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Posted: 16 Jul 2007, 06:13
by oliverfennell
Ding_Ding wrote:Does anyone know where can I find official attendance figures for the O2 show? Have to say it looked pretty busy for Khan fight but then really emptied out by the time Skelton/Sprott came on (a wise move after seeing it).
The Arena was set up for half-attendance (presumably 10,000) and I'd say it was three-quarters full for the Khan fight, half-full for Cook and the start of Skelton, almost empty by the end of Skelton!
Posted: 16 Jul 2007, 14:48
by Albert
oliverfennell wrote:Ding_Ding wrote:Does anyone know where can I find official attendance figures for the O2 show? Have to say it looked pretty busy for Khan fight but then really emptied out by the time Skelton/Sprott came on (a wise move after seeing it).
The Arena was set up for half-attendance (presumably 10,000) and I'd say it was three-quarters full for the Khan fight, half-full for Cook and the start of Skelton, almost empty by the end of Skelton!
Bit different to your first post on this thread, your figure of 7500 is probably a 1000 too much but lets not be pedantic over a thousand here and there.
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 08:01
by oliverfennell
Let's just say it was a decent crowd for Khan, whatever the actual number.
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 20:16
by boxingchatter
It was a shit crowd for the "future of British boxing" plus almost all local ticket sellers!
Posted: 18 Jul 2007, 02:51
by Albert
boxingchatter wrote:It was a shit crowd for the "future of British boxing" plus almost all local ticket sellers!
Skelton
Sprott
Mitchell
Cook
Marsh
All have sold plenty of tickets in the past, yet only just over 6,000 people in the venue for what was some individuals biggest ever fights.
Posted: 18 Jul 2007, 06:15
by oliverfennell
Albert wrote:
Skelton
Sprott
Mitchell
Cook
Marsh
All have sold plenty of tickets in the past, yet only just over 6,000 people in the venue for what was some individuals biggest ever fights.
These guys attract fans who are only really interested in them plus maybe the main event. Hence each boxer was well supported in "pockets" through their fights, but the arena was otherwise sparsely populated.
It was a shit crowd for the "future of British boxing"
Khan attracting 6000-7000 for a Commonwealth title fight against someone he was 20-1 odds on to beat is very respectable. Competitive world title fights routinely draw less than that.