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pundit wrote:

Max Molyneux wrote:MSG could make good business sense, theres a big American/Italian community and they'd love to root for Joe?

Joe said In his book the New York Italian area Is perfect If you names Calzaghe.

There is no big American Italian community any longer in New York. What used to be Little Italy has long been swallowed by Chinatown. However, MSG is a couple of miles north of both.

All thats left of Little Italy is Mulberry Street nowadays

If the fight ever takes place wouldnt it make $$$$ense for the fight to take place in Wales. JC can get 50,000 + to fill the seats. Hopkins couldn't fill that many seats if he fought 4 fights in a year.

I think they can make more $$ in the UK than fighting in Yankee Stadium which I can't see happening. Hopkins doesnt have that kind of drawing power like JC does in his hometown.

Sjhndz_75 wrote:If the fight ever takes place wouldnt it make $$$$ense for the fight to take place in Wales. JC can get 50,000 + to fill the seats. Hopkins couldn't fill that many seats if he fought 4 fights in a year.

I think they can make more $$ in the UK than fighting in Yankee Stadium which I can't see happening. Hopkins doesnt have that kind of drawing power like JC does in his hometown.

B-Hop won't travel

Floyd wrote:

TerribleTerry wrote:
Its in a rough arse neighbourhood too. Not some where you would want to be wondering through looking like a tourist!

Come on. The South Bronx ain't that bad.

Remind me to give Bushkill, PA a miss Floyd if you think the South Bronx 'aint that bad'.

Chambers2 wrote:

Sjhndz_75 wrote:If the fight ever takes place wouldnt it make $$$$ense for the fight to take place in Wales. JC can get 50,000 + to fill the seats. Hopkins couldn't fill that many seats if he fought 4 fights in a year.

I think they can make more $$ in the UK than fighting in Yankee Stadium which I can't see happening. Hopkins doesnt have that kind of drawing power like JC does in his hometown.

B-Hop won't travel

And it's actually worth more in Vegas as:

a) HBO offer more money to have it at a better time in the US (comparing this to Wales only)
b) The Promoter(s), Sponsors and TV service can offer better "hospitality"
c) The Casino's pay stupid amounts of money, as it increases Casino floor traffic. Rumour is the MGM paid tens of millions for the Hatton/Mayweather purse.
d) The merchanidising stands are then open outside the venue, for days on end, so have more exposure to punters (programs sold out on Friday for Hatton v Mayweather at the stand I went to).

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:

Deserter wrote:

chris s wrote:Fight will be Las Vegas in April

What's the source fella? Only thing I've seen that implies it's on is a report on fightviews.com regarding Hopkins visiting Sultan's camp for the fight with Klitschko and inviting him to his fight against Calzaghe later in the year.

Only British press, but Times did report it and they're usually spot on.

Suprised no-one has mentioned Atlantic City.

No source but no way it can happen at Yankee stadium. It is not a big enough fight. The place would be 80% empty.

Also Golden Boy are pretty much exclusive Las Vegas for major fights

chris s wrote:

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:

Deserter wrote: What's the source fella? Only thing I've seen that implies it's on is a report on fightviews.com regarding Hopkins visiting Sultan's camp for the fight with Klitschko and inviting him to his fight against Calzaghe later in the year.

Only British press, but Times did report it and they're usually spot on.

Suprised no-one has mentioned Atlantic City.

No source but no way it can happen at Yankee stadium. It is not a big enough fight. The place would be 80% empty.

Also Golden Boy are pretty much exclusive Las Vegas for major fights

Was Cotto v Mosley Top Rank, or both?

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:

Chambers2 wrote:

Sjhndz_75 wrote:If the fight ever takes place wouldnt it make $$$$ense for the fight to take place in Wales. JC can get 50,000 + to fill the seats. Hopkins couldn't fill that many seats if he fought 4 fights in a year.

I think they can make more $$ in the UK than fighting in Yankee Stadium which I can't see happening. Hopkins doesnt have that kind of drawing power like JC does in his hometown.

B-Hop won't travel

And it's actually worth more in Vegas as:

a) HBO offer more money to have it at a better time in the US (comparing this to Wales only)
b) The Promoter(s), Sponsors and TV service can offer better "hospitality"
c) The Casino's pay stupid amounts of money, as it increases Casino floor traffic. Rumour is the MGM paid tens of millions for the Hatton/Mayweather purse.
d) The merchanidising stands are then open outside the venue, for days on end, so have more exposure to punters (programs sold out on Friday for Hatton v Mayweather at the stand I went to).

The fight could be held at 2.am in Wales.
Tens of Millions? I doubt the Casino would have paid that much.

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:

chris s wrote:

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote: Only British press, but Times did report it and they're usually spot on.

Suprised no-one has mentioned Atlantic City.

No source but no way it can happen at Yankee stadium. It is not a big enough fight. The place would be 80% empty.

Also Golden Boy are pretty much exclusive Las Vegas for major fights

Was Cotto v Mosley Top Rank, or both?

Think that was thre first joint promotion they did

It aint going to Happen in Yankee Stadium!! Come on Guys we all know that fight if it go's ahead - its happening in Vegas

If i'm wrong i'll hold my hand up

Five live just announced its to be at either Mgm grand or the mandalay bay, 11 or 12th april. Either way its an ugly fight.

ESPN Friday night fights report Hopkins as saying the fight to be in Vegas, no date yet set.