Fury v Wilder - Staples Center, Los Angeles 1/12/18

[smashup]

It's being reported they've sold just 7000 tickets.

7000!!! These clowns have zero fans outside the boxing world. For perspective, Whyte-Chisora sold double in one day!!!

Hope not but... an "injury" pull out is coming.

Add two fighters who arent widely known outside boxing circles to some terrible marketing a 3 city promo tour that happened way too early and the fact it's in L.A. when Wilder was maybe just starting to call NYC home and build up a fan base and it's no surprise.
Strange choice having this in LA.
The staples centre holds just over 20,000 so it's gonna be an embarrassment if the place doesn't even sell out.
This is a little over 3 weeks away too.

[TitoFan]

Totally agree on LA being a terrible choice. Other than the LA Dodgers and the LA Lakers, LA fans aren't exactly known for being too feverish about anything. Vegas and NYC were the only logical choices for this fight. Also agree that the promotional effort has been terrible and ill-timed. And yes, it WILL be embarrassing to see a less-than-sold-out Staples Center on fight night if it happens that way.

I feel sorry for the fighters themselves, both of whom deserve better. Fury for having the balls (so far) to face Wilder... and Wilder for accepting the challenge. Slightly pissed that Hearn gets to gloat over there, and will surely come back with an even more ridiculous offer to Wilder, should Wilder dispose of Fury and aim toward AJ. For every empty seat in Staples, Hearn will probably knock off 5% of the purse.

[Fenster]

The promotion has been excellent - three city tour, major US sports talk radio/podcasts/shows, constant social media in their training camps.

It's not in Vegas because they wasn't wanted, not big enough, proved by the pathetic ticket sales, why would they possibly choose anywhere in America other than Vegas if they really thought it was a BIG money fight?

And these clowns, their fans, Frank Warren and team Wilder were slating Joshua for selling only, only, only 75,000 tickets against Povetkin!

Why have the purses never been revealed? How much is Wilder getting? Is it anywhere close to that Joshua money he turned down?

They used Joshua's name to sell this fight but it's backfired.

[TitoFan]

You say the promotion's been great. Ykadaka... says it's been terrible. If you go solely by results, the promotion has sucked. Maybe the effort has been put in, but it hasn't worked. Second-guessing's the name of the game, I guess.

Blame it on jaded fans... blame it on location... blame it on whatever except the fighters themselves. They're the ones putting themselves out there and willing to fight.

Hearn must be laughing all the way to the bank, no doubt working on a lower offer than he offered the first time, as we speak.

Still... let's say Wilder beats Fury... and Hearn comes back with a pathetic offer based on Wilder-Fury's numbers in LA. That wouldn't look too good for Hearn, IMO.

[Fenster]

I meant the effort to promote the fight has been great. They did a three city media tour and have never stopped doing shows - the biggest USA/British breakfast TV shows, every major radio station, constant media access for all the big online outlets, the Joe Rogan interview alone has 2 million hits and was used for media articles all over the world.

The only reason the fight hasn't sold is the general public don't give a shit about these clowns. Wilder has no fans in America (relative) and Fury is a cult figure in the UK, he's never headlined a major show and bores everyone to death inside the ring.

[Primo Carnera]

I meant the effort to promote the fight has been great. They did a three city media tour and have never stopped doing shows - the biggest USA/British breakfast TV shows, every major radio station, constant media access for all the big online outlets, the Joe Rogan interview alone has 2 million hits and was used for media articles all over the world.

The only reason the fight hasn't sold is the general public don't give a shit about these clowns. Wilder has no fans in America (relative) and Fury is a cult figure in the UK, he's never headlined a major show and bores everyone to death inside the ring.

And like you said, nobody has ever mentioned how much they are earning.
Add to this, U.K. PPV Figures at 4am will be about as good as Eubank Jr. On ITV PPV v Yildirim.

[smashup]

How much is the Showtime PPV costing in the US?
Anyone know?
I think it's about £20 In the UK on BT sports.

[Primo Carnera]

It's being reported they've sold just 7000 tickets.

7000!!! These clowns have zero fans outside the boxing world. For perspective, Whyte-Chisora sold double in one day!!!

Hope not but... an "injury" pull out is coming.

Add two fighters who arent widely known outside boxing circles to some terrible marketing a 3 city promo tour that happened way too early and the fact it's in L.A. when Wilder was maybe just starting to call NYC home and build up a fan base and it's no surprise.
Strange choice having this in LA.
The staples centre holds just over 20,000 so it's gonna be an embarrassment if the place doesn't even sell out.
This is a little over 3 weeks away too.

I don't agree or disagree with you, but it's amazing how different people's thoughts are on this. a couple of weeks ago ykadamaja (??) started a thread saying how Brilliantly the fight had been marketed, "Like a real big fight!"
if I've said it once , I've said it a million times, I'll believe this fight is on when the bell rings for round 1.