Mayweather vs Pacquiao is killing the NFL 's draft Week

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Most of the main media outlets are in Las Vegas right now covering the fight. ESPN has pretty much moved all of their big names from Bristol to Vegas. I never thought I'd see the NFL take a back seat to Boxing.
 
If anything is killing draft week, it is the decision to move it to Chicago, not some boxing match.
 
I need to find a bar in Seattle to watch this. When I lived in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, everyone was so macho obsessed that most the bars in town were packed to capacity even for small UFC pay per views. But Seattle is the type of city where I'd find a bar playing the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight and people would say, "Can you turn off that fighting stuff. We're trying to talk?" I kid you not. I can't wait to get out of this place.
 
With the first three rounds being Thursday and Friday, I don't think they take much of a hit. Only the diehards watch or attend the weekend now and even those people will be out/done in plenty of time to view the fight.

Should have never moved the draft date to begin with.
 
texbumthelife said:
With the first three rounds being Thursday and Friday, I don't think they take much of a hit. Only the diehards watch or attend the weekend now and even those people will be out/done in plenty of time to view the fight.

Should have never moved the draft date to begin with.
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I have more interest, by far, in the UDFA signing period than I do that fight.
 
JoeyBoy718 said:
I need to find a bar in Seattle to watch this. When I lived in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, everyone was so macho obsessed that most the bars in town were packed to capacity even for small UFC pay per views. But Seattle is the type of city where I'd find a bar playing the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight and people would say, "Can you turn off that fighting stuff. We're trying to talk?" I kid you not. I can't wait to get out of this place.
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That's hilarious man. If pay-per-view wasn't such a racket, more subdued places could get the fights. When I was last bartending (way back in my heyday) a commercial pay-per-view