Hatton Unhappy About Ticket Allocation

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British Buzz!

By Craig Watt
It is reported that unbeaten Jr-welterweight Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton is unhappy about the ticket allocation for his upcoming "super-fight" with Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 10th. The Manchester Evening News reports that Team Hatton have only been allocated 3,900 tickets for the travelling army of Hatton's fans. For the recent fight with Jose Luis Castillo in June in Las Vegas some 9,000 fans travelled from the UK alone. It is estimated that some 13,000 fans may have already booked hotels and flights from the UK prior to the tickets going on sales such is the anticipation for the fight in the UK. Hatton's father Ray Hatton commented, "I have never seen Ricky more gutted than this. We are trying to swap some of the more expensive tickets to get more tickets for Ricky's fans." It is estimated that of a 15,150 capacity for the event Hatton and Mayweather will each get 3,900 tickets and Golden Boy Promotions will be allocated 2,350 with a third being allocated to the MGM Grand for hotel guests and "high rollers" that will come into Vegas for the event. Team Hatton initially requested 10,000 for the event given the UK exodus for the Castillo fight in June

[Thread Stealer]

It might be a good idea to at least wait to see if you get a ticket before reserving hotel rooms.

[PowerPuncher]

Hmm Hatton needs 7000 more tickets and Mayweathers has got 3,900 tickets he can't shift.....

[ripcity]

If they are going to do a 3 way split of tickets they should hold the fight in a larger place. Espiciaily consdering how popular Hatton is and how many of his fans are willing to travil half way around the world to see him.

[PowerPuncher]

This is why it shouldnt be held in Vegas! High rollers ruin what could have been a spectacle!

Hatton fans rioting?

[Thread Stealer]

This is why it shouldnt be held in Vegas! High rollers ruin what could have been a spectacle!

High rollers who spend so much money help make the casino able to afford a ridiculous site fee.

[Thread Stealer]

If they are going to do a 3 way split of tickets they should hold the fight in a larger place. Espiciaily consdering how popular Hatton is and how many of his fans are willing to travil half way around the world to see him.

It's pretty crazy, and admirable, that Hatton's fans are so devoted.

[PowerPuncher]

yeah, the high rollers pay the site fee, so its because of these people boxing is ruined, one of the biggest fights of the decade in front of a massive 15k, what a joke!

But Hatton wouldnt take this fight if it wasnt for the site fee and the big fat 10m-12m payday hes getting

[Burundanga]

Hmm Hatton needs 7000 more tickets and Mayweathers has got 3,900 tickets he can't shift.....

Hahahaaaa

I can see it now Floyd Sr. outside the venue scalping them...

[Thread Stealer]

yeah, the high rollers pay the site fee, so its because of these people boxing is ruined, one of the biggest fights of the decade in front of a massive 15k, what a joke!

Stop exaggerating.

There's lots of more serious problems in boxing than a big fight, which will make insane types of money, taking place in a casino with 15,000 viewers instead of a larger arena.

Problems such as........Mayweather and Hatton never fighting at all in the first place.

For a little while it looked as if the fight would never even take place at all.

[thewoo]

I don't see what the big deal is. He's acting as if UK fans can't just buy the tickets from ticketmaster anyway.

[Carlos Primera]

British Buzz!

By Craig Watt
It is reported that unbeaten Jr-welterweight Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton is unhappy about the ticket allocation for his upcoming "super-fight" with Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 10th. The Manchester Evening News reports that Team Hatton have only been allocated 3,900 tickets for the travelling army of Hatton's fans. For the recent fight with Jose Luis Castillo in June in Las Vegas some 9,000 fans travelled from the UK alone. It is estimated that some 13,000 fans may have already booked hotels and flights from the UK prior to the tickets going on sales such is the anticipation for the fight in the UK. Hatton's father Ray Hatton commented, "I have never seen Ricky more gutted than this. We are trying to swap some of the more expensive tickets to get more tickets for Ricky's fans." It is estimated that of a 15,150 capacity for the event Hatton and Mayweather will each get 3,900 tickets and Golden Boy Promotions will be allocated 2,350 with a third being allocated to the MGM Grand for hotel guests and "high rollers" that will come into Vegas for the event. Team Hatton initially requested 10,000 for the event given the UK exodus for the Castillo fight in June
3900 tickets for floyd? he has fans outside his entourage, 50 cent, bigtime9 and co.?

