When and why did the midnight main events become standard?

[QballLobo]

I went to school on the east coast and hated how late sporting events started. Growing up in California you could enjoy a big fight and still go out after on a Saturday night.
I live in TX now and it’s better but a main event for boxing or UFC not starting until midnight or later is something I don’t miss.

[BM dnobagaV]

Go to bed Boomers

Respect your elders, young gun

[sbbigmike]

The older I get the harder for me to stay up to these underwhelming main events/cards

[TJ highway]

Most PPV's and large fight cards start at 6pm on the west coast. When I have fight parties most of my guest don't come until almost fight time (of the main event).

[buddyr]

It's crazy how we keep VHS tapes of things that are on youtube right now

yeah,but I got a lot of college basketball, NBA, wrestling, and boxing that's not on youtube. A lot!!!! A lot of TNF classics aren't on youtube and whole fight cards. I remember saturdays before big fights, the whole day, they'd play nothing but full press conferences and interviews leading up to the fight on wild feeds for the big sattelite dishes if you had one. That stuff isn't on youtube. I have hundreds of tapes. 1997 Boxeo tournament, Cedric Cushner Cards, HTS(DC Home Team Sports channel) cards, etc.. I even see the Tyson vs Spinks post fight press confernce(Tyson with the green t shirt) on youtube listed as 'rare". That wasn't rare at all. it was on regular tv that monday night after the fight

Another thing was the Tyson vs Holyfield II fight card. I never forgot that girl who sang the national anthem. She was gorgeous. So many years later I found her on facebook and instagram and she's still pretty. Even she doesn't have a copy of singing the national anthem in that fight hahha.

[buddyr]

The older I get the harder for me to stay up to these underwhelming main events/cards

I'm a night person, but I had been in front of the tv since 4 pm on saturday for the UK card. After that disgraceful Warrington main event was over, I started watching the UFC card and looked at that simultaneously with the USYK/Witherspoon. I basically missed Bivol fight and put all of my attention to the JJ vs Waterson main event on UFC which was a war.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Yeah, I mean, I'm a night owl and even I think they should be starting earlier. I remember Pac and Mayweather didn't get started until late but that was a huge fight and so I didn't mind but now it's every fight or so it seems.

[buddyr]

Yeah, I mean, I'm a night owl and even I think they should be starting earlier. I remember Pac and Mayweather didn't get started until late but that was a huge fight and so I didn't mind but now it's every fight or so it seems.

And that was the same day as game 7 of the Spurs vs clippers 1st round matchup that we lost by 2.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

And that was the same day as game 7 of the Spurs vs clippers 1st round matchup that we lost by 2.

Maybe the hope is that the already drunk fans will buy more drinks and get way drunker for the main event. It's fueled by alcohol sales? Maybe. Haha. Yeah, the other big four sports in America don't make you stay up as late except possibly for baseball now and then.

[Ganondorf]

Move out here! I was awake for several hours after the Usyk fight. Lol