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Any news on the under card? Just hope it's a decent one seeing as it's ppv

Steven_b96 wrote:Any news on the under card? Just hope it's a decent one seeing as it's ppv

It wont be decent, if it was decent Sky would be banging on about it already. I would be amazed if there was any world title fights on the undercard .

Just imagine being sat in the upper tier or in the corners at Wembley watching this shite card , no thanks

Naandrew wrote:

SteveO wrote:

maverick23 wrote:I think the whole show has to be done and dusted by 10.

Do you know for a fact that the show has to be finished by 10pm?
Good news for me if that's true because of the travelling involved.

Think it has to because of the council and the number of people there.

So the main event will start about 8-830 UK time?

sammy95 wrote:Simion lost every round to Selby 4 years ago

If I remember rightly he came on strong and have Selby a good tussle. It was a decent fight.

Taansend wrote:

Naandrew wrote:

SteveO wrote: Do you know for a fact that the show has to be finished by 10pm?
Good news for me if that's true because of the travelling involved.

Think it has to because of the council and the number of people there.

So the main event will start about 8-830 UK time?

No - Hearn has since come out and said the main event will start at 10pm

maverick23 wrote:

Taansend wrote:

Naandrew wrote:
Think it has to because of the council and the number of people there.

So the main event will start about 8-830 UK time?

No - Hearn has since come out and said the main event will start at 10pm

Thanks Mate.

As soon as I find out which US channel is showing it I'm going to hit sports bars & ask them to show it & I'll get a shitload of people down there. 5pm US Eastern is a good time for drinking

Taansend wrote:

sammy95 wrote:Simion lost every round to Selby 4 years ago

If I remember rightly he came on strong and have Selby a good tussle. It was a decent fight.

I watched it again a week or so ago, after another similar comment to yours. And, to be fair to Simion he came to win and constantly walked forward...however I still expected better after all the talk by Quigg, and even more so if this fight is chief support.

chrisnew86 wrote:

Steven_b96 wrote:Any news on the under card? Just hope it's a decent one seeing as it's ppv

It wont be decent, if it was decent Sky would be banging on about it already. I would be amazed if there was any world title fights on the undercard .

Just imagine being sat in the upper tier or in the corners at Wembley watching this shite card , no thanks

I'm in the upper tier on a corner, but I'll probably still watch all of the undercard. Its a shame that Hearn isn't using this event to drive boxing as a whole to the masses, rather than just Joshua.

Chunky being co-main last time at Wembley did him the world of good.

Has Klitschko ever had a decent undercard in recent years?

forcefraser wrote:Has Klitschko ever had a decent undercard in recent years?

That is entirely dependant on whether you like Rod Stewart or the Scorpions

Steven_b96 wrote:Any news on the under card? Just hope it's a decent one seeing as it's ppv

There is no need as its a "stacked" main event!

Kelly, okolie and Cordina been added with two more to be announced

lympians Lawrence Okolie, Joe Cordina and Josh Kelly have been added the undercard for the Heavyweight blockbuster between Anthony Joshua MBE and Wladimir Klitschko on April 29 at Wembley Stadium Connected by EE, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

The trio represented Team GB in Rio last summer before turning to the paid ranks, with Okolie the first to make his debut and in spectacular fashion in Manchester earlier this month.

Kelly will make his pro bow next weekend in Glasgow on the undercard of Ricky Burns’ World Super-Lightweight title unification battle with Julius Indongo, while Welshman Cordina steps through the ropes for the first time for money a week later in Liverpool where Martin Murray and Gabriel Rosado top the bill in a tasty Middleweight battle.

One of the fighters will follow in Joshua’s footsteps and open the show, just like the London 2012 gold medal hero did in 2014 before Carl Froch knocked out George Groves.

Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that the trio will draw lots ahead of the event, with the man that picks number one out grabbing the first spot on the bill while numbers two and three will be TV floats.

