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12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 06:29
by freddydoesdallas
According to this article
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/s ... misconduct
That seems like an awful lot. Has anyone here purchased any?
Fury also taping his mouth closed for all pressers

Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 06:49
by DMA1987
I would be shocked if that figure was correct.
I've not heard anybody talking about it at all.
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 06:54
by mfc_se15
Didn't even know the Excel could be set up to hold that many for boxing. Its a massive site but still surprised. I've been there 3 times for boxing and its always been on a smaller scale. Will be a nightmare getting away after if there are going to be that many people there.
What is capacity for this fight then?
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 07:00
by whiteboy
mfc_se15 wrote:Didn't even know the Excel could be set up to hold that many for boxing. Its a massive site but still surprised. I've been there 3 times for boxing and its always been on a smaller scale. Will be a nightmare getting away after if there are going to be that many people there.
What is capacity for this fight then?
I think FW said if they don't get 20k in they haven't done their job properly! I have no desire to be amongst a boxing crowd of that size attempting to leave the Excel at night!!
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 07:00
by freddydoesdallas
That's what i thought and why i posted the link to it. I've been over to eventim and i could buy 6 tickets in all price categories so it does seem to be a bit of bending the truth.
I'd imagine that figure is going to be bigger than the actual capacity on the night
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 07:10
by mullenman
the excel can hold twenty thousand but there is not way the 12.5 have been sold already.
they could not even half fill the copperbox when all these fighters were there
Frank has never talked about what a mess the copperbox fights were,,,
Really good looking card if all the fights happen, (which they wont)
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 07:12
by Gazmac81
i actually know a boy from up here in Paisley thats going down with a few folk for a Birthday night out
Dont think hes taking 12000 though :)
i hope the show does well though and all the main fights stay on the bill.
im surprised though that folk book in advance these days for fight with run of pull outs in heavyweights
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 07:29
by freddydoesdallas
Gazmac81 wrote:i actually know a boy from up here in Paisley thats going down with a few folk for a Birthday night out
Dont think hes taking 12000 though :)
i hope the show does well though and all the main fights stay on the bill.
im surprised though that folk book in advance these days for fight with run of pull outs in heavyweights
It does look a cracking card but like you say, after recent events you don't know how it will actually look on fight night. No way i'd pay up as early as this.
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 07:59
by Boxerbeetle
Could they be counting the tickets sold for the cancelled date that weren't refunded?
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 08:17
by Sklar
I think so.
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 09:39
by JimJim2009
I think they're counting the number of fights that have fallen through over the past 18 months.
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 09:46
by Maxsplit
Boxerbeetle wrote:Could they be counting the tickets sold for the cancelled date that weren't refunded?
When the last fight fell through you had 3 options
1) use your ticket and see event minus Fury, Chisora/Ustinov (I did this with ringside tickets

)
2) get a full refund
3) keep for rescheduled event
So for all those in category 3 the ticket sales HAVE to necessarily include them.
Looking at the Eventim site and available seating plan a quick count up of the blocks of empty seats and I would say 12,500 is accurate. What looks less accurate is that there are 7500 seats still available.
Where are these going to be magic-ed from?!?
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 14:54
by Black Sam Bellamy
Apparently Terry Flannagan is fighting Stehpen Ormond. Plus there's Skeete against Gavin. Has the makings of a great night.
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 16:17
by expe
Black Sam Bellamy wrote:Apparently Terry Flannagan is fighting Stehpen Ormond. Plus there's Skeete against Gavin. Has the makings of a great night.
That fight seems likely, but going off Packie Collins twitter, Ormond's headlining a show over here, so it doesn't sound like it's on the undercard, hope it is though.
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 16:39
by gobbles
"the match-up has sold 12,500 tickets so far"
Maybe they are counting what was sold at Wembley and in Manchester
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 24 Sep 2014, 00:40
by righthook
This card deserves to be a sell out the bill looks amazing but I can't help but think at least 2 of the fights won't happen! Iv also heard that the eubank fight is far from signed.
It's easy to announce fights without contracts signed! I hope they all go ahead and we have an amazing night of boxing but I'm not counting my chickens just yet
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 24 Sep 2014, 02:50
by Bleak
Is it true all the 40. 50 tickets are gone
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 24 Sep 2014, 03:07
by Sklar
Don't forget that all the tickets issued to fighters on the card are classed as sold. So Frankie will have so many, Bradley, Eubanks, Saunders, etc, etc.. That soon adds up.
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 24 Sep 2014, 08:47
by ILikeBeer
Seems odd. Wasn't there reports that the fight wasn't selling well when it was scheduled for Manchester?
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 24 Sep 2014, 09:59
by ste1983
Bleak wrote:Is it true all the 40. 50 tickets are gone
No the 40's aren't far off I've just had a look but theres a whole side that will be 80s and 50s (block 1 if you look at the seating plan) still to be put on sale
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 24 Sep 2014, 14:29
by Andrew
Black Sam Bellamy wrote:Apparently Terry Flannagan is fighting Stehpen Ormond. Plus there's Skeete against Gavin. Has the makings of a great night.
That should be a very good fight. Then again remember how great the Fury Chisora 2 card in. Manchester was at one point.
Derry Mathews v Flanagan
Liam Walsh v Gary Sykes
Fury v Chisora
Hope all fights come off
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 24 Sep 2014, 15:49
by Finn
Im hoping to pick up 6-8 tickets on tuesday
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 25 Sep 2014, 08:18
by freddydoesdallas
Mr tbc might be in demand for this card
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 25 Sep 2014, 08:24
by ste1983
freddydoesdallas wrote:
Mr tbc might be in demand for this card
I don't get when people say that about Warren cards, if anything its the other way round Warren announces opponents too early!
Matchroom cards have plenty off TBA leading up to fight week usually but Hearn doesn't get the same treatment.
Re: 12.5k Tickets Sold for Fury v Chisora...
Posted: 25 Sep 2014, 08:28
by mullenman
Hearn is the best promoter in the UK by a mile,
this is the last straw with me a FW cards if this fight does not happen
bn ation in the bin in my eyes and my mrs will be happier than anybody when i cancel it