Taylor vs Cameron

The 94 - 96 card aligns with how I called it in here as it went. Seems to me the most correct call. Cameron played her part in a battle, but Katie did enough to edge it.

The other two cards have rounds awarded to either fighter that are very difficult to square with what I was watching.

Hang it in the Louvre

I'd be more focused on the belts and Katie to be honest.

She could make the weight, but doubt she'd give up any advantage here. Katie makes 135 easier than Chantelle.

She’d make it, but likely hurts her more to make it than Katie. Chantelle has fought at 130 and 135

I dont see what the issue with Croke Park is.

Even if they sold 60,000 tickets at an average of 100 euro per ticket that would be 6m gross, costs would be less than 1.5m.

4.5m profit, thats just on ticket sales alone and Im sure the average ticket price would be much higher.

Hearn is a gangster.

Do you think it would sell that many tickets at 100 euro average seems a tall order .I would love it to happen for Katie but not sure people would pay that much for the tickets .People are all talk about going to things until it comes to handing over the money .

I suppose there are a few things at play.

There hasn't been a boxing match at Croker since 1972.

What are the logistics of holding a boxing match there for boxing - rings, support infrastruction around and above the ring, walk ons, etc

You've got to factor in the Irish weather so whatever infrastructure is there will need to be covered.

All of those would determine what the ACTUAL capacity of the venue could practicably be. For example a lot of the higher tiers in Croker could be completely closed due to restricted views etc.

People say the capacity of croker is 80K but would it be 80K for a boxing match - is it 80K or is it more for a regular concert for example based on practicailites around where people sit/stand.

So you are straight away in a position where the capacity can be "fluid" to a point where they can initally release 20K tickets, then another 20K and say it's sold out at 40K and maybe 40K is the only safe and practicable number that can be there for a boxing match.

Hard to know what the range of ticket prices could be - but I really wouldn't enough casual fans or event junkies to shell out more thn €50 - €80 for something like this in enough numbers to make the numbers work, particularily with the ancillary costs of attending events such as this being so high.

I could well be wrong.

Lee called the knockdown to be fair, but yes he was very pro Katie, his commentary was more akin to a cornerman shouting encouragement.

that said he is a legend so i give him a pass!

From my music perspective you'd rarely see women going to gigs on their own (in ireland) either but they do travel from abroad, not sure why that is

Think they should keep talk of 80 k out of it no way would they sell that many . A balance would have to be found between keeping prices low enough to get families and casual people to go and filling the capacity they are looking at .Would hate to see a load of empty seats and a load of free tickets just being wasted by folk just not turning up on the night for the flimiest of reasons .

Genuine question, Have you ever been to croker? the size of the pitch makes this completely unfeasible IMO. when it was used for Rugby and soccer it was a disaster because the pitch was so big the rugby pitch was miles away.....imagine a boxing ring? €50 quid for any upper tier seat would be enough to charge to watch ants boxing

Its a long time ago, 1972, but do you know that 25000 people turned up to see Muhammad Ali fight a bum in Croke Park.

This is when people didn't have much money, when there wasn't tens of thousands of hipsters around the place.

You'll get €100 easy for the upper tier and a bunch of them will bring binoculars.

i mean more in the nice fella legend rather than an actual legend, altho as a legitimate irish world champion he is in rare enough company.

Sorry but Katie Taylor is not in the same stratosphere as muhammad Ali in 1972.......25000 people would have paid to see Muhammad Ali fight a punch bag back then