OT: Mayweather v. McGregor

[Kodiak]

Or don't mind spending some cash being entertained.

If you expected a charity sparring match....sure

[RemoAZ]

I just kept watching hoping McGregor would tackle him or do something funny. So happy I didn't give them a dime of my money.

The ref had to have warned McGregor at least 6 times about blows to the back of the head....never took a point.

That's because this was a farce and the general public morons ate it up.

[Kodiak]

I'm not saying it was fixed....

Like I said....totally a glorified sparring exhibition

[Stallworth16]

So after PPV is tabbed up, 100 million and 30 million will go to 300 million and 100 million respectively for Mayweather and McGregor. Not a bad day's work.

[Steelperch]

Just think, tonight some people paid $70 for preseason Steelers tickets plus $50 to park and $30 for a hotdog and a couple beers. So who is the sucker?

[tbsteel]

Or don't mind spending some cash being entertained.

If you expected a charity sparring match....sure

Are you seriously trying to argue about what I find entertaining? Lol.

[Kodiak]

So after PPV is tabbed up, 100 million and 30 million will go to 300 million and 100 million respectively for Mayweather and McGregor. Not a bad day's work.

Somewhere Roger is saying "hmmmm.....maybe the SB should be PPV"

[Kodiak]

Just think, tonight some people paid $70 for preseason Steelers tickets plus $50 to park and $30 for a hotdog and a couple beers. So who is the sucker?

I watched both events for free. Not sure if I got value....

[tbsteel]

Just think, tonight some people paid $70 for preseason Steelers tickets plus $50 to park and $30 for a hotdog and a couple beers. So who is the sucker?

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Some people enjoy professional wrestling, but I heard it's not totally legit either.

BTW, I also like playing and watching disc ("frisbee!!") golf. The gall... I should be ashamed.

[Kodiak]

Well, they would have had a tough time getting even $20 PPV if it was promoted as a "extended exhibition"

[RemoAZ]

The was one step above the WWE. I wouldn't be surprise to see McGregor go there next.

[FortyThree]

Not if he wants to make the kind of money he made last night.

[Kodiak]

Not if he wants to make the kind of money he made last night.

Insane amounts of money....$100M for one fight, or the same as what Ben made on his second contract over 5 years. Or $350M for one fight, or $750M for your last 3 fights...or about almost what Lebron and Tiger made in their entire career, including endorsements.

For a sport that has largely nosedived in popularity, there's still a huge appetite for the marquee events. I think the key is rarirty - you get a mega-fight only about every 3 years or so, and it's an match-up you'll probably never see again. That PPV grossed about as much as the last SB - think about that one (Roger definitely is).


Yet, the premise of that fight bordered on absurd, almost as bad of a mismatch as Michael Phelps vs. a shark.