Pavlik vs Hopkins:Poor ticket sales?

[Lance Uppercut]

A couple of Fridays ago, I waited all day to buy tickets to Pavlik vs Hopkins. They went on sale at noon, and I used the two pronged approach: calling ticket master and using the internet. I got through immediately and was about to purchase a pair of tickets in 100 level, centered on the ring.("best available" option) However, I decided not to buy the tickets after being informed that the normally $500 a tickets were raised to $700 piece.

Anyway, I checked back today, and the same pair of tickets("best available" 100 level) are still available. And this pair is that pair that is recommended to anyone who clicks “best available” 100 level seats.


And another thing, while on the phone with a ticketmaster guy waiting for the tickets to go on sale, I was informed that all the ringside seats centered on the ring were unavailable as per the promoter. So actual fans would never even have a chance to get to the good seats without resorting to scalpers.