig_minter
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
I'd say o2 arena and let it sell quick, could see Old Trafford too
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Tuan_Jim
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
Hello Steve! Where do you get that attendance from? As I recall Boxing Monthly stated the fight drew less than 5,000.SteveO wrote:There were 11,000 at the London Arena to watch Lewis-Botha.Tuan_Jim wrote:But as we remember from Lewis/Botha, without an attractive dance partner the crowds won't come.
Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
The gate is only a tiny fraction of the income, minuscule infact. It's all about selling the fight to tv stations across the world and PPV income.
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jamesmcdonnell
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
That is incorrect. The gate is not miniscule.Wales wrote:The gate is only a tiny fraction of the income, minuscule infact. It's all about selling the fight to tv stations across the world and PPV income.
40,000 people at an average of 50 quid a ticket ( a conservative estimate) is 2 million quid. That's hardly miniscule is it?
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MarkMcBurney
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Re: If Fury-Klitschko II is in England.....
Just think how much it would be if he teamed up with Matchroom and peddled them out through StubHub..!jamesmcdonnell wrote:That is incorrect. The gate is not miniscule.Wales wrote:The gate is only a tiny fraction of the income, minuscule infact. It's all about selling the fight to tv stations across the world and PPV income.
40,000 people at an average of 50 quid a ticket ( a conservative estimate) is 2 million quid. That's hardly miniscule is it?