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G0mez wrote:I thought we would see like 10,000 seats go immediately, then over the course of a week or 10 days the remainder would go. For it to sell out of all the middle seats in half an hour is far more rapid than anyone forecasted.

Perhaps some lessons need to be learned by this ticket situation.

When Hatton vs Mayweather was signed, a box office in Manchester had a few thousand tickets, and they vetted them by getting fans to show stubs of previous vegas fights they had attended.

Perhaps, if there is another Froch vs at the 02, then maybe Capital FM arena get a wad of tickets so at least the scores of Nottingham fans who have supported him home and abroad, have an opportunity to get the pick of the seats they want at the price they want - rather than scrum for whatever they can get by sheer luck - and spend perhaps less or more money than they hoped.

As it stands now, guys who wanted £250 seats - had the choice of £500 seats or sit back and probably end up paying £120 for a crummy £40 ticket because a tout got in the door first.

It rubbish that the two fighters, the promotional teams and the venue, split a £40 ticket between them - and yet a tout makes double on top and pays no tax on it either.

Viagogo and all those sh*t sites need shutting down because they are touts and it encourages it. They trade behind their funky logo, when they are a touting company.

The Dark Destroyer wrote:

jessi wrote:As much as I am against the touts, the truth of the matter is matchroom underestimated the demand on this fight ! If it sold out in 4 hours ( tout companies or not ) it should of been at a football stadium ! If froch beats Kessler I guarantee the ward rematch ( if in the uk ) will be at a football stadium !
I understand the Kessler fight is a better spectacle, but the froch v ward rematch will sell 40,000 tickets no problem what so ever.

Kessler is a much bigger name here than Ward. I doubt a fight with Ward would sell any better than this.

The Dark Destroyer wrote:

jessi wrote:As much as I am against the touts, the truth of the matter is matchroom underestimated the demand on this fight ! If it sold out in 4 hours ( tout companies or not ) it should of been at a football stadium ! If froch beats Kessler I guarantee the ward rematch ( if in the uk ) will be at a football stadium !
I understand the Kessler fight is a better spectacle, but the froch v ward rematch will sell 40,000 tickets no problem what so ever.

Kessler is a much bigger name here than Ward. I doubt a fight with Ward would sell any better than this.

Alba wrote:

MacTavish wrote:I'm now looking on the bright side - can have a few mates round for a BBQ, watched the Champions League final in comfort (you just know they won't show it on the screens at the 02!) and then see the fight on the box with a great view and not up in the gods! All for a fraction of the cost

were you expecting them to show the CL final in the areana? I wasent, if they chose to do that and stopped the fights i wouldent be too happy , eff the champions league final ,this fight is worth ten of those and if any boxing fan in that areana expects them to show the game while we have to wait for a fight they need there head examined

leforge wrote:

The Dark Destroyer wrote:

jessi wrote:As much as I am against the touts, the truth of the matter is matchroom underestimated the demand on this fight ! If it sold out in 4 hours ( tout companies or not ) it should of been at a football stadium ! If froch beats Kessler I guarantee the ward rematch ( if in the uk ) will be at a football stadium !
I understand the Kessler fight is a better spectacle, but the froch v ward rematch will sell 40,000 tickets no problem what so ever.

Kessler is a much bigger name here than Ward. I doubt a fight with Ward would sell any better than this.

Ward will bring very few fans. Kessler bring 3 to 5k.

Could not have been at football stadium in London that night due to champions league. Only place would been Nottingham but Kessler team preferred London

Old bones Ian wrote:Seeing as this got sold out in minutes, any chance of an 'injury' to one of them and it being at a later date at a football club. Of course that would mean more ticket sales.

leforge wrote:

G0mez wrote:I thought we would see like 10,000 seats go immediately, then over the course of a week or 10 days the remainder would go. For it to sell out of all the middle seats in half an hour is far more rapid than anyone forecasted.

Perhaps some lessons need to be learned by this ticket situation.

When Hatton vs Mayweather was signed, a box office in Manchester had a few thousand tickets, and they vetted them by getting fans to show stubs of previous vegas fights they had attended.

Perhaps, if there is another Froch vs at the 02, then maybe Capital FM arena get a wad of tickets so at least the scores of Nottingham fans who have supported him home and abroad, have an opportunity to get the pick of the seats they want at the price they want - rather than scrum for whatever they can get by sheer luck - and spend perhaps less or more money than they hoped.

As it stands now, guys who wanted £250 seats - had the choice of £500 seats or sit back and probably end up paying £120 for a crummy £40 ticket because a tout got in the door first.

It rubbish that the two fighters, the promotional teams and the venue, split a £40 ticket between them - and yet a tout makes double on top and pays no tax on it either.

Viagogo and all those sh*t sites need shutting down because they are touts and it encourages it. They trade behind their funky logo, when they are a touting company.

Think that a good ideal about a ticket outlet in Nottingham. I been told by a mate loads of die hards have missed out. I hoping they can get from the undercard fighters.

lefthook82 wrote:pyenest77. Have faith. Tickets will come up at face value

It's not just touts either. You will see someone on here who bought tickets and his friends has flopped him at the last minute and he just wants his money back

lefthook82 wrote:pyenest77. Have faith. Tickets will come up at face value

It's not just touts either. You will see someone on here who bought tickets and his friends has flopped him at the last minute and he just wants his money back

JimJim2009 wrote:

lefthook82 wrote:pyenest77. Have faith. Tickets will come up at face value

It's not just touts either. You will see someone on here who bought tickets and his friends has flopped him at the last minute and he just wants his money back

Correct. I attended Kell Brook's last two fights at Sheffield Arena and bought both sets of tickets off ebay in the days leading up to the fights, off ebay, for less than the face value price of the ticket. Did the same for Munroe vs Quigg 1 at the Velodrome in Manchester

Old bones Ian wrote:Seeing as this got sold out in minutes, any chance of an 'injury' to one of them and it being at a later date at a football club. Of course that would mean more ticket sales.

squared circle wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Seeing as this got sold out in minutes, any chance of an 'injury' to one of them and it being at a later date at a football club. Of course that would mean more ticket sales.

Every chance. I mentioned this exact thing on another froch thread. Hearn is iffy as fook so reckon he'd be up for it but Carl is too straight

leforge wrote:

squared circle wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Seeing as this got sold out in minutes, any chance of an 'injury' to one of them and it being at a later date at a football club. Of course that would mean more ticket sales.

Every chance. I mentioned this exact thing on another froch thread. Hearn is iffy as fook so reckon he'd be up for it but Carl is too straight

This is most crap I ever heard on boxing thread.

Freiheit wrote:Last year Kessler fourght Green on the same night as the CL final. They showed football on the screens over the ring. There was NO boxing during the CL, oh what a joy it was when it went in to overtime and penalties... They even had two fights after the fights but before Kessler vs Green fight.