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University of Alabama spurns Deontay Wilder
Posted on 6/7/15 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 6/7/15 at 5:42 pm
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Sad, really. I would have thought they would have welcomed him with open arms. Would have been a big deal for Ttown.
Not surprised this happened with bama though.
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“Some people may question, hey, we've got the University of Alabama, which in reality for me fighting in Coleman Coliseum was one of my dreams,” Wilder, 29, told The Tuscaloosa News. “When I go in there to watch an Alabama basketball game, I look around and I saw this is beautiful for boxing, this is a perfect place for boxing, but on the other hand I feel I've been done wrong many times when dealing with Alabama.”
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Despite interest from Wilder and his management and promotional team, the university's lack of interest in hosting the bout at Coleman Coliseum originated with UA President Judy Bonner, who informed the athletic department in April that she had reservations about allowing Wilder's title defense to be held on UA's campus.
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Wilder's co-manger, Jay Deas, said he contacted UA promptly after Wilder's management team agreed with a television partner, Showtime, on a June 13 fight date to gauge UA's interest in holding the fight at Coleman Coliseum. Deas said he “never personally heard back.”
“We wanted to do the fight, initially, in Tuscaloosa, and Coleman Coliseum was the place to do it,” Deas said. “The city of Tuscaloosa expressed a lot of interest in it, and so they reached out to the university and for whatever reason it died right there.”
There is a lot more information in the article.
Sad, really. I would have thought they would have welcomed him with open arms. Would have been a big deal for Ttown.
Not surprised this happened with bama though.
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Posted on 6/7/15 at 6:08 pm to HailToTheChiz
Your obsession with Bama is remarkable. Most would consider you Bama's newest beat writer.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 6:12 pm to HailToTheChiz
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Not surprised this happened with bama though.
And why is that
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:11 pm to Old Hellen Yeller
Because yall are dumb with anything not related to UA football
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:23 pm to BowlJackson
which is why our AD makes money and Auburn's loses money
This post was edited on 6/7/15 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:25 pm to HailToTheChiz
Blame Judy Bonner. It was her call. But this event would have impacted Alabama basketball and gymnastics camps going on around the same time. Tough on coliseum staff.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:26 pm to HailToTheChiz
Tuscaloosa's mindset: "Not football, don't care"
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:28 pm to fillmoregandt
The city would have loved to host an event like this. But there's no arena or convention center that currently exists for such an event.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:37 pm to HailToTheChiz
I don't have a problem with them not letting him use Coleman.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:50 pm to 14&Counting
And what sports besides football contribute to that?
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:52 pm to HailToTheChiz
Glad I get to see it in Bartow. Not something I would drive to ttown to see.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:59 pm to BowlJackson
quote:Basketball and gymnastics make money. Softball may as well.
And what sports besides football contribute to that?
This post was edited on 6/7/15 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 6/7/15 at 8:05 pm to pvilleguru
It would have been good for judy
Posted on 6/7/15 at 8:10 pm to pvilleguru
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Basketball and gymnastics make money. Softball may as well.
My boss buys basketball tickets for Tide Pride points or whatever. Saying yalls empty arena makes you money is a joke
Posted on 6/7/15 at 8:12 pm to fillmoregandt
Except the city of Tuscaloosa expressed a lot of interest. It was the president's call.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 8:13 pm to GenesChin
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Saying yalls empty arena makes you money is a joke
Well...it does make money. It might not give off the appearance of a program or fanbase that really gives much of a frick - it surely doesn't, in fact - but it certainly operates as a program far in the black.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 8:19 pm to GenesChin
quote:it still counts. Just because half of the people don't show up, it doesn't mean they didn't buy tickets.
My boss buys basketball tickets for Tide Pride points or whatever. Saying yalls empty arena makes you money is a joke
Posted on 6/7/15 at 8:22 pm to GenesChin
Alabama basketball was 13th in the country in revenue last year. Clearly it makes money.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 8:25 pm to HailToTheChiz
For the latest in all University of Alabama news, tune in to the Auburn posters on the SEC Rant.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 8:51 pm to chattabama
Boxing is a very sleazy business and always has been. Maybe The University doesn't care to do business with a bunch of scumbags?
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