boxingchat wrote:jamesmcdonnell wrote:Clinton isn't a huge draw, and his management did bloody well to get him so many title opportunities in my opinion. He's had more bites at the cherry than he would have expected, had the Johnson fights in his back yard,
Sure, he's not earning megabucks, but there really aren't that many fights out there for him in the Light heavyweight division that are going to be big earners. There are no established stars out there to compete against.
I would venture to say that Clinton relished his shot at Jones Jr. I doubt he fancied his chances much, because nobody in their right mind at that time believed they were going to beat him. Even Joe said in an interview once that in he couldn't have lived with Roy at his peak, and given Calzaghe's towering ego and self belief, that's saying a lot.
Clinton is a good solid, hard working pro, who isn't setting the world on fire, but thus far, he's had a good career.
As for the proposed Oboh fight, who the bloody hell HAS agreed to offer Oboh a shot at their title, are you suggesting Calzaghe would have, seeing as he thinks Froch beneath him, I doubt that.
As for the Calzaghe fight, I'd very much like to hear what Fight Academy's take on the proposed fight is, because i suspect it's not as cut and dried as is made out, what was being demanded in return? Options? What pay was on offer, etc.
I've no axe to grind, but given some of the recent dire fare that SN have served up, I think it's a bit of a cheek to be hurling criticism at Clinton's promoters, they've done a better job with Clinton than is being done with Macca lately, who seems to be slipping into obscurity, whilst Haye is building a fan base.
Nobody is perfect in the world of promotion, it's a tough business to be in, but I think Clinton has been pretty well served, though of course, I'm not in possession of any financial facts and figures.
Didn't see much of Hayes Fan base at Wembley Arena James. 1,500 sales confirmed by Maloney, Hardly Bruno is he?
No, of course he's not a Bruno, nor will he ever be, they are as alike as Fish and Brillo pads. These are also different times, Bruno came up in an era when boxing was really buzzing, those were heady days indeed for British boxing, a whole raft of really good exciting fighters, lots of terrestrial tv coverage, and tonnes of stuff in the print media about boxing. It's disengenuous to compare those eras in any way.
I said he was BUILDING a fan base. That fight is going to get people excited about Haye. A one punch heavyweight KO is good for business. Bonin was a reasonable opponent too, this wasn't a Bobby 'would need a gun to win' Gunn level opponent.
I am well aware that to date he has not been a big draw, that is partly because he is fighting in a glamourless division, and partly the bills he has fought on.
Are you saying 1500 ticket sales specifically for Haye, there were surely more than 1500 in attendance? Wembley Arena is a terrible venue at any rate, I don't know why people bother with it, it's such an arsehole of a place to get to and from.
