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No way they can justify this as PPV.
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No way they can justify this as PPV.
I ALMOST booked tickets for this earlier today on the basis that Bellew was going to be fighting Clev. Thank fuck I didn't and plumped for the ppv instead.
Fighting Aleksy Kuziemsi instead.
Be interesting to see what Sky do with this...
Gutted mate Tony will be too might not get a shot like this again, that cunt Brehmers fault, was apparently getting paid 300k the tit.
Only in boxing this crap pisses me off. Proper gutted :mad:
NO way they can justify 15 quid for this shite, i no not Warren or Skys faullt but jesus, this will be a joke if you have to pay for this shower of shite.Quote:
Originally Posted by boxingbantz
Gotta feel a bit sorry for Cleverly too. Even if he is Welsh. This whole debacle has ruined what would've been the night of his career. Beating some bum from Poland, even if he is ranked by the WBO, won't have the same shine to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by skel1983
Fuck's sake. Why aren't they just doing the Bellew fight regardless? No way this should be PPV. Braehmer is such a knob. :mad:
I bought my ticket mainly for the Groves V Degale fight but was looking forward to seeing how Cleverly would handle the step up, Bellew stepping in was a decent consolation although it was no world title fight the animosity between them made it very appealing.
This new change of opponent is pretty disappointing. I feel sorry for everyone staying home to watch it if it is PPV cant see how it can be justified a few years ago it would have surely been standard sky sports show.
I hope this opponent turns out to be a nightmare and makes a fight of it.
Frank Warren is a even greedier cunt.
Come back itv always forgiven!!!!!
Britain and sky always fuck it up
clev had the option of fighting bellew at a catch weight and he chose not to
i would say if he asked every one of the fans what they would like to him to do i reckon they would say the bellew fight
Catchweight would have been good, dont see why he wouldnt have taken itQuote:
Originally Posted by erics44
I don't know if it was mandated that they had to fight for a title given the promotion, but I figure people would rather pay out to see Cleverly take on Bellew at 180 or something than some random European bloke who not even I've heard of & I'm a neek on this kind of shit. I probably won't pay for it now, might just head to sports cafe & watch it there
That is a good point mate, tickets for the event and the PPV would of been sold on the basis of a World Title fight, so there could of been some legal problems maybe for Warren if the Bellew fight went ahead at a catch weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by JazMerkin
If they keep this fight as PPV it speaks volumes of what they think about Khan.
More realistically it speaks volumes on the preorders of the DeGale vs Groves fight.
While there at it may swell make every boxing match from now on a ppv!!!
Even the nobodies. And mugs buy it!
Degale vs groves isn't worth a 5 pound note and if I know Clevs going to win then I'll watch it free on utube nxt day. Man I'm more pumped for froch Johnson and it's fucking free!!!
Except in reality Sky appear to have scored a massive own goal there. Khan still managed to sell 60,000+ PPVs on a no-name station with less than a week of promotion, earning himself about £500k as opposed to the £150k Sky offered. So they've managed to alienate the biggest boxing star likely for the forseeable future (assuming Haye retires as promised) by treating him like shit. The only reason Warren won't get the same treatment is the sheer volume of fighters he's got.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0james0
Anybody see the press conference? I think Warren saw the domestic potential of this fight down the road and promptly shit canned it. He owns both fighters.
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Originally Posted by Dropanuke
i have a feeling degale groves could be a cracking fight and if any fight is worth paying extra for i think it could be that one
I've posted it on twitter before but apart from fights like Lewis vs Tyson, Pac vs Mayweather, Haye vs Wladimir, no other fights should be ppv. Especially a fights between two boxers who haven't even had thirty fights between them.
PPVs used to mean something, now they are thrown around willy nilly.
Bellew had to lose 20lbs, apparently.
Wowsers.
Definitely the right decision to pull him out. That shit is insane.
I don't think Bellew was bullshitting about trying to make the fight but he sure did a great job of hyping the whole bill. Frank must love him. And it's blatantly obvious who Cleverly's first defence will be against.
I wouldnt give Warren the steam off my piss at the best of times, but this bill is total shite.
Should be free, a good domestic dust up in Degale v Groves , the rest is crap.