“I’m delighted to add these outstanding young fighters to a historic night of boxing at Wembley on April 29. In terms of platform and experience, there is no better stage for their career. It was nearly three years ago that Anthony Joshua kicked the night off at Wembley Stadium for Froch v Groves II and I believe all three of these fighters have the ability to headline there in years to come. We will draw numbers on fight week with the number one spot kicking off the night and the other two sitting tight for the knock on the changing room door as the huge 90,000 crowd begins to build.”

sammy95 wrote:

chrisnew86 wrote:

Steven_b96 wrote:Any news on the under card? Just hope it's a decent one seeing as it's ppv

It wont be decent, if it was decent Sky would be banging on about it already. I would be amazed if there was any world title fights on the undercard .

Just imagine being sat in the upper tier or in the corners at Wembley watching this shite card , no thanks

I'm in the upper tier on a corner, but I'll probably still watch all of the undercard. Its a shame that Hearn isn't using this event to drive boxing as a whole to the masses, rather than just Joshua.

Chunky being co-main last time at Wembley did him the world of good.

I didn't mean any disrespect mate, its just not my cup of tea.

Hope you have a good un

Taansend wrote:

maverick23 wrote:

Taansend wrote:
So the main event will start about 8-830 UK time?

No - Hearn has since come out and said the main event will start at 10pm

Thanks Mate.

As soon as I find out which US channel is showing it I'm going to hit sports bars & ask them to show it & I'll get a shitload of people down there. 5pm US Eastern is a good time for drinking

Hard to find a sports bar that televised premium cable. I think the last one I saw was Morrison/truth Williams.

As mentioned a stacked undercard just won't make sense from a business point. Klitschko-Joshua and their entourages will be wanting the lions share. This is why everyone gets excited about a big money fight.. Everyone closely involved to the 2fighters knows what's coming ££

Big payday, big tax, this will hit all involved more if there is a stellar undercard. And as mentioned above klitschko is dear.

Plus, this event will earn its dough off klitschko-Joshua alone, mostly rank casuals will buy this, And if they are in the arena of watching at home most will be boozing and chatting and not giving a damn about the card until Joshua comes out..

So in eddies brain he's thinking why pay out all this dough for a stacked card when the casual market is much bigger than the hardcore market, and they will lap this up cos they are all aj fanboys.

sammy95 wrote:

Taansend wrote:

sammy95 wrote:Simion lost every round to Selby 4 years ago

If I remember rightly he came on strong and have Selby a good tussle. It was a decent fight.

I watched it again a week or so ago, after another similar comment to yours. And, to be fair to Simion he came to win and constantly walked forward...however I still expected better after all the talk by Quigg, and even more so if this fight is chief support.

They were talking big before his fight on the last AJ card and they brought up a super bantamweight ( something I said they would do at the time.)

Simon is an opponent I would have liked Josh Warringtin to face around two years ago. But for a main support for a Wembley card it is crap.

I was actually hopeful for Groves v Chudinov or the McDonnell v solis rematch.

Oiky wrote:As mentioned a stacked undercard just won't make sense from a business point. Klitschko-Joshua and their entourages will be wanting the lions share. This is why everyone gets excited about a big money fight.. Everyone closely involved to the 2fighters knows what's coming ££

Big payday, big tax, this will hit all involved more if there is a stellar undercard. And as mentioned above klitschko is dear.

Plus, this event will earn its dough off klitschko-Joshua alone, mostly rank casuals will buy this, And if they are in the arena of watching at home most will be boozing and chatting and not giving a damn about the card until Joshua comes out..

So in eddies brain he's thinking why pay out all this dough for a stacked card when the casual market is much bigger than the hardcore market, and they will lap this up cos they are all aj fanboys.

The thing is it doesn't cost loads to do a decent undercard anyway depending on your home fighters, the promotion is going to make a fortune.

Then again who ever said " How good was that Klitschko undercard"

NO ONE

Naandrew wrote:

Oiky wrote:As mentioned a stacked undercard just won't make sense from a business point. Klitschko-Joshua and their entourages will be wanting the lions share. This is why everyone gets excited about a big money fight.. Everyone closely involved to the 2fighters knows what's coming ££

Big payday, big tax, this will hit all involved more if there is a stellar undercard. And as mentioned above klitschko is dear.

