Re: Haye v Chisora... I'm picking Del Boy to stop Haye late.

Originally Posted by
Rantcatrat

Originally Posted by
Fenster

Originally Posted by
Rantcatrat
For the Haye fans out there, here is what Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, told ESPN UK about The Haye Effect: “We have shelved pay-per-view boxing for the time being because of a couple of bad experiences we had….There was general dissatisfaction with the Haye v Harrison fight, and then the Haye v Klitschko fight, so we don’t think it’s a great time to ask the public for more investment into pay-per-view boxing.” From a great boxing blog
here
Here's another great quote: "As for Haye, last July he performed with enough dog in him to make him an honorary member of the Westminster Kennel Club."
That's a misleading article.
The PPV numbers for Haye's fights were massive (even though the spectacle was disappointing). Sky were also showing Khan and certain Frank Warren fighters as PPV. Haye retired after the Klitschko fight and Warren set-up his own TV station. Khan was refused PPV so moved to another tiny channel (then came back to regular Sky Sports). Sky announced they were dropping PPV at the exact same time all the PPV fighters left the channel. Coincidence?
Haye is fighting tonight in front of 30/40,000 ticket buyers and is on a subsricption (PPV) channel.
Whether or not people like Haye - to paint him as a failure when it comes to generating HUGE amounts of money is ridiculous.
Well, if your point is that whether or not fans were disappointed with Haye's Wladimir and Audley performances is irrelevant to an extent because they still were willing to shell out money to see Chisora versus Haye, it's a fair point.
However, the article wasn't pointing out that he hasn't been a financial success. The point of the article can be summed up in the last sentence of the first paragraph: "Barnum, “The Prince of Humbugs,” would no doubt have found his funny bone tickled vigorously week after week knowing that more than 30,000 fans shelled out millions of shekels to see a set-to between a journeyman heavyweight—Chisora—and a mouthy morning glory—Haye—whose last performance in the ring was universally condemned as a disgrace."
That is very patronising, offensive and bascially an insult to everyone that watches the fight and every boxing fan in the world.
He said - Anyone that watches this fight is a mug.
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