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33 minutes ago, Alpha said:

Hearn was talking about this in December. 

Basically the undercard takes its cut from the main event. 

If the main competitors take less money then that's more for the undercard to attract buys on ppv

Obviously Joshua and Wlad are going to sell without a strong undercard. So they'll take more money for the fight. 

Some fighters like Eubank Jnr want big money from ppv events fighting lesser opponents meaning their undercard is weaker. This is where Hearn says they need to realise it won't sell and that's when they should be thinking about taking a small slice of a bigger pie than having all of a small pie.

Don't think there's any fight on the undercard I'm interested in. Okolie looks interesting but he'll end this opponent inside 5 minutes. 

I can't wait for the day Billy Joe Saunders gets smashed. Could be June!!

But if both fighters are walking away with 20 million (?!?!?!?) then he's not struggling with sales. Even if they stuck another $5 on to PPV sales then they'd make another half million quid. 

The Froch v Groves card was pretty good, Mitchell v Maduma for mandatory IBF fight, Jamie McDonnell as a World Title Fight, DeGale fight for mandatory at the winner of Froch/Groves, an up and coming Joshua, then some young British talent. What's the draw on the undercard tonight? Okolie is a talent for sure, Quigg? 

I'm 7 hours ahead in Aus, i'll get up about 4.45 to watch the main event, and YouTube any decent reports of undercard fights. 

I think the 18 month break will kill Wlad. Inactivity at 41 after being beat is not going to help. He threw 12 punches on average against an awkward Fury, but not a massive puncher. 

I think Joshua will blow him away, inside four for me. Not because AJ is a better boxer, more because he will overwhelm Wlad, fresher, younger, heavier hands. 

On a side note, aside from the Campbell v Perez fight, the undercard is weak for a 90000 Wembley card. 

Ward v Kovalev was a good fight. I thought when Ward was knocked over in the second that he'd struggle, but he was classy from there on in.

I had Ward by 2 rounds, he outboxed and out though Kovalev, and if they have a rematch then he will win by a wide points decision. Ward is P4P champ no question. Phenomenal boxer that's massively underrated.  

Smith's stock can only go up. American media had him gone in 4/5. The body shot that finished him was brutal. No disgrace for him tonight, there may be a fight against Cotto out there for him. He's not lost marketing/financially in the USA tonight.