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by David P. Greisman - It was an ambitious tour to promote the rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana. The itinerary listed events for the press and public in five cities over the span of 72 hours, including four cities within about 30 hours. They were to go from New York City on Monday afternoon to Washington, D.C., by Monday evening. Tuesday brought Chicago and San Antonio, with the concluding stop coming in Los Angeles on Thursday.
But the kickoff in Manhattan’s Times Square started late. And then Mother Nature pitched in with heavy rain, grounding three private jets an airport in northeast New Jersey. Mayweather, Maidana and others remained on the runway on Monday evening while fans stood outside DAR Constitution Hall in the Nation’s Capital, lining up for the dual entertainment of the Mayweather-Maidana promotional event and a Wale concert.
Even after the D.C.-born rapper finished his performance, hundreds remained in the concert hall, waiting for Mayweather to arrive, their numbers dwindling bit by bit as evening gave way to night. Those who stayed had waited for more than four hours beyond when the event was initially supposed to begin. And they waited even after they knew Mayweather was there, while the best boxer in the world sat in a back room speaking for 15 minutes to the four media members who were left. [Click Here To Read More]
But the kickoff in Manhattan’s Times Square started late. And then Mother Nature pitched in with heavy rain, grounding three private jets an airport in northeast New Jersey. Mayweather, Maidana and others remained on the runway on Monday evening while fans stood outside DAR Constitution Hall in the Nation’s Capital, lining up for the dual entertainment of the Mayweather-Maidana promotional event and a Wale concert.
Even after the D.C.-born rapper finished his performance, hundreds remained in the concert hall, waiting for Mayweather to arrive, their numbers dwindling bit by bit as evening gave way to night. Those who stayed had waited for more than four hours beyond when the event was initially supposed to begin. And they waited even after they knew Mayweather was there, while the best boxer in the world sat in a back room speaking for 15 minutes to the four media members who were left. [Click Here To Read More]
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