Mayweather vs. Marquez: The Movie Theater Experience

Pacman Latest News from 8countnews.com Sun, 20 Sep 2009

When the Floyd Mayweather – Juan Manuel Marquez fight was first announced, I hoped to be in Vegas to cover the fight live. However, when that didn’t happen due to circumstances beyond my control I decided to experience the next best and unique way to view the bout: at a movie theater.

Golden Boy Promotions decided to resurrect an old time boxing tradition when they brought back live theater broadcasts for this fight. Prior to the advent of cable and pay per view, closed circuit broadcasts of big fights at movie theaters were prominent for fighters such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and Joe Frazier.

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