ARE THERE ENOUGH EVENLY MATCHED CONTESTS IN THE UK?

Gareth A. Davies Daily Telegraph

correspondent Tough question. Needs 2000 words, here’s 20 instead. Yes. But matchmaking is an inexact science. Some are on the way up, some on the way down, some being built, and we do get upsets. Carl Greaves Busy promoter/ manager The game’s changing a lot now. But once a fighter gets to six or seven unbeaten against the usual suspects, then it’s time to push on and put them in 50-50 fights. I think fans would rather see that than see their guy winning 60-54 every time. Declan Taylor Hayters boxing corresponent Generally, yes, but there’s no escaping that the quest to correctly “build” a hot prospect results in mismatches, particularly on the bigger cards staged by more established promoters. Seems fans, however, are demanding more of main events perhaps as the result of so much boxing on television. Mickey Helliet Prolific promoter No. To develop guys to 12-round title level, they need to be built up carefully. But if every fight was 50-50, many prospects would lose early on – and what sort of business model would that be? If we were staging too many mismatches the crowds would lose interest quickly.

‘FANS WOULD RATHER SEE 50-50 FIGHTS THAN SEE THEM WIN 60-54 EVERY TIME’