01-16-2016, 02:51 PM
(01-16-2016, 01:48 PM)craigyid14 Wrote:(01-16-2016, 09:50 AM)NakiFan Wrote:(01-16-2016, 12:14 AM)craigyid14 Wrote: Parker is 1/100 favourite, with skybet. How can they expect punters to pay $40ppv? With circus act buttabean main support and no news of the rest of the undercard.....
The thing is craig, people will pay. I'm not sure in the numbers like the Meehan fight or Tupou fight, due to the lack of knowledge of the undercard fighters. Whenever I book up a fight, a number of friends come around, providing beer and snacks for a seat around the TV, so it definitely offsets the cost. I like to think that (regardless of how much money goes where), that my cash is helping a talented fighter work his way to a chance of getting a HW title.
If JP was English, his road would much easier than a boy from NZ...
And if i was invited around a mates house to watch it Id bring a box, but theres no getting away from the fact its a poor show. Not sure where your going with the 'if he was English'? Winning a lonsdale belt outright means boxers have real competative fights very early with a huge amount of pressure. Alot thougher than a tomato can being shipped over because he fancies a payday and week with the family on a beach on a Pacific paradise island.
I mentioned if he was English, because...
(1) If JP fought a PPV similar to the Whyte vs Joshua fight, the whole organisation would have more cash to create matchups they wanted.
(2) A bigger fanbase, more exposure = better opportunities
(3) Closer to the European market and more fighters willing to travel within the EU.
Yes the pressure would be there, but if managed correctly the opportunities outweigh the negatives.