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Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 09:38**

From another board, quite sure its obvious who said boxer is!

Before I start, I will keep the names in this little story anonymous.

So I'm a big fan of a certain boxer who will be fighting in his biggest fight in a few weeks time and a few mates along with myself have been planning to attend the bout. So as a travel agent, I've planned and booked the flights and hotel for all 11 of us; different dates, times, hotels etc... in other words, it's been quite hard work, all in order for us to have a great few days in a foreign country (oops, a clue!) and catch the fight. Two of us went to school with another boxer who trains with the main event boxer and were promised tickets, not a problem. So we left the tickets on the internet in order for us to get them this way and promised the boxer we knew from school a few quid his way for sorting them out.

So today, my mate (James) went down to their gym to pay the cash and pick up the tickets. When he walked in, the main event boxer walked over and this was the dialogue:

Boxer: What have you got for me?
James: £2200 for 11 tickets, cheers for sorting this out. [i.e. £200 per ticket]
Boxer: Here you go
James: Do you want to count the money?
Boxer: I trust you

James opens up the envelope to see that there was indeed 11 tickets, but with the face value of $250. Todays exchange rate is 1.93 US$ to the GB£.

James: These are $250 tickets
Boxer: Yes, for my last few fights, people have been making money by selling them on the internet so I'm marking them up myself so I make some of it.

At this point, said main event boxer walks away and back to his training.

There was no 'Thanks for coming out to support me' or 'Look, I'm sorry that you didn't buy these cheaper on the internet when you had the chance - I am making about £70 per ticket compared to the face value, but times are hard for me at the moment' - nothing. James basically felt like saying "shove the tickets up your arse" but he's about 5'7" in a gym full of pretty tough characters in the middle of nowhere.

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 09:44**

Carl the cobra..what do u expect??

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 09:47**

cant be, unless he's flying to Nottingham.

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 09:53**

Clinton Woods or Joe Cal would be my guess.

Surprised at either of them if they are the culprit TBH

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 09:55**

A gym in the middle of nowhere?

Mmm....bit of a giveaway.

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 09:57**

Also, Who the fornicate is going to fly to America to watch Woods?

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 10:04**

Wales wrote:Also, Who the eff is going to fly to America to watch Woods?

Probably Spud if he can get a seat on the plane gratis..

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 10:06**

Boxer: Yes, for my last few fights, people have been making money by selling them on the internet so I'm marking them up myself so I make some of it.

Its called the 'Hatton Tax'

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 10:09**

I have one question about the validity of the post from another forum; I thought the minimum price was actually $350, $250 tickets didn't exist.

Is this correct?

And why not mention the name of the boxer, then virtually give it away. I was expecting "Momma Mia" at the end.

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 11:08**

There are $250 ticks on seetickets.com .... selling for £132 !

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 11:58**

I just find it a bit fishy that he doesn't mention his name, but then gives virtually every clue available.

I'm not even sure if Team Calzaghe have much of an allocation, as the Team Hatton 3,900 was actually part of their contract with GBP, or GBPs with MGM Mirage (which, escapes me).

I'm probably too old and synical! 8)

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 12:54**

Anyone who thinks Calzaghe would do that to make about a grand is nuts.

Posted: **18 Feb 2008, 13:06**

Sounds like nothing more than a "cute" bit of fiction.

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