Plus, this event will earn its dough off klitschko-Joshua alone, mostly rank casuals will buy this, And if they are in the arena of watching at home most will be boozing and chatting and not giving a damn about the card until Joshua comes out..

So in eddies brain he's thinking why pay out all this dough for a stacked card when the casual market is much bigger than the hardcore market, and they will lap this up cos they are all aj fanboys.

The thing is it doesn't cost loads to do a decent undercard anyway depending on your home fighters, the promotion is going to make a fortune.

Then again who ever said " How good was that Klitschko undercard"

NO ONE

Both true points

Naandrew wrote:

Oiky wrote:As mentioned a stacked undercard just won't make sense from a business point. Klitschko-Joshua and their entourages will be wanting the lions share. This is why everyone gets excited about a big money fight.. Everyone closely involved to the 2fighters knows what's coming ££

Big payday, big tax, this will hit all involved more if there is a stellar undercard. And as mentioned above klitschko is dear.

Plus, this event will earn its dough off klitschko-Joshua alone, mostly rank casuals will buy this, And if they are in the arena of watching at home most will be boozing and chatting and not giving a damn about the card until Joshua comes out..

So in eddies brain he's thinking why pay out all this dough for a stacked card when the casual market is much bigger than the hardcore market, and they will lap this up cos they are all aj fanboys.

The thing is it doesn't cost loads to do a decent undercard anyway depending on your home fighters, the promotion is going to make a fortune.

Then again who ever said " How good was that Klitschko undercard"

NO ONE

Yep Klitschko undercards are always dreadful, shame but true. Just money grabbing by all involved and Klitschko is right at the top of that list. If they even released £300k they could have put on a few decent British scraps. As it is it's atrocious. What will Quigg be on vs Simion? £60-80k max? Ticking over fight can't see him getting wads for it. The promotion itself is worth maybe £15m and the undercard looks like a small hall nothing card. Embarassing.

chrisnew86 wrote:

sammy95 wrote:

chrisnew86 wrote:
It wont be decent, if it was decent Sky would be banging on about it already. I would be amazed if there was any world title fights on the undercard .

Just imagine being sat in the upper tier or in the corners at Wembley watching this shite card , no thanks

I'm in the upper tier on a corner, but I'll probably still watch all of the undercard. Its a shame that Hearn isn't using this event to drive boxing as a whole to the masses, rather than just Joshua.

Chunky being co-main last time at Wembley did him the world of good.

I didn't mean any disrespect mate, its just not my cup of tea.

Hope you have a good un

No, no disrespect at all mate! Just saying that I am one of the mugs that will be in the upper tiers watching a Quigg mismatch (in my opinion, I know many disagree), and the Olympians against standard early career bouts. Let's just hope there is a bar nearby!!

Defo get the feeling a fight planned for this card has fallen through. The olympians are out 1 & 2 weeks before this and Eddie has said 4 championship fights and 1 4/6 rounder was the plan for this card.

Luke Campbell against Darleys Perez has just been announced for the show as an eliminator for the WBA title. A reasonable fight but underwhelming for the card.

maverick23 wrote:Luke Campbell against Darleys Perez has just been announced for the show as an eliminator for the WBA title. A reasonable fight but underwhelming for the card.

Perez on three weeks notice, unranked by the WBA and the last time he made lightweight was in 2015 against Crolla. This fight is going to make a fortune and the card's absolute dross.

ozzy1875 wrote:

maverick23 wrote:Luke Campbell against Darleys Perez has just been announced for the show as an eliminator for the WBA title. A reasonable fight but underwhelming for the card.

Perez on three weeks notice, unranked by the WBA and the last time he made lightweight was in 2015 against Crolla. This fight is going to make a fortune and the card's absolute dross.

I'm not saying it's a great fight but I bet the fight has been on the cards for a while and just announced now so he's had longer then 3 weeks I'm sure.