Mayweather vs Marquez To Be Shown in Movie Theaters

[AP♠]

yeah got that right. i bet mayweather is crying in his bedroom right about now!

Yeah mann Ironic this wasnt put out in the ODLH or Hattton fight.


Points of interest:


1.He was crusing easy with numbers on that fight (odlh/hatton.He could of cared less about chump change theatre tickets).


2.Has anyone heard any more news after his "rib" incident? hmmm that was out the window(if you beleive that then your not the casuel boxing fan.It bought him the extra downtime he needed to hype this fight more).


3.If these ppv ratings dont jump thats jeapordizing mayweather's power of negotiations on his next fight.(If they plummet just like the stock market he can kiss the lion's share good bye).




This all could of been said and done in an easier more interesting fashion: A mosley bout.Waaaa Laaaaa.





Floyd fans need to be educated.

[tepeyollotl]

this could potentially be fun. might do this with some friends, sneak in a bottle of jameson and enjoy some good fights on a big screen.

[Iceta]

This would be a good time to have a wife or girlfriend that is a boxing fan.

[Punishment2008]

smart plan....def cant hurt them makin more money

[iskupaldi]

What Historic fight?...There's not even a Title on the line...Man they sure are Desperate to sell tickets...

[prsi]

Salvaging the Mayweather/Marquez contest has become a full time job unto itself. Reviving 'closed circuit' telecasts at movie theaters is a brilliant concept if prices can be kept below $20. I recall seeing Pepino Cuevas Vs. Tommy Hearns at The Westchester County Center in NY in 1980. The price tag was $15 for that one round KO and two thousand plus fans jammed the arena.
I was also present at most of the Ali and Leonard theater broadcasts and also witnessed a few displayed on a huge four sided screen which hovered at Madison Square Garden. The Garden would host a live card and then present the telecast as the main event. Holmes/Cooney was promoted by MSG in this format and it sold out swiftly. Standing room only tickets to the event were also sold out. By the time Leonard /Hagler came about, prices had jumped to around $30.
HBO broke sacred ground by televising 'The Thrilla In Manilla ' but closed circuit remained an option for years thereafter.
Should the Money/Marquez battle do well, we can anticipate future fistic events continued in this fashion. It could serve well as a night out, allowing strapped fans to even eat out prior to the event with the dollars they will save. Hell. You could even take the wife along! Should Floyd and Manny conquer their foes, their promoters would probably request a PPV ticket of $59.99.That would signal the need to continue a less expensive trend of viewing if Boxing is to bring new fans to the fold, especially in this difficult economy. Peace To All.

Nice piece of boxing history there. Good Post!!!

[prsi]

For those interested, here's the website where you can order tickets and to see the list of places were you can see it all you have to do is type in yor zip code.

http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/Sports/May...vsMarquez.aspx

[tepeyollotl]

i was telling a friend about this and he told me that he recently read in the local paper that this is something all sports are going to try out in the near future. i don't think this is a ploy to salvage money.

[MaFu MoFo]

As long as ticket price remain as regular movies price, why not?

[Datu Puti]

Richard Schaerfer is full of ****...this idea just proves that MOSLEY's comments are real. Like I said before, MAYWEATHER is not a draw, the great fighters that fight him with a big fan base (DLH AND HATTON) that wants to see his ass beat, is why MAYWEAHTER's fight with those guys were huge. **** this fight, to all MAYWEATHER HATERS BOYCOTT this fight, you can watch this fight for free on HBO the following week. The only way i will watch this fight live if the ticket is free. GOOD LUCK TO MARQUEZ...and when he wins and PACQUIAO beats COTTO, PAC/MARQUEZ 3 can happen then PAC can retire. So MAYWEATHER losing to MARQUEZ will realize that he overshadowed by PACQUIAO. Remember PACQUIAO didn't use the word massacred but thats what he did with DLH AND HATTON..Mayweather use the word massacre...he didn't even **** DLH face up. and took him 10 rds to catch HATTON.