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Like myself is anyone starting to get a bit frustrated with the lack of at least one meaningful fight being added to this card yet?

After Eddie stating that he hoped to get at least 1 other world title fight on the card, so far all we have is Anthony Joshua v TBA and Kevin Mitchell v Ghislain Maduma.

With the huge stable of fighters he has, and with the huge income this night is going to generate, in my opinion us fans deserve more?

wadey wrote:Like myself is anyone starting to get a bit frustrated with the lack of at least one meaningful fight being added to this card yet?

After Eddie stating that he hoped to get at least 1 other world title fight on the card, so far all we have is Anthony Joshua v TBA and Kevin Mitchell v Ghislain Maduma.

With the huge stable of fighters he has, and with the huge income this night is going to generate, in my opinion us fans deserve more?

Eddie cares more about the money than he cares what the fans deserve. That's the way boxing is these days.

Anything spent on the undercard will be a waste to 99% of the fans. It's all about one fight.

It's about Froch Vs Groves IMO....

Less than 8 weeks to go till it's time to 'Get reaaaaaaaaady to rumble"....

ILikeBeer wrote:

wadey wrote:Like myself is anyone starting to get a bit frustrated with the lack of at least one meaningful fight being added to this card yet?

After Eddie stating that he hoped to get at least 1 other world title fight on the card, so far all we have is Anthony Joshua v TBA and Kevin Mitchell v Ghislain Maduma.

With the huge stable of fighters he has, and with the huge income this night is going to generate, in my opinion us fans deserve more?

Eddie cares more about the money than he cares what the fans deserve. That's the way boxing is these days.

Only one promoter I can think of isn't money money money is Ohashi.

why would anyone (after Froch v Kessler 2 and Froch v Groves 1) think that this PPV would have a good undercard.

Eddie wants to please the idiots who will spend £15 and stick it on last minute (after the football or something) to watch Froch v Groves and shout 'hit him' etc.

Eddie doesn't care about real boxing fans he cares about dickheads who jump on bandwagons, like those who don't even like darts but go to his darts shows cuz 'its a good crack aint it'

Froch Groves certainly wouldn't have been cheap. At least 2 world fights he tried to make fell through. Mcdonnell v Hall due to the Allegedly contract and Vasquez v Mitchell due to a cut.

He sounded like he accepted the first Froch Groves undercard wasn't great and wanted to make this one better, let's see what he does.

Mitchell IBF final eliminator

Naandrew wrote:Mitchell IBF final eliminator

Crap

There needs to be one big domestic dust up on here at least.

TopGun wrote:There needs to be one big domestic dust up on here at least.

I think the main event will do for that one. All I'd like to see is a few good, well matched fights on the bill and no eliminators.

Mitchell vs no name opponent with "IBF Eliminator tag" attached.

black panther wrote:Mitchell vs no name opponent with "IBF Eliminator tag" attached.

Ghislain Maduma's flights have already been booked.

If I remember rightly, he said there will only be 4/5 fights on the undercard and they're all big ones....

So we have AJ & Mitchell and another couple to be announced. McDonnell v Hall would be worth watching.

Do you think he would put Woodhouse on there defending for the first time? Might do a split with Coldwell! (dreaming)

heisenberg wrote:If I remember rightly, he said there will only be 4/5 fights on the undercard and they're all big ones....

So we have AJ & Mitchell and another couple to be announced. McDonnell v Hall would be worth watching.

Do you think he would put Woodhouse on there defending for the first time? Might do a split with Coldwell! (dreaming)

Mcdonnell v Hall isn't happening. He did say AJ would be in with a Skelton/Splott level guy next.

Mitchell in IBF Final Eliminator

AJ will be in against a Sexton, McDermot, Skelton, Audley type fight

Rocky Fielding vs Paul Smith if his Stieglitz fight isn't agreed

Think Coyle will be in against Woodhouse in Hull so not on show.

Got McDonnell, Yafai & Cardle, Ward, Campbell, Ryder (Maybe Injured) from the stable really.

Rest are on shows in April or May or Scotland one after.

So I have no real clue who else will be on the show.

expe wrote:

black panther wrote:Mitchell vs no name opponent with "IBF Eliminator tag" attached.

Ghislain Maduma's flights have already been booked.

Ghislain Maduma is a no name opponent. His best win is over someone ranked 150th in the world. Yet this qualifies him for the right to fight for the no.1 contender spot?

black panther wrote:

expe wrote:

black panther wrote:Mitchell vs no name opponent with "IBF Eliminator tag" attached.

Ghislain Maduma's flights have already been booked.

Ghislain Maduma is a no name opponent. His best win is over someone ranked 150th in the world. Yet this qualifies him for the right to fight for the no.1 contender spot?

that's why he said that

;;-)

Counter-puncher wrote:

black panther wrote:

expe wrote: Ghislain Maduma's flights have already been booked.

Ghislain Maduma is a no name opponent. His best win is over someone ranked 150th in the world. Yet this qualifies him for the right to fight for the no.1 contender spot?

that's why he said that

;;-)

DMA1987 wrote:Froch Groves certainly wouldn't have been cheap. At least 2 world fights he tried to make fell through. Mcdonnell v Hall due to the Allegedly contract and Vasquez v Mitchell due to a cut.

He sounded like he accepted the first Froch Groves undercard wasn't great and wanted to make this one better, let's see what he does.

Exactly, everyone seems so quick to hammer the undercard before it's even been announced! We're already being blessed with the biggest British fight in yonks! Smith v Fielding, AJ V Sprott etc would satisfy me, seems some people just love to moan!

I reckon Eddie is going to try and make this a proper all-dayer of fights with a couple of mustard showdowns before the main event.

bigB wrote:Mitchell in IBF Final Eliminator

AJ will be in against a Sexton, McDermot, Skelton, Audley type fight

Rocky Fielding vs Paul Smith if his Stieglitz fight isn't agreed

Think Coyle will be in against Woodhouse in Hull so not on show.

Got McDonnell, Yafai & Cardle, Ward, Campbell, Ryder (Maybe Injured) from the stable really.

Rest are on shows in April or May or Scotland one after.

So I have no real clue who else will be on the show.

Fielding v Smith be in Liverpool wasted in London

Ryder not on it.

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Eddie cares more about the money than he cares what the fans deserve. That's the way boxing is these days.[/quote]

As opposed to the good old days when promoters didn't want to make big profits I assume?

G0mez wrote:I reckon Eddie is going to try and make this a proper all-dayer of fights with a couple of mustard showdowns before the main event.

I agree, mate. This is not just about Froch v Groves but also about Eddie Hearns legacy on the sport. If the undercard is shite & the main event fails for whatever reason he'll be as pissed off as anyone.

He genuinely loves the sport & his place in it. He seems like a kid on Chrimbo morning.

Taansend wrote:

G0mez wrote:I reckon Eddie is going to try and make this a proper all-dayer of fights with a couple of mustard showdowns before the main event.

I agree, mate. This is not just about Froch v Groves but also about Eddie Hearns legacy on the sport. If the undercard is shite & the main event fails for whatever reason he'll be as pissed off as anyone.

He genuinely loves the sport & his place in it. He seems like a kid on Chrimbo morning.

He loves the pound note more than he loves the sport.