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Chris Billam-Smith v Richard Riakporhe @ Selhurst!
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 Dubai Eagle  10 Jun 24 7.47am |
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I have no particular interest in the boxing but was curious to see how the stadium would be laid out for the evening (see attached) Whilst there still seem to be seats available I am surprised to see how many have been sold (Pricing from £30 through to £180) Wonder if this is the beginning of the club looking to make more from using Selhurst Park to host other events / helping to fund the main stand upgrade ?
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Attachment:  becky over the moon 10 Jun 24 11.32am |
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Originally posted by Dubai Eagle
I have no particular interest in the boxing but was curious to see how the stadium would be laid out for the evening (see attached) Whilst there still seem to be seats available I am surprised to see how many have been sold (Pricing from £30 through to £180) Wonder if this is the beginning of the club looking to make more from using Selhurst Park to host other events / helping to fund the main stand upgrade ? Boxing has a much wider appeal than a football match - even my Tesco delivery man said he would love to get tickets for this, except that his wife would kill him - and we're in Somerset!
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Teddy Eagle  10 Jun 24 11.37am |
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Originally posted by YT
Just enough to win the contest, or would you perhaps like the opponent to end up in hospital? Just an expression. Not many watch boxing saying "just hit him hard enough to rack up the points".
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| Dubai Eagle 10 Jun 24 12.08pm |
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I really had no idea that it was so popular. Originally posted by becky
Boxing has a much wider appeal than a football match - even my Tesco delivery man said he would love to get tickets for this, except that his wife would kill him - and we're in Somerset!
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 Hrolf The Ganger 10 Jun 24 6.42pm |
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Originally posted by becky
Boxing has a much wider appeal than a football match - even my Tesco delivery man said he would love to get tickets for this, except that his wife would kill him - and we're in Somerset! There are dozens of football matches every week. This is a rarely seen top level boxing match in South London featuring a local boy and Palace fan. Hardly a shock that it is selling well. I doubt it would be a sell out if they did it 38 times a year.
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 15 Jun 24 10.27pm |
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Go on Rich!!! Having boxed myself, it would have been the dream for me to walk out at Selhurst Park. At least I'd know that crowds there had seen equally pathetic sporting performances
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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Jimenez  SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 15 Jun 24 11.26pm |
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The other guy looked comfortable throughout the fight. Last round now and he needs a KO
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| Nicholas91 The Democratic Republic of Kent 16 Jun 24 12.05am |
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Originally posted by Jimenez
The other guy looked comfortable throughout the fight. Last round now and he needs a KO CBS did look comfortable, was a classy performance. It looked to me as though RR gambled on later fatigue and perhaps a big punch to stop CBS. Didn't come and therefore almost all other rounds went to his opponent. Not a disgraceful performance from our man but the victor was deservedly that.
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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| Teddy Eagle 16 Jun 24 12.16am |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
CBS did look comfortable, was a classy performance. It looked to me as though RR gambled on later fatigue and perhaps a big punch to stop CBS. Didn't come and therefore almost all other rounds went to his opponent. Not a disgraceful performance from our man but the victor was deservedly that. A decider on the cards?
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| YT Oxford 16 Jun 24 7.30am |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Just an expression. Not many watch boxing saying "just hit him hard enough to rack up the points". Yes, you are right. The majority of boxing fans won't have the ability to form a coherent phrase.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 16 Jun 24 8.24am |
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I used to love boxing and regularly went to live events. I gave up mainly because of the ridiculous ticket prices and watching a fight in a stadium is never a good thing, you are better off watching it at home on TV. The fight cards have also been poor. Along with this are the idiots who turned up and get drunk and don't even watch the fight. I can think of cheaper ways to get drunk than pay £150 for a ticket and then £8 a pint. These days I don't even watch on TV. All the while people are prepared to pay silly money the promoters will continue to put on rubbish cards. Eventually I expect the public will cotton on.
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 16 Jun 24 9.15am |
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I see SP and Ollie had front row seats
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