[GazOC]

It might be a good idea to at least wait to see if you get a ticket before reserving hotel rooms.
The problem with doing it that way was that flights out of the UK to Vegas around the time of the fight were getting expensive/ hard to find. Once you need a flight its a lot cheaper to get a flight and hotel package. If you waited until you def. had a ticket for the fight, you risked having to pay a fortune to get over to Vegas.

Talking with Brits who are going over, most are taking the veiw that the worse case scenario is that they are going to Vegas for a week...they'res worse things that could happen!!

[jopez707]

Vegas is the only place for this fight. It is the mecca of Boxing not Manchester, England or wherver else they fight in England. This is the biggest fight that Boxing has to offer, it should be in no other place but Las Vegas.

[Fab2333]

Hahahaaaa

I can see it now Floyd Sr. outside the venue scalping them...:rofl:rofl:rofl

[samita]

I guess they should give hatton a lot more since he got such a huge fan base who are willing to travel to the US just to see him fight. I'm not sure if floyd's fan can even fill 100 seats :yep

[Fab2333]

3900 tickets for floyd? he has fans outside his entourage, 50 cent, bigtime9 and co.?

thats f**ked up :rofl:rofl:rofl

[Burundanga]

The truth is that 15K Brits will still descend upon Vegas and mob the streets and bars that are showing the fight. Most of them had no intention of ever getting in to the actual venue anyway.

War England

[BewareofDawg]

Hahahaaaa

I can see it now Floyd Sr. outside the venue scalping them...
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[GazOC]

The truth is that 15K Brits will still descend upon Vegas and mob the streets and bars that are showing the fight. Most of them had no intention of ever getting in to the actual venue anyway.

War England

Bollox.:patsch

[nulty]

The bottom line is this fight should have been at bigger venue. Given it's december wembley wouldn't have good, but it could have done 70,000 plus at the millenium stadium with the roof closed.

Ok Floyd doesn't want to travel, why not a bigger american venue? This is an absolute shambles. It has to be asked has the USA become so used to boxing being pushed aside that they no longer know how to hold a big fight? Where's a guy like Tex Rickard when you need him. Home of big time boxing my backside.

[nulty]

"It's always been a dream of mine to fight at the MGM Grand and now I'll finally get my chance," said Hatton.

"The Grand has been the home to so many great fights. To fight him there will push me to live up to such a legacy."

PR bollox, Ricky is as pissed of as anyone.

[errsta]

Hmm Hatton needs 7000 more tickets and Mayweathers has got 3,900 tickets he can't shift.....

pretty much. I would understand if Floyd was a draw, but truth is he isn't.

[Sheikh]

what does it mean for hatton and floyd to have 3900 tickets each? does that mean floyds tickets can only sell in the us and hattons only in the uk?

[Grabonator]

Why are they fighting in such a small hall with only 15000 seats??
This is a huge fight!!

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Why are they fighting in such a small hall with only 15000 seats??
This is a huge fight!!

Money, basically.

[China_hand_Joe]

It is somewhat infuriating.

This is exactly why America come under terrorist threats.



I said months ago Americans were killing this massive event off.

[ripcity]

The Thomas and Mack Center has a copaicity of 18,776 which would allow for more tickets to be sold and more given to Hatton. If they want to brave the cold in December Sam Boyd Staduim holds 40,000 for football.

[Thread Stealer]

It seems as if they are actually LOOSING money. Hatton's fans ALONE can fill that arena. Thinks about it, 9k fans came just to see him fight Castillo.

Vegas casinos probably charge more for tickets, plus they can afford incredibly expensive site fees since the live gate is only part of the money they pull in.

Then you have GBP reserving tickets and giving them to potential sponsors, which in turn creates more money. GBP has a lot of clout over at HBO (who I'm sure preferred the fight in Vegas over England).

It's kind of lame, but that's the way it is. I was planning on going to the fight in Vegas but if I can't, well, there's always PPV. I'm just happy all these good fights are taking place in the fall.

[Thread Stealer]

It is somewhat infuriating.

This is exactly why America come under terrorist threats.



I said months ago Americans were killing this massive event off.

:lol:

That's a new one.

Terrorists want to bomb the U.S. because of GBP's greed.

[China_hand_Joe]

Oscar and the casinos are just looking to exploit Hatton's fan, like Hatton does but worse.

The ticket prices Oscar likes to charge will destroy hundreds of Manchester families. I'm serious about that. Sports fans put their lively-hood at risk to see these events.

