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pyenest77 wrote:Was thinking the same myself. Eddie seems to quote these boxers that are on the bill like its them that we want to watch & not that we want to see them in competitive fights. The fans are sick of one sided fights against smaller opponents & Argentinan tough guys.

broomy7s wrote:I'm going so thankfully I don't have to decide whether to purchase this or not. I don't think I would tho.

For me there isn't 1 50/50 fight on the bill as I think Bellew will smash Cleverly. Eddie continually thinks he can sell these massive bills because they have big names on them and 2 world title fights. Noone truly believes Quigg or Mcdonnell to be world champs. There is more 50/50 fights on the dublin bill than this.

I feel allegedly has cottoned on the fact that the punters rather a 50/50 match up looking at the 29th card and the fact he's putting his own fighters against each other. I think he's done this as he has had too where as Eddie is far to comfortable with his relationship with sky.

I am a massive matchroom fan but sadly they are far too comfortable at the moment and sky sports have created this monster by allowing a monopoly on the boxing events. Hopefully when this bombs we will see some changes.

Eddie will sprout the fact that ppv was needed to afford to pay all the boxers on this bill. Yet he's found room for a non matchroom fighter on the bill. The easy solution would've been to have 2 non ppv bills and get more money from the gates as Bellew vs Cleverly would've sold out in Liverpool regardless of the undercard.

Lastly i'm really disappointed no opponent has been named for Steven Smith yet. He deserves a step up and a challenge and i'm starting to worry that he's gonna end up in another easy fight. Look after your own fighters before adding Groves to the bill. I only hope i'm wrong and they already have a decent opponent for swift and are holding out on announcement to have a big press release to try sell the ppv.

reggaereggae wrote:

Fat Git wrote:

reggaereggae wrote:
Whatever grief Allagedly has had, often deservedly, no Brit promoter has been close to him in success.

Jack Solomons, Harry Levine, and they operated in the days of one world champion per weight category. They put on top flight shows for decades. allegedly is nowhere near their league - he is nowhere near the league of the 'cartel'.

Could you imagine if Levine and Solomons would have had four world title belts to play with?

Sorry I meant the modern era. But as I understand, in those times and later with Duff etc there was a kind of monopoly; Jewish Mafia style domination where outsiders, especially the Goyim, could not penetrate the promotional field ESP when it came to BBC televisation.

Allegedly thus had to begin in Unlicensed until the old guard got ousted as he wasn't a mensch.

Boxerbeetle wrote:Groves has relinquished his European title, according to Bob Mee on Twitter.

Will this see a reduction in the PPV price?

stujones wrote:

broomy7s wrote:I'm going so thankfully I don't have to decide whether to purchase this or not. I don't think I would tho.

For me there isn't 1 50/50 fight on the bill as I think Bellew will smash Cleverly. Eddie continually thinks he can sell these massive bills because they have big names on them and 2 world title fights. Noone truly believes Quigg or Mcdonnell to be world champs. There is more 50/50 fights on the dublin bill than this.

I feel allegedly has cottoned on the fact that the punters rather a 50/50 match up looking at the 29th card and the fact he's putting his own fighters against each other. I think he's done this as he has had too where as Eddie is far to comfortable with his relationship with sky.

I am a massive matchroom fan but sadly they are far too comfortable at the moment and sky sports have created this monster by allowing a monopoly on the boxing events. Hopefully when this bombs we will see some changes.

Eddie will sprout the fact that ppv was needed to afford to pay all the boxers on this bill. Yet he's found room for a non matchroom fighter on the bill. The easy solution would've been to have 2 non ppv bills and get more money from the gates as Bellew vs Cleverly would've sold out in Liverpool regardless of the undercard.

Lastly i'm really disappointed no opponent has been named for Steven Smith yet. He deserves a step up and a challenge and i'm starting to worry that he's gonna end up in another easy fight. Look after your own fighters before adding Groves to the bill. I only hope i'm wrong and they already have a decent opponent for swift and are holding out on announcement to have a big press release to try sell the ppv.

Not defending this as a PPV at all, but to say Clev vs Bellew isn't 50:50 is a bit harsh. Bookies cannot separate them at all, even Froch and Groves (rematch time) were separated by the bookies.

Fat Git wrote:

SMALL AXE1 wrote:Matchroom are bad for British boxing. This is rubbish.

Agreed my good man!

righthook wrote:I have said from the start I don't mind it being Ppv and I am a fan of eddie Hearn and what he has done so far but I agree with most, he talked up this card for weeks and weeks and it is only decent far from great. He should have said look it's a good solid card and I am going to charge £10.

I heard there are 3 more fights being put on the card but that for now is just hear say, so unless he does bump this card up and put another 3 quality fights on then it is not really worth £17

handsofstone wrote:

righthook wrote:I have said from the start I don't mind it being Ppv and I am a fan of eddie Hearn and what he has done so far but I agree with most, he talked up this card for weeks and weeks and it is only decent far from great. He should have said look it's a good solid card and I am going to charge £10.

I heard there are 3 more fights being put on the card but that for now is just hear say, so unless he does bump this card up and put another 3 quality fights on then it is not really worth £17

I wouldnt have thought they'd have enough time to put on another 3 fights,unless they were under 12 rounds,isnt there already about 6 or 7 twelve rounders??

Boxerbeetle wrote:

handsofstone wrote:

righthook wrote:I have said from the start I don't mind it being Ppv and I am a fan of eddie Hearn and what he has done so far but I agree with most, he talked up this card for weeks and weeks and it is only decent far from great. He should have said look it's a good solid card and I am going to charge £10.

I heard there are 3 more fights being put on the card but that for now is just hear say, so unless he does bump this card up and put another 3 quality fights on then it is not really worth £17

I wouldnt have thought they'd have enough time to put on another 3 fights,unless they were under 12 rounds,isnt there already about 6 or 7 twelve rounders??

Let's be honest though - Cleverly vs Bellew is currently the only fight on the card likely to go anywhere near 12 rounds.

rio wrote:How much was froch groves 2? Same price or more expensive?

lefty wrote:

Boxerbeetle wrote:
Let's be honest though - Cleverly vs Bellew is currently the only fight on the card likely to go anywhere near 12 rounds.

I reckon Degale-Periban will go 12. Periban looks very solid.

reggaereggae wrote:

ThereByTheGrace wrote:I really hope the consensus on this forum matches the casual fans who may just buy it based on Froch-Groves being good.

I can't believe that apart from a few Welshmen, and some chavvh Scousers., that any casual fans know these fighters exist.