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robpalmer135 wrote:

DavidPayne wrote:Rob,

I want you to come on here on the 13th at about 3pm and tell me honestly whether you are buzzing about the fight and whether every friend, family member and work colleague has asked you about the fight in the preceding 48 hours.

If you can answer no to either of those questions I'll buy you a pint and a bag of crisps at some future point.

I can almost guarantee that over the next 8-10 weeks the nation will be aware of this fight and everyone from Auntie Jean to Donald the postman will have asked you, as a boxing fan, what you think.

It's going to be huge.

My girlfriend is in an airport going to australia today, she saw the yellow bar on sky in the lounge about the fight and sent me a text saying "audley harrison lol". she knows nothing about boxing, she once asked me about amir hammed.

i was speaking my mates this weekend who are casual sports fans. watch valuev but not ruiz. watched hatton vs mayweather but not hatton vs pacquiao. when i told them audley one of them looked at my shocked and one of them laughed.

i havent seen a posative reaction to this fight from one friend or family member.

if you no who audley harrison is, you know how bad he is. just because you have heard of someone doesnt mean your going to pay £15 to watch it.

DavidPayne wrote:

Josh1111 wrote:

DavidPayne wrote:Rob,

I want you to come on here on the 13th at about 3pm and tell me honestly whether you are buzzing about the fight and whether every friend, family member and work colleague has asked you about the fight in the preceding 48 hours.

If you can answer no to either of those questions I'll buy you a pint and a bag of crisps at some future point.

I can almost guarantee that over the next 8-10 weeks the nation will be aware of this fight and everyone from Auntie Jean to Donald the postman will have asked you, as a boxing fan, what you think.

It's going to be huge.

I agree completely, an all british heavyweight world title fight will get the whole nation going, but after 6 minutes and the fight is all over, people will ask why?

I think Haye will last longer than that.

DavidPayne wrote:

robpalmer135 wrote:

DavidPayne wrote:Rob,

I want you to come on here on the 13th at about 3pm and tell me honestly whether you are buzzing about the fight and whether every friend, family member and work colleague has asked you about the fight in the preceding 48 hours.

If you can answer no to either of those questions I'll buy you a pint and a bag of crisps at some future point.

I can almost guarantee that over the next 8-10 weeks the nation will be aware of this fight and everyone from Auntie Jean to Donald the postman will have asked you, as a boxing fan, what you think.

It's going to be huge.

My girlfriend is in an airport going to australia today, she saw the yellow bar on sky in the lounge about the fight and sent me a text saying "audley harrison lol". she knows nothing about boxing, she once asked me about amir hammed.

i was speaking my mates this weekend who are casual sports fans. watch valuev but not ruiz. watched hatton vs mayweather but not hatton vs pacquiao. when i told them audley one of them looked at my shocked and one of them laughed.

i havent seen a posative reaction to this fight from one friend or family member.

if you no who audley harrison is, you know how bad he is. just because you have heard of someone doesnt mean your going to pay £15 to watch it.

You underestimate both guys ability to evoke a response in the public and you underestimate Barry Hearn.

King Geedorah wrote:

yiddo14 wrote:

King Geedorah wrote:Good news. People will moan but that is going to be the case until Haye takes on a Klit. Adamek was cut in his last one so may be touch-and-go, Arreola is fat and useless, people may say the same for Big Aud but he is a Brit and the fight will sell massively over here once they both start flapping their gums.

The wondering, often meandering tribe of Big Aud' is back in business, the chosen one has come down from the mountain and he has two stone tablets, his left and right hands, and a message for the people -- "I can do it!"

Come on Big Aud!

I'm a Haye fan also so this is great news

Adamek being cut is a valid reason. Arreola may be fat but tell me who would you put your house on if he were to fight Audley? Exactly.
People can slate Chagaev, Chambers, Arreola and the likes but fact is if these guys were to fight Audley, they would beat him comfortably thats why this fight is a letdown.

I could name 10 heavyweights that are currently available that would beat Audley-
Chagaev, Povetkin, Thompson, Valuev, Arreola, Solis, Helenius, Johnson, Gomez and Ustinov.
Then you have Pulev, Pianeta, Sexton, Holyfield, Chisora, Rahman, Barrett, Banks and probably 5 or 6 others that would provide a 50/50 fight with Big Aud.

Still, it's signed and sealed now. Wonder how the purse is going to be split?

That has absolutely nothing to do with this PPV fight, it is a question of pragmatics. Haye is on good money and is now a PPV fighter. Who is the best bet when it comes to shifting units for this fight? Arreola? A guy who is named after something you find on breasts and has a huge pair of tits of his own. Yeah, he'll have the PPVs flying out.