[J_Roth]

This is why it shouldnt be held in Vegas! High rollers ruin what could have been a spectacle!

Shit like this kills boxing! Wembley would have been better in every single way!Wembley would have been awesome. How many people does the M.E.N. hold?

[Fab2333]

It is somewhat infuriating.

This is exactly why America come under terrorist threats.



I said months ago Americans were killing this massive event off.
China wtf?:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Max Molyneux]

Oscar and the casinos are just looking to exploit Hatton's fan, like Hatton does but worse.

The ticket prices Oscar likes to charge will destroy hundreds of Manchester families. I'm serious about that. Sports fans put their lively-hood at risk to see these events.

How many Giros would equal the price of an Oscar De La Hoya ticket?

[K0NPHL1C7]

Who cares. Half the "Fans" Hatton brings over care no more about the sport than they do getting piss drunk and yelling. They probably don't even know who Mayweather is, they just like to get drunk and chant.

[nulty]

Who cares. Half the "Fans" Hatton brings over care no more about the sport than they do getting piss drunk and yelling. They probably don't even know who Mayweather is, they just like to get drunk and chant.

That is totally off the mark. You underestimate the british boxing fan. Do you know how much these trips cost? We can have a piss up anywhere. In any event even if we assume you're right, half of 10,000 means hatton drew 5,000 true boxing fans half across the world for the castillo fight, Floyd can't even dream of doing that.

[MacManJr.]

Yeah but we could have had a massive event.


Instead we have a fighter fighting in his hometown who cant get 4 fans in an arena v a fighter who cant get enough tickets and instead most will go to fat rich men who don even really care.Gotta stop you right there. Floyd is from Grand Rapids Michigan not Vegas. I don't care what they call his "adopted" hometown. It's amazing to me that so many people wanna see Hatton get his ass kicked.

[Thread Stealer]

this shit should've been at the rose bowl or something like that the mad hatton alone is bringing manchester

It would be nice to see more fights in large arenas, like Chavez-Haugen.

No matter what promoters like to claim, "we're doing this for the fans and the good of the sport, yada-yada"....they're concerned with what's good money-wise.

If GBP felt it would've been better in a business sense to have it in L.A. or something, then they'd have it there. It came down to the Staples Center and the MGM Grand, and most likely the MGM Grand outbid Staples.

[maciek4]

Why dont they just take the 3000 free tickets reserved for the Mayweather fans? :huh

[Pimp C]

When will you fucks learn that PBF is a draw. His last fight did the most buys in PPV history and his other fights outsell everyone else in the sport other than Oscar as well.:deal His previous PPVs Baldo and Zab both did over 300K in buys the Cotto-Zab fight didn't even get over 275K but the guy isn't a draw?:-( Get over your hate PBF has plenty of fans.:deal

[Pimp C]

This is BULLSHIT! Gayweather is getting EVERY possible advantage to ensure a victory: hometown crowd, howetown judges, larger gloves, etc...

FUCK THIS SHIT MAN! Gayweather sucks!
Why weren't you crying when Oscar demanded the same shit to face PBF? Hmmmm I wonder why?:hi:

[Relentless]

i dont remember oscar fighting in his hometown?? wasn't he fighting in floyds back yard?

[MacManJr.]

When will you fucks learn that PBF is a draw. His last fight did the most buys in PPV history and his other fights outsell everyone else in the sport other than Oscar as well.:deal His previous PPVs Baldo and Zab both did over 300K in buys the Cotto-Zab fight didn't even get over 275K but the guy isn't a draw?:-( Get over your hate PBF has plenty of fans.:deal:happy :deal :D :good

[Pimp C]

i dont remember oscar fighting in his hometown?? wasn't he fighting in floyds back yard?
Lets be honest here Oscar was going to have more fans no matter who he faces. Not to mention LA to Vegas is a 2.5 hr car ride people in LA drive to Vegas for the weekend all the time. Besides that why ignore the fact that Oscar dictated the ring size, the glove size and the weight and still lost to a smaller man.

[Relentless]

When you are dealing with selfish morons like GBP, you need to negotiate this BEFORE anything is signed.

well DUH

you ever heard of anyone negotiating after signing the contract?

[ripcity]

I'm not disputing that Mayweather is a draw but Hatton is even more of a draw.

[rendog67]

should have been a bigger venue even a stadium but you could say that about a lot of fights

[David UK]

The truth is that 15K Brits will still descend upon Vegas and mob the streets and bars that are showing the fight. Most of them had no intention of ever getting in to the actual venue anyway.

