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

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  1. HeavyPuncha

    HeavyPuncha Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What if there's a triple overtime? Will there be strippers dancing for the meantime?
     
    HeavyPuncha, Jun 8, 2012
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  2. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    he'll just delay the fight even longer.
     
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  3. purephase

    purephase Boxing Junkie Full Member

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

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    :bananamaniac
     
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  5. king khan

    king khan Boxing Junkie banned

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

    purephase Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    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.
     
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  7. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    thats my thought too
     
    turbotime, Jun 8, 2012
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  8. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    and you think mainstream fans know who bradley is?
     
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  9. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Same thoughts here. Arum must be talking to the bar owners. They can promise their patrons the big fight after the game.
     
    jeffjoiner, Jun 8, 2012
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  10. standing 8countboxing

    standing 8countboxing Well-Known Member Full Member

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

    purephase Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good point.
     
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  12. Capitan

    Capitan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    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
     
    Leon, Jun 8, 2012
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  14. kwilson71

    kwilson71 #MAYDAY Full Member

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

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    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!" :lol:

    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
     
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