BOXING fans have been left angry after the price of Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury was revealed at £25 – despite having a “s***” undercard.
The thrilling first fight in December 2018 left fans demanding the rematch, and again BT Sport won the rights to broadcast the fight, beating off a bid from Sky Sports.
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury rematch in Las VegasCredit: Rex Features
But the price has gone up from £19.95 to £24.95.
Similarly fans were fuming when Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr suffered the exact same small increase.
But promoter Eddie Hearn had a strong undercard with the main-event then taking place at 9.00pm, which was hugely popular with viewers.
The undercard is Las Vegas next Saturday features ex-champion Charles Martin vs Gerald Washington as well as rising stars Rolando Romero and Isaac Lowe.
But the early morning main-event in the UK and underwhelming undercard left fans moaning about the PPV price online.
One said: “I would’ve bought this at £20, don’t know about £25, yes it’s only a fiver but the line has to be drawn somewhere. It’s a great fight but I just don’t think 25 quid for a 5am fight with no undercard is good enough.”
Another said: “Agree 100%. I’ll just watch it next day. Refuse to pay 25 quid for one fight at 5am.”
Despite this, promoter Frank Warren claimed the price is justified as it is a “better” fight than Joshua vs Ruiz.
Warren told talkSPORT: “I would think the Tyson fight with Wilder will probably be the same as Anthony Joshua’s last fight.
“It’s a much better fight, isn’t it?
“We’re not doing like everything on Sky, nearly every fight on there is pay-per-view. It is what it is, we’re not going down that road.
“With BT doing business with us, it’s a partnership. The main thrust of our business is the subscriptions.”
Eddie Hearn says that both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua want to fight each other to see who the best fighter is
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
