Arum:"Fight will not begin 'til Heat/Celts game ends"

he'll just delay the fight even longer.

 

Are there people who would really throw down money for the PPV after every fight on the card save the main event has ended?

 

:bananamaniac

 

Sadly, yes. . . Most mainstream fans don't even pay attention to undercard fights. . They have no idea who those fighters are.

 

I get that but putting myself in the position of a casual fan, I'd still want more than one fight for the price of a PPV even if I didn't know who anyone else was.

 

thats my thought too

 

and you think mainstream fans know who bradley is?

 

Same thoughts here. Arum must be talking to the bar owners. They can promise their patrons the big fight after the game.

 

What Jeffjoiner said, this way all the dudes (and ladies) going out on Saturday night can watch the game and the "Pacquaio Fight."

 

Good point.

 

A lot of venues here in So Cal aren't showing the fight because of the Kings!!!

 

poor casuals don't know Timmeh is p4p one of the best headbutters. imagine laying down all that money for only one fight that ends early due to a cut

 

I doubt it,may just go catch it at a bar,I don't think many people paying 60 bucks for one fight

 

True, bar owners have to cough up alot more money to have the rights to show the fight, so Arum has to promise that the fight does'nt start until the Celtics-Heat game is over.

I did'nt think this fight would sell much anyway, but its made worse now that most sports fans at home have the Celtics-Heat game 7 to watch.

Pacquiao-Bradley is not a must see type of a matchup, so its hard to envision casual boxing fans after the basketball game saying, "hurry up, call up and order Pacquiao-Bradley!"

My point is that the basketball game being played so close in proximity to the fight will cut some of the PPV buys!
Bad news for Pacquiao, and certainly bad news for "honest" Bob Arum! :deal


I just love it when fate punches Arum right on the nose! :yep