Well, yes. They wanted fight action. Punches thrown. They got it.
I'm talking about people SEATED IN THE AUDIENCE at the comical return match featuring Tyson Fury. Fury, blubbery after a long layoff, facing a tiny opponent (a cruiserweight, really), laughed in the ring and blew kisses and pulled faces. He looked to have a huge height and reach advantage, and was so sure he couldn't be hurt, he turned away to watch the real action...IN THE AUDIENCE.
That's where a bunch of chavs had decided to clot and clog the aisles to get a better view than they had in the cheap seats. It's where idiots, as usual, couldn't SIT and watch something, but had to stand, forcing everybody behind them to stand, too. This is standard rock concert behavior, not just sports event behavior. I recall attending a rock concert where the big goon in front of me turned, and announced, "I like to stand up and dance around, just so you know."
I've been to boxing events and other sports events where, the second ANYTHING interesting happens, people INSTANTLY jump from their seats and stand. Call it a literal knee-JERK reaction.
At the Tyson Fury fight, it was particularly galling for the people who spent...get this...a THOUSAND QUID for choice seating. You'd think that for that kind of money, security would be tight, to prevent people from sneaking into the high priced section. There was security...just NOT A LOT.
These four were in the midst of the melee, with the two brothers getting smacked around when they DARED to say "SIT DOWN" to some hooligans.
Tyson Fury found more action OUTSIDE the ring than inside, and indeed, most everyone roared at the spectacle of a full-fledged brawl that took a minute or two before things settled down.
Unfortunately for the two brothers, not every punch or kick leaves a vivid bruise, and it's very easy to get knocked dizzy from a shot that doesn't cause much of a cut. One brother posed to show the damages. Meh...
Giving credit where it's due, the screencaps above came from a gay website newspaper called The Mirror. I'm assuming it's gay, since the banner makes such a big deal about "Pride." They aren't concerned with fighting climate change or world hunger, or world peace, after all.
It's nice of them to care about two heterosexuals who got flattened.
After the event, and spending A THOUSAND QUID only to get more cuts than Fury's opponent (who simply quit after the fourth round, with no red marks or swelling), one of the Gallaghers contacted the arena management to complain. The response was a tart email:
“Whilst we agree we can’t ascertain how the incident started, the footage (also) shows your partner throwing numerous punches which encouraged other members of the crowd to join in. As Craig was involved with the fight, even if it was only in self-defence, we are unable to comment further.”
Yes, as they may have learned from Fascist Internet giants such as Google and Amazon and Ebay, the best response, if there's any at all, is NO COMMENT. Or, weasel words like, "we will take appropriate action" or "thank you for reaching out to us" or "your patronage is very important to us." And in essence, "dare you to sue us" and "don't expect us to really give a damn."
Long ago, I stopped going to events that were prone to encourage hooligans. The rule on sporting events or rock events is that people paid their money to make noise, let off steam, have no regard for anyone else, and drink enough so that if anyone interferes with their fun THERE WILL BE BLOOD.
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