Chagaev. Hey guys, look at the highlights of this guy's last major fight, he looked terrible against Wlad and barely landed a shot but we'll also throw in some footage of his win over Kali Meehan, that will really get the PPVs flying out.

It is not a case of who could beat Audley, it is a case of who can out-sell Audley when it comes to making the this fight lucrative, and none of the names you mention, bar Holyfield, would fit that bill.

People have the wrong perspective on this fight. It makes sense for a number of reasons.

Haye is going to be slated no matter who he fights as he put so much store into fighting the Klits. This fight makes sense and will be a domestic blockbuster. Bruno was perceived to have little chance against Lewis but the fight caught on as you had a good guy versus a bad guy, in this one you have to guys who occupy both positions depending on perspective. It is a natural fight to make, more so than the ones you've mooted.

I'd prefer to see Haye take on Wlad or Vitali but in this day and age Harrison, Arreola and even Chagaev are much of a muchness.

robpalmer135 wrote:

DavidPayne wrote:

robpalmer135 wrote: My girlfriend is in an airport going to australia today, she saw the yellow bar on sky in the lounge about the fight and sent me a text saying "audley harrison lol". she knows nothing about boxing, she once asked me about amir hammed.

i was speaking my mates this weekend who are casual sports fans. watch valuev but not ruiz. watched hatton vs mayweather but not hatton vs pacquiao. when i told them audley one of them looked at my shocked and one of them laughed.

i havent seen a posative reaction to this fight from one friend or family member.

if you no who audley harrison is, you know how bad he is. just because you have heard of someone doesnt mean your going to pay £15 to watch it.

You underestimate both guys ability to evoke a response in the public and you underestimate Barry Hearn.

have you had mates genuinley tell you there looking forward to the fight that dont follow boxing. cos i havent. just has the opposite. i am convince the fight fails to meet hayes financuial expectations.

Tommy Gunn13 wrote:

black panther wrote:

Cardiff-Lad1 wrote: 7/2. Not 2/7.

people made the same mistake with Martinez though.....

Sorry mate but no bookies worth their salt would be offering odds of 7/2 for Haye to win by ko:

http://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/david ... of-victory

Thats what i thought to good to be true odds 7/2 on a haye KO...

DavidPayne wrote:My mates haven't been told abut it yet. However, perhaps you'd like to tell me how many of my mates would have even heard about it had Haye signed to fight Arreola, Adamek or Chagaev. They wouldn't even notice. By jimminee, they'll notice this by the time it comes around.

King Geedorah wrote:It is ironic that a significant number of posters are posting lots of posts about just how uninterested people will be in this one. If first day posting activity is anything to go by then the fight will do well enough.

robpalmer135 wrote:

DavidPayne wrote:My mates haven't been told abut it yet. However, perhaps you'd like to tell me how many of my mates would have even heard about it had Haye signed to fight Arreola, Adamek or Chagaev. They wouldn't even notice. By jimminee, they'll notice this by the time it comes around.

none of the would know who Ruiz is but it still got 20,000 at the MEN and did well on PPV.

They will notice but they will just laugh it off. you have to be a complete retard to spend £15 on this.

dberry wrote:Does Josh1111 really look after child molesterer?

dberry wrote:Does Josh1111 really look after child molesterer?

King Geedorah wrote:

HomeOfBritishBoxing wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8968472.stm

haye to KO fraudley in 2

Didn't you go for Haye in one the other day? By fight night you'll have joined the righteous tribe and will be going for Big Aud' on points.

* Apologies if you didn't go for Haye in one.

Roars Like Me wrote:I can see Harrison having 'setbacks' in his preperation due to his 'damaged shoulder' causing postponements until Haye says 'get lost then ya bottler' or offer that as an excuse if he does face him..

Cardiff-Lad1 wrote:Skybet are offering 7/2 on a Haye win via KO. Surely like having free money????

Josh1111 wrote:They're actually going to make it a pay per view. I certainly wont be paying for it

exittored wrote:

Roars Like Me wrote:I can see Harrison having 'setbacks' in his preperation due to his 'damaged shoulder' causing postponements until Haye says 'get lost then ya bottler' or offer that as an excuse if he does face him..

Yeah like David Haye never ever pulls outs of fights :)

HomeOfBritishBoxing wrote:

Cardiff-Lad1 wrote:Skybet are offering 7/2 on a Haye win via KO. Surely like having free money????

it is 11/4 not 7/2