Jamie McDonnell's world title fight picked up by Primetime

**Vendettos** · 05-01-2013 10:35 AM

I agree with bzk that in the uk this seems like such a bad idea.

But I'm not sure if Ceja is very popular in Mexico, if he is then it'll sell fine.

Like if David Haye fought an unknown from Japan, we'd probably buy it.

**Violent Demise** · 05-01-2013 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by Vendettos

I agree with bzk that in the uk this seems like such a bad idea.

But I'm not sure if Ceja is very popular in Mexico, if he is then it'll sell fine.

Like if David Haye fought an unknown from Japan, we'd probably buy it.

Put it this way. Ceja is a lot more popular in Mexico than McDonnell is in the UK. Anyway this fight ain't PPV in Mexikco

**Master** · 05-02-2013 06:55 PM

They are charging £10.50 and the promoters says if he loses then he stands to lose quite a substantial amount of money on this investment. He believes it is better to have the fight on home ground than risk it abroad. Lets hope he loses then.

**bzkfn** · 05-02-2013 09:52 PM

I like Jamie, he's an incredibly hard worker in his fights, but I think he'll lose this in a Kevin Mitchell-Michael Katsidis fashion. Ceja looks a decent fighter so I'm not really sure what Hobson is thinking putting a fight on Primetime with the star of his show a virtual unknown to the average fight fan who is likely the underdog going in. Die hard fans would pay, but they're unlikely to pay when Burns (a well known fighter with Sky backing him) is going to be fighting on Sky Sports 1 for no extra fee. It is promotional suicide.