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A very ambitious line up. Never mind whether it's worthy of PPV or not - that's for another thread. But we've seen fights announced before (three scheduled July bills by Al didn't happen at all...but this will make up for it) and then for all sorts of reasons, they don't happen. How many of the seven bouts listed below do you think we'll see on September 18th for the listed titles? A great night in prospect if all seven stay made.

Nathan Cleverly v Karo Murat

Kell Brook v Michael Jennings

Enzo Maccarinelli v Alexander Frenkel

Ryan Rhodes v Lukas Konecny

Darren Barker v Matthew Macklin

Derek Chisora v Sam Sexton

James DeGale v TBA (for the WBA International belt)

The one i Really cant see happening out of the scheduled fights is the MAcklin vs BArker one

Its just to good a match up between 2 World Title Prospects from the same Isles.

Really cant see it happening but if it does will be Great .

Ive went for 5 as Chisola vs Sexton i have feeling that wont happen

I hope they all go as planned though but Boxing is Boxing and we know what can happen

Im certain the Barker/Macklin bout won't happen. This is the biggest fight currently available to both fighters and is a leading domestic scrap. It'd be lunacy for both fighters respective promoters to let this take place on a rivals show.

Don' think Chisora/Sexton will happen. Heavyweight fights have a habit of falling apart lately

Brooks and Jennings has been doomed since day one so I don't anticipate that one happening neither.

I can see most of the fighters being on...but not necessarily in the listed bouts.

Yes I am too skeptical about the Barker-Macklin bout. I'd like to see Barker at a press conference confirming that he has accepted the bout.

I have a good feeling about this one. 5 will go ahead as planned.

Think the Sexton fight could go tits up, and the Barker fight I am not too comfortable with either.

Did I read somewhere Skelton may be on the under card on Friday - interesting if he becomes available as a known but jaded contigency for Chisora if Sexton falls by the wayside.

Equally, what odds McDermott fighting Chisora as a late replacement?

I don't see Barker v Macklin coming off. Can't guess who'll blink first but Hennessy is a talent agency rather than a promoter at the moment so he'll be keen for Barker to have some work.

Brook v Jennings looks the most vulnerable with Brook on an assault charge. Mick really needs to be busy.....what chance Jennings v Pryce II, if Pryce gets by Bami at weekend if Brook is unavailable?

Plus, can you count DeGale v TBA as a fight?

DavidPayne wrote:
Plus, can you count DeGale v TBA as a fight?

I was being generous - and stipulated the belt - though they would sanction a fight against anyone.

3 plus Degale v TBA so that makes 4!

And if it does fall apart will it be all over the cover of BN, or hidden away in a little box, ending with a phrase like "but no blame can be attached to Mr Legedly"?

Excluding De Gale V TBA, out of the 6 I think two will go ahead, and of the other four, we will see 3 of the home fighters in action against replacement (lesser) opposition.

The question is how many of these fights will we actually get to see on the TV?

There are some craking fights there and I would be amazed if they all went ahead. The Cleverly fight followed by the Barker/Macklin fight are my picks.

DavidPayne wrote:Did I read somewhere Skelton may be on the under card on Friday - interesting if he becomes available as a known but jaded contigency for Chisora if Sexton falls by the wayside.

Apparently Skelton has 6x3's against Lee Swaby on Friday...

JamesH wrote:

DavidPayne wrote:Did I read somewhere Skelton may be on the under card on Friday - interesting if he becomes available as a known but jaded contigency for Chisora if Sexton falls by the wayside.

Apparently Skelton has 6x3's against Lee Swaby on Friday...

Didn't swaby get done in one last week? So 28 days?

DavidPayne wrote:

JamesH wrote:

DavidPayne wrote:Did I read somewhere Skelton may be on the under card on Friday - interesting if he becomes available as a known but jaded contigency for Chisora if Sexton falls by the wayside.

Apparently Skelton has 6x3's against Lee Swaby on Friday...

Didn't swaby get done in one last week? So 28 days?

Lost on points to a guy making his debut, got done in one by Dallas a while back didn't he (pretty sure that was Swaby)

Lenny wrote:

DavidPayne wrote:

JamesH wrote: Apparently Skelton has 6x3's against Lee Swaby on Friday...

Didn't swaby get done in one last week? So 28 days?

Lost on points to a guy making his debut, got done in one by Dallas a while back didn't he (pretty sure that was Swaby)

Yep, that was former Repton am Damien Campbell.... a 35 year old debutant!

Swaby says he wasn't taking any risks in that one as he knew of the Skelton bout.

Will this sell out? Will it sell out quickly? I have only interest in Barker Macklin fight? Should I hold off buying tickets till we know for sure that Barker/Macklin is happening?

Hold off mate , there will always be a ticket available somewhere

FeargalóCuinneagáin wrote:Will this sell out? Will it sell out quickly? I have only interest in Barker Macklin fight? Should I hold off buying tickets till we know for sure that Barker/Macklin is happening?

Jennings-Brook and Barker-Macklin are the ones I think are most likely to fall through, which is unfortunate as they are the two I most want to see.

Gazmac81 wrote:Hold off mate , there will always be a ticket available somewhere

FeargalóCuinneagáin wrote:Will this sell out? Will it sell out quickly? I have only interest in Barker Macklin fight? Should I hold off buying tickets till we know for sure that Barker/Macklin is happening?

i have gone for 3, i hope i am wrong and the magnificent 7 happens. would be a great night

I think its a watse putting all 7 on that bill anyway, apart from degale not one person here would bat an eyelid if the other fights were FFN Headliners in theri own right

I don't expect Barker v Macklin to happen, nor Rhodes v Konecy. The rest I think will go ahead as planned

forcefraser wrote:The question is how many of these fights will we actually get to see on the TV?

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All 7, apparantly, thats what the Sun says.

But for that to be so, given the length of fights, they must potentially allow for a VERY long broadcast.

And if they plan a long broadcast, and the fights finish shorter, they might be stuck with long gaps in the show, or literally hours at the end with nothing live to show (although they could just cut the broadcast off early, and stick a Tom an Jerry on.)

Presumably they have roughly a fixed start time for the main event, and assume some stoppages will happen.

FeargalóCuinneagáin wrote:Will this sell out? Will it sell out quickly?

the fighters are popular enough, so will probably sell a decent ammount of tickets to their fans, but I can't see that alone selling it out.

Gavin too will draw a lot of sales, especially with it being local for his fans.

who will top the bill???