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Tank being the babyface in a promotion is almost crazy enough to make me willing to pay to watch him atop an uninspiring fight card. Almost.

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This isn’t moving the dial in the UK at all. Davis has been defending his secondary title against secondary opponents for too long. Ideally the WBA will order him fight the Kambosos - Haney winner. What will probably happen is that Haney will beat Kambosos and before their contracted rematch he will be stripped with Davis elevated to full titleholder.

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"The fight on Saturday, according to organizers, is on pace to set the all-time record for live gate for a Barclays Center boxing event. "

and that, folks, is a true indication of inflation.

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Not really. The ticket prices have all been generally in the same realm.

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Yes. High. But not unlike any other sport or concert. I do feel the PPV price is high for what could’ve been an hbo or showtime fight easily back in the day. I’ll probably refuse to buy....until 8:45. Then I will guiltily contribute to normalizing blockbuster prices for building block fights.

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