I would like to have reported on the Jones v Lacy fight but unfortunately I have not been able to watch it so that may have to wait, but as I understand it Jones took Lacy apart in what would seem to be alike to his glory days! Proving that "Captain Hook" has still got it!
As the title to this addition suggests I have a gripe about how expensive the viewing experience is for Boxing and I don't mean just PPV but also the live events. I just looked at the pricing for three different events all within the UK and only one of those is a world title fight, whilst the other two are English and British titles. Now I do appreciate the sport no end but minimum price in excess of £35.00 per ticket is somewhat aggravating especially when you look at the class of events themselves. For the English heavyweight title we have John McDermott and Tyson Fury... Now is it me or is that a seriously limited fight for the money your laying down? Next up is John Murray and John Thaxton for the British Lightweight title and let's face it Murray stupidly gave that away by not making the weight against Scott Lawton... Oh and again over £35.00 of your hard earned cash! The only saving grace is that the start of the "Super Six" tournament with Carl Froch and Andre Dirrell begins with a world title on the line, but here is the good part. You guessed it again priced at over £35.00! Which to me seems a little bit on the cheap side of things compared to paying the same for an inexperienced lad against a boring pro for the English title and a British title with a rising star and a fading, memorable and well loved character. So why is it that all these fights start their pricing at the same rate I wonder? No I really do! Because the last time I checked it takes a lot more to get a world title than an English or British one, so based on that alone I would mark up the world title ticket to at least £40.00 before booking fee's etc. I payed over £50.00 for a Khan v Barrera ticket and that wasn't for a world title either, but you would expect a hefty sum for the venue, two big name fighters and a great selection of bouts ensuring an enjoyable under card.
It really has begun to annoy me that titles and names mean very little when it comes down to pricing an event, especially for the cheaper seats.
Here is the link anyway to these events which no doubt I will attend at least one of them, probably the Carl Froch v Andre Dirrell fight in Nottingham which seems the best value to me.
It really is days like today that I think to be an owner of a venue or promoter would have been a very lucrative career choice!
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