Hatton-Tackie draws the biggest crowd since Tyson

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 15 Dec 2003, 12:00

Kieran wrote:Tell you what I've been to most of Ricky's fights, and I found myself looking around at gaps on Saturday night for the first time.
What was officially announced as the attendance ?
There wasn't 22,000 there.
I wonder if the Manc football derby earlier in the day had an impact plus of course Christmas.
I don't think Ricky's earning as much as people think - but Warren is coining it in.

Near 17,000.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » 15 Dec 2003, 12:15

So Tyson retains the record

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 15 Dec 2003, 13:57

Kieran wrote:So Tyson retains the record

the record for the MEN, but thats only been open about 10 years..

i am sure Ali-Cooper at Wembley along with Billy Walkers fights must have got 50000+ (before everyone had three TV;s each)

Benn v Eubank got a live gate of 45000, which considering it was available on free TV live is pretty incredible (16 million watched it)

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 15 Dec 2003, 18:23

I heard Aldo Rios got 300K to fight Ricky, so he (ricky) must be on more than 200K.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 15 Dec 2003, 18:33

Southpaw Stylist wrote:I heard Aldo Rios got 300K to fight Ricky, so he (ricky) must be on more than 200K.

Are you sure? I know Vince Phillips only got 50k for his fight with Hatton.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » 16 Dec 2003, 05:45

Southpaw,
That figure for Rios is way wide of the mark.
I think many posters would be shocked if they knew the purse levels in Hatton fights.

mrbassie · Post by **mrbassie** » 16 Dec 2003, 05:57

why don't you shock us then?
you tease you

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 16 Dec 2003, 06:10

Well Hatton is already a millionaire, so he must be earning some wack.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 16 Dec 2003, 06:23

Rios wouldnt have got more than £20k..

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 16 Dec 2003, 06:35

Yeah for Rios to have earned anything close to 300k it would have to have been Harold Smith promoting the fight.