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Naandrew wrote:Todays Manchester Evening News suggests it is possible for the Manchester Arena June 4th

Wow, that'd be a very underwhelming venue for such a massive fight...

Does anyone know the Sky Box Office numbers for Wlad/Fury?

Naandrew wrote:Todays Manchester Evening News suggests it is possible for the Manchester Arena June 4th

Read that. I think that's just the MEN being hopeful though.

Rob3_142 wrote:

Naandrew wrote:Todays Manchester Evening News suggests it is possible for the Manchester Arena June 4th

Wow, that'd be a very underwhelming venue for such a massive fight...

It would be the best venue. Stadium fights are crap.

steve689 wrote:Just hope Tyson isn't busy getting fat in the meantime. This has turned out to be such a weird state of events.

Tyson is now in camp with Hughie helping with sparring for his fight on the 26th, so this will act as a kind of pre-camp for him.

I'm of the opinion that the longer it takes to arrange, so long as Tyson is ticking over than the worse it is for Wlad. He turns 40 the day before Hughie's fight and he won't be any younger or faster in July!

mickey1975 wrote:

Rob3_142 wrote:

Naandrew wrote:Todays Manchester Evening News suggests it is possible for the Manchester Arena June 4th

Wow, that'd be a very underwhelming venue for such a massive fight...

It would be the best venue. Stadium fights are crap.

Maybe but this fight is an EVENT not just a fight, so a stadium is needed for something this big I mean it's 2 heavyweights collous, going at it for the biggest prize in sport and one of them English (Irishish) ?

Agree - this fight is waaaaay bigger than the MEN. Its a stadium fight for sure. Maybe not Wembley but City of Manchester / Old Trafford etc.

I'm still hoping its in Germany as its a great weekend away and as much as I like Manchester its not the same!

BigSexy wrote:

Naandrew wrote:Todays Manchester Evening News suggests it is possible for the Manchester Arena June 4th

Read that. I think that's just the MEN being hopeful though.

Only holds 19000. Too small

I think there's little to no chance it's around Manchester. For me, it'll be Germany again.

mickey1975 wrote:

Rob3_142 wrote:

Naandrew wrote:Todays Manchester Evening News suggests it is possible for the Manchester Arena June 4th

Wow, that'd be a very underwhelming venue for such a massive fight...

It would be the best venue. Stadium fights are crap.

plus it's my way so I'd 100% go

steve689 wrote:Just hope Tyson isn't busy getting fat in the meantime. This has turned out to be such a weird state of events.

getting ? he's hardly ripped is he .

rd350lc wrote:

steve689 wrote:Just hope Tyson isn't busy getting fat in the meantime. This has turned out to be such a weird state of events.

getting ? he's hardly ripped is he .

Don't make much difference on his boxing ability.

Rexob wrote:

rd350lc wrote:

steve689 wrote:Just hope Tyson isn't busy getting fat in the meantime. This has turned out to be such a weird state of events.

getting ? he's hardly ripped is he .

Don't make much difference on his boxing ability.

Didn't mention that

BigSexy wrote:I think there's little to no chance it's around Manchester. For me, it'll be Germany again.

What makes you so sure that it won't be Manchester?

Would love it to be in Germany again! Fingers crossed.

MacTavish wrote:

BigSexy wrote:I think there's little to no chance it's around Manchester. For me, it'll be Germany again.

What makes you so sure that it won't be Manchester?

Would love it to be in Germany again! Fingers crossed.

Lack of reasonable sized venue. Living in Manchester, I'd love it to be here on my doorstep, but I just can't see where it will be. Arena seems too small, Etihad booked up with gigs this summer, doesn't seem to be much talk of it being at Old Trafford which is probably too big anyway. Old Trafford Cricket ground full of, well Cricket obviously, and gigs.

Love to be wrong on this.

Seems we're looking at June 4th and possibly in Vienna according to The Mirror.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/ty ... ko-7549702

Hennessy is a canny lad, but this stadium excuse is rubbish. You find one free on the date, book it and sell the tickets. allegedly manages to do it. So did Frank Maloney.

keithmoonhangover wrote:Hennessy is a canny lad, but this stadium excuse is rubbish. You find one free on the date, book it and sell the tickets. allegedly manages to do it. So did Frank Maloney.

The tv dates between Germany and England matching are probably the biggest stumbling block. Especially with the Euro's on all summer and Camp Eddie putting on PPV every five minutes.

Cholo_cws wrote:Seems we're looking at June 4th and possibly in Vienna according to The Mirror.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/ty ... ko-7549702

Klagenfurt is quite far form Vienna - I am taking the throwing of venues around with a pinch of salt - just want the fight to get made!

Appreciate Klitschko trains in Austria, but I just don't see a fight of such magnitude taking place there. That said, with the Fury's anything is possible.

The ground only holds 32,000 as well - is that big enough for Klit?

BigSexy wrote:Appreciate Klitschko trains in Austria, but I just don't see a fight of such magnitude taking place there. That said, with the Fury's anything is possible.

I agree with the magnitude, but the first fight was a stinker and as a boxing fan, I am in no hurry to see a repeat. When Wlad rematched Tony Thompson it was in Switzerland. Maybe that's a indication.

As long as its in Europe for a PROPER LADZ weekend where you can get on the beers and have plenty of top quality BANTZ then I don't care!

keithmoonhangover wrote:

BigSexy wrote:Appreciate Klitschko trains in Austria, but I just don't see a fight of such magnitude taking place there. That said, with the Fury's anything is possible.

I agree with the magnitude, but the first fight was a stinker and as a boxing fan, I am in no hurry to see a repeat. When Wlad rematched Tony Thompson it was in Switzerland. Maybe that's a indication.

Very good point. Maybe they are downgrading the venue accordingly.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:

BigSexy wrote:Appreciate Klitschko trains in Austria, but I just don't see a fight of such magnitude taking place there. That said, with the Fury's anything is possible.

I agree with the magnitude, but the first fight was a stinker and as a boxing fan, I am in no hurry to see a repeat. When Wlad rematched Tony Thompson it was in Switzerland. Maybe that's a indication.

Very good point. Maybe they are downgrading the venue accordingly.

Very true. Good points there which I hadn't really considered.