- Published:November 21st, 2008
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- Category:Kevin Iole/Steve Cofield Predictions, Uncategorized
Ricky Hatton brought 30,000 fans from Manchester to Las Vegas for his superfight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. so a return visit to Sin City for his junior welterweight matchup against Paulie Maignaggi was deemed a slam dunk. It's beginning to look like the fight is closer to a brick off the backrim. The economy in Vegas is horrific and it may be worse in the U.K. A week ago, UFC 91 inhabited the same building drawing 14,272 and did a gate of $4.8 million. It also doesn't appear that American fans are willing to pony up the bucks for back-to-back fight cards.
Gareth Davies from The Telegraph says Vegas is a ghost town. Because of the crashing pound the Vegas bargains are gone for the Brits:
Curbed by the recession and the pound falling against the dollar has made the stay here 25 per cent more expensive than 11 months ago.
The story is told simply by the numbers coming over from the U.K.:
By any normal standards, the 6,000 following is huge for a British fighter in America, yet taken in context of 57,000 attending Hatton's 'Homecoming' fight with Juan Lazcano at the City of Manchester Stadium in May, and last year's showing, the recession has taken its toll.
It's clearly the wealthiest fans who are coming over. Davies says that many fans are making this into a double-dip trip by traveling to see Oasis in Mexico City.
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