Calzaghe v Kessler 1am Sunday fight time

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 20 Sep 2007, 06:48

Due to US tv wanting to show the Calzaghe v Kessler fight at primetime in the USA, the fight between Calzaghe and Kessler won't go on until after 1am on the Sunday, probably nearer 2am.
So that means that there is going to be thousands of fans trying to get out of Cardiff at 3 in the morning. And no trains running.

STP · Post by **STP** » 20 Sep 2007, 06:56

Awful planning by the promoters, and very unprofessional, ofcourse.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 20 Sep 2007, 07:45

Stiill, as long as a load of fat septics can hunker down onto their couches at prime time and get stuck into their 6th meal of the day whilst enjoying an all European unification fight, it somehow seems to make all the aggrevation worth while..

Loftgroov · Post by **Loftgroov** » 20 Sep 2007, 07:47

Promoters care about PPVs, not fans. Anyone who feels diferently is surely deluded.

Dirk Kelly · Post by **Dirk Kelly** » 20 Sep 2007, 09:01

Anyone from Boxrec going? Got my tickets last week, can hardly wait.

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 20 Sep 2007, 09:11

anyone think Calzaghe's previous experience of this sort of fight time will give him an advantage?

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 20 Sep 2007, 09:18

I hate staying up In the early hours for most fights but this fights worth It.

I don't know why there giving Into American demands though.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 20 Sep 2007, 09:35

Max Molyneux wrote: I don't know why there giving Into American demands though.

The answer is $s, and lots of em..

Still doesnt make it any more palatable for the British fans though.

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 20 Sep 2007, 10:02

dopey wrote:Anyone from Boxrec going? Got my tickets last week, can hardly wait.

Might be; still waiting to hear about a press application.

J · Post by J » 20 Sep 2007, 10:42

1 am cardiff, November, roof closed or not, take two coats.

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 20 Sep 2007, 10:49

You all screamed for it to happen. Moaned at every excuse why it wasn't happening and now you've got it, You still moan! What does it take to please you?

At least you can get actaully get a ticket for this and the promoters have not given all their allocation to 'friendly' touts who can screw their fans for as much as possible whilst they keep a clean face and get PR spin to the public.

What I want to know is if 3,900 tickets were sent to 'Team ?' and only them in the UK, how did so many touts, travel Agent and Ebayers manage to get so many to sell and the fans didn't?

chinny · Post by **chinny** » 20 Sep 2007, 10:55

Loftgroov wrote:Promoters care about PPVs, not fans. Anyone who feels diferently is surely deluded.

I'd agree with you if this fight was actually on PPV. It's on regular HBO.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 20 Sep 2007, 11:06

boxingchat wrote:You all screamed for it to happen. Moaned at every excuse why it wasn't happening and now you've got it, You still moan! What does it take to please you?

Calzaghe doubters can never be pleased even If a prime Jones Jr was teleported to 2007 and made to fight Joe and Joe beat him.

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 20 Sep 2007, 11:13

I was under the impression that the fight was made because of Setanta. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems Setanta's involvement merely caused the AOK from Calzaghe's side. Kessler hadn't even signed when the fight was first "on", so I'm thinking the bout needed HBO's involvement to bring Kessler on board/match the Dane's terms.

So in truth we were lied to a fair bit. Lots of little porky pies. We all got excited when in truth it could've fallen apart any time. I saw the official recent presser where they were waxing lyrical about HBO making this fight happen, when I'd already heard weeks (or was it months?) before that Setanta had made it happen.

It sounds like a right bastard to make fights like these. But anyway, staying up for these kind of late fights fvcks me up a fair bit & puts me in a total strop the next day. That said, it does have a sense of occasion staying up to see something.

SticknMove · Post by **SticknMove** » 20 Sep 2007, 11:18

boxingchat wrote:You all screamed for it to happen. Moaned at every excuse why it wasn't happening and now you've got it, You still moan! What does it take to please you?

At least you can get actaully get a ticket for this and the promoters have not given all their allocation to 'friendly' touts who can screw their fans for as much as possible whilst they keep a clean face and get PR spin to the public.

What I want to know is if 3,900 tickets were sent to 'Team ?' and only them in the UK, how did so many touts, travel Agent and Ebayers manage to get so many to sell and the fans didn't?

Who's moaning? Ah right one or two posters. One or two posters doesn't make a forum. Why not direct your replies to them in future instead of isolating the fanbase as a whole. That isn't good PR either.

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 20 Sep 2007, 11:31

because he's holier than thou

I wonder if this fight would even be happening if Wladimir K hadn't decided to sit out the year

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 20 Sep 2007, 11:33

boxingchat wrote:You all screamed for it to happen. Moaned at every excuse why it wasn't happening and now you've got it, You still moan! What does it take to please you?

Because in the past i've spent my money to watch Calzaghe, and then freezed my ass off wandering round Cardiff early in the morning, ended up in a god forsaken town about 10 miles away, and stayed at a shite B+B.

I'm happy the Kessler fight is on, will be great , its just after thats not so good.

There's not many hotels in Cardiff, or i couldn't find them.

Not moaning about the fight though!!

J · Post by J » 20 Sep 2007, 11:39

boxingchat wrote:You all screamed for it to happen. Moaned at every excuse why it wasn't happening and now you've got it, You still moan! What does it take to please you?

At least you can get actaully get a ticket for this and the promoters have not given all their allocation to 'friendly' touts who can screw their fans for as much as possible whilst they keep a clean face and get PR spin to the public.

What I want to know is if 3,900 tickets were sent to 'Team ?' and only them in the UK, how did so many touts, travel Agent and Ebayers manage to get so many to sell and the fans didn't?

so when folk bought their tickets it was gonna be finished before midnite, they move it to 1 am nearer 2 am by the time its all started 3 am finish now and many face 4 hours in the freezing cold in November wainting for a train home.

you do the math.
Got nothing to do with the fight itself just the scheduling.

What do you expect peope to say " aaah great 4 hours in the pissing rain and cold in a train platform brilliant I love rain and trains me."

By the way if anyone is interested I know a good limo service if there are 6 or 7 of you going it might be worthwhile looking into, I did it for Hatton Zoo cos of similar circumstances and think it worked out around 150 a head between 6 to Manc so cardiff may be a tad more but not much. Bearing in mind a train ticket is half that and we got picked up and taken to the door of the MEN and home it was money well spent was home by 7.30 am from manc having had 2 hours kip on route.

if you are interested and in the london area ill happily pass you the fone number via pm.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 20 Sep 2007, 12:01

adamiw wrote:anyone think Calzaghe's previous experience of this sort of fight time will give him an advantage?

No I don't think 1am is going to seriously inconvenience either fighter - with the type of adrenaline flowing they're hardly going to be in danger of falling asleep.

And obviously HBO are the main players in making this fight happen cash wise - probably making Setanta's input look like peanuts I'd imagine.

So if HBO want it at 1am, well that's what has to happen, no arguments.
Where does an 800 pound gorilla sit? Anywhere he wants.

I'd guess they would really prefer it even later if poss. That's around 8pm Eastern time, but something like 5pm on the West coast. Not ideal times from their POV either.

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 20 Sep 2007, 12:22

4 hr difference between NY and UK that night.

No Hotels in Cardiff, err, when did you last walk around Cardiff.

ArtOfWar · Post by **ArtOfWar** » 20 Sep 2007, 13:25

What's the cheapest dive in Cardiff that's within a reasonable walking distance from the stadium?

Floyd · Post by **Floyd** » 20 Sep 2007, 13:57

Also the later start helps HBO in regards to competing for college football viewers.

n1ebf · Post by **n1ebf** » 20 Sep 2007, 14:30

Joe will do a number on Kessler, such is the professionalism and dedication of the man.
It is great that over here you don't have all of the Hatton /Mayweather b%ll%cks just to get a ticket for the fight. It's a working man's sport, not bloody Wimbledon !!
But still doesn't make the idea of Cardiff in the rain at 4am any more appealing !!

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 20 Sep 2007, 14:43

NorthEastBoxingFan wrote:Joe will do a number on Kessler, such is the professionalism and dedication of the man.
It is great that over here you don't have all of the Hatton /Mayweather b%ll%cks just to get a ticket for the fight. It's a working man's sport, not bloody Wimbledon !!
But still doesn't make the idea of Cardiff in the rain at 4am any more appealing !!

You dannnnng right.

Calzaghe will massacre Mikkel.

If It wasn't for America Influencing boxing fans opinions Joe would be P4p No 1 rightfully. Floyd should of handed DLH his arse.

Matt W · Post by **Matt W** » 20 Sep 2007, 14:48

I'm going and am fortunate enough to have a hotel in Cardiff booked - only £32 per room. You beauty