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Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 05:40
by twenty six
Boxingmad,
Get real.
The only reason the fight is taking place is because of HBO backing.
Why the f@@k after investing as they have in this fight, should they consider anyone other than themselves ?
Oooh lets put it on at Wembley and f@@k all our ppv punters in the States with a shit start time.
I'm sure Mayweather would have said yes at the blinking of an eye to fight away from home as the Champion .........
Some of you make me smile.
Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 07:08
by Poncey
twenty six wrote:Boxingmad,
Get real.
The only reason the fight is taking place is because of HBO backing.
Why the f@@k after investing as they have in this fight, should they consider anyone other than themselves ?
Oooh lets put it on at Wembley and f@@k all our ppv punters in the States with a shit start time.
I'm sure Mayweather would have said yes at the blinking of an eye to fight away from home as the Champion .........
Some of you make me smile.
And you didn't think that maybe they'd start the card early in the US or late here to accomodate the yanks? Dumbass.
Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 13:14
by Boxingmad
Well it was worth a passing thought. My mind drifted back to Witherspoon V Bruno in 1986. But that was totally different I guess.
Posted: 19 Sep 2007, 11:15
by Poncey
Terry D wrote:gheeme wrote:twenty six wrote:Boxingmad,
Get real.
The only reason the fight is taking place is because of HBO backing.
Why the f@@k after investing as they have in this fight, should they consider anyone other than themselves ?
Oooh lets put it on at Wembley and f@@k all our ppv punters in the States with a shit start time.
I'm sure Mayweather would have said yes at the blinking of an eye to fight away from home as the Champion .........
Some of you make me smile.
And you didn't think that maybe they'd start the card early in the US or late here to accomodate the yanks? Dumbass.
Actually it is people calling for the fight at Wembley in December in the early hours who are not quite bright. Floyd probably thinks Denver is a third world country, I could not see him taking a fight over here for all the tea in China (a small town in the mid-West according to Floyd).
Millenium Stadium has a retractable roof, plus it's better for the Northerners to travel to as it's fairly central.
Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 05:35
by boxingchat
Boxingmad wrote:And these fools wonder why boxing's popularity is falling.
They should've made the fight at Wembley Stadium. Imagine a sell-out crowd of 85,000!!
In December?
Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 10:49
by Boxingmad
What's wrong with December?
Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 11:36
by Wales
Its freezing and rainy
Posted: 25 Sep 2007, 14:41
by twenty six
Well if your mind drifted back Boxingmad, you'll know that fight took place in the middle of summer - 19th July to be precise.
Slightly different climate and lighting to December !!!
I also remember it well - but not for the main event - but watching a certain Michael Watson winning in 1 round.
Jim McDonnell's wasn't a bad fight either for the Euro title.
Posted: 25 Sep 2007, 16:57
by BunglesFingers
UK evenings pretty damn cold in December, roof or no roof!
Vegas just likes to have the big fights and get punters in the casino, it's about time they built a 25-30,000 capacity arena in LV.