In terms of marketing, I completely understand why Duco put money before Joseph.
In their eyes they made Joseph what he was, an internationally recognised fighter, with money out of their own pocket and they are now cashing in on that investment, like any business would. Hence why they choose the event before the opponent.
Eventually this will run out of steam and parker's opponents will need to improve to reignite interest and reopen people's pockets as the numbers dwindle down. It's also important to note that 99% of people who go to Duco's shows don't know a lot about boxing, but have been sold on Joseph Parker. So if they say the German Heavyweight Champion is coming, that sounds great to the untrained ear. We in the 1% of fans who actually follow boxing enough to write on a forum know that he's ranked 6 in Germany and that he is relatively unknown, bar two fights against almost were's.
But, being in the 1% means our opinion isn't as important as that of the 99%, all of our money is worth the same.
In their eyes they made Joseph what he was, an internationally recognised fighter, with money out of their own pocket and they are now cashing in on that investment, like any business would. Hence why they choose the event before the opponent.
Eventually this will run out of steam and parker's opponents will need to improve to reignite interest and reopen people's pockets as the numbers dwindle down. It's also important to note that 99% of people who go to Duco's shows don't know a lot about boxing, but have been sold on Joseph Parker. So if they say the German Heavyweight Champion is coming, that sounds great to the untrained ear. We in the 1% of fans who actually follow boxing enough to write on a forum know that he's ranked 6 in Germany and that he is relatively unknown, bar two fights against almost were's.
But, being in the 1% means our opinion isn't as important as that of the 99%, all of our money is worth the same.