War England

Thousands of drunken Brits roaming round Vegas pretty annoyed they can't find a ticket is NOT a good idea. As with previous occasions where this has occured at overseas football matches many simply storm the gates. This would be seriously bad news as the Yanks have no idea how to handle such a situation

[Fab2333]

Thousands of drunken Brits roaming round Vegas pretty annoyed they can't find a ticket is NOT a good idea. As with previous occasions where this has occured at overseas football matches many simply storm the gates. This would be seriously bad news as the Yanks have no idea how to handle such a situation

who told u that?
Well all I can say that theya re lucky that its in Vegas. B/c NYPD dont play that shit round here. if shit gets ugly they might just start clapping people real early. And make up some bs excuse to justify it.

[Fab2333]

and trust they will know how to handle it accordingly. Im pretty sure that they have went over every possible scenerio with security. That hotel will bvery secre. The whole police force will b in there that night

[Thread Stealer]

Let's hope Vegas police would handle it better than NBA All-Star Weekend.

[David UK]

who told u that?
Well all I can say that theya re lucky that its in Vegas. B/c NYPD dont play that shit round here. if shit gets ugly they might just start clapping people real early. And make up some bs excuse to justify it.

I'm sure the police will do their best to retain order, but I can assure you,you have no idea about this sort of thing. It took years for British,German and Dutch police to get to grips with this sort of problem. Many countries police forces are still learning. America are complete beginners. I hope I'm proved wrong, but I really doubt it

[Fab2333]

I'm sure the police will do their best to retain order, but I can assure you,you have no idea about this sort of thing. It took years for British,German and Dutch police to get to grips with this sort of problem. Many countries police forces are still learning. America are complete beginners. I hope I'm proved wrong, but I really doubt it

well like i said mayb vegas police, but NYPD ever since the terrorist thing happened here. There has been a new height of awareness. NYPD is on some other s**t now. People thats from NYC know wat im talkin about.

[MacManJr.]

Let's hope Vegas police would handle it better than NBA All-Star Weekend.That is the exact reason why they will handle it better.

[David UK]

well like i said mayb vegas police, but NYPD ever since the terrorist thing happened here. There has been a new height of awareness. NYPD is on some other s**t now. People thats from NYC know wat im talkin about.

I'm sure all US Police have terrorist threats as under control as is possible. I'm not talking about terrorist threats though. I'm talking about thousands of foreign supporters turning up with no tickets and causing mayhem in Vegas including trying to get into the arena without tickets

[Sheehan]

Who cares. Half the "Fans" Hatton brings over care no more about the sport than they do getting piss drunk and yelling. They probably don't even know who Mayweather is, they just like to get drunk and chant.

then why dont they sit at home, watch it on telly and get pissed. dumb fucker you are :patsch

[maracho]

Team Mayweather is cunning enough to not dissmiss any spychological energies via the hysterical Manchester masses and its just one more big reason behind their reaching out to the GB promotional powers.

[Taffyy]

Vegas is the only place for this fight. It is the mecca of Boxing not Manchester, England or wherver else they fight in England. This is the biggest fight that Boxing has to offer, it should be in no other place but Las Vegas.
Your talking fucking shit mate............:patsch
The americans CANNOT create the atmospheres in their venues end off....!!!
I have been to bethnal green with a few hundred watching 2 new pros starting out & it was a better atmosphere than the bollocks that was DLH v Mayweather for fucks sake an amature bout in my local working mans club is a more passionate event than the so called superfights over the pond.............!!!!!!!!!!
The atmosphere and passion aside we can also get the numbers over here that the yanks cant............So sorry mate , historically vegas may be the place but its pretty fucking pathetic considering you could get maybe 5 times the gate at wembley..............:roll:

[Taffyy]

Also got to agree with David UK about the police dealing with thousands of irate & pissed UK fans..................Tightnening airport security & being more vigilant for terrorist suspects is one thing , Controlling a mob of pissed up & iritated brits is a whole new ball game for the "cops"

[bigtime9]

Thousands of drunken Brits roaming round Vegas pretty annoyed they can't find a ticket is NOT a good idea. As with previous occasions where this has occured at overseas football matches many simply storm the gates. This would be seriously bad news as the Yanks have no idea how to handle such a situation

there will be plenty of hotels showing the fight on large super screens for the brits viewing pleasure. so come on over rent a hotel party up watch ricky get his ass kicked and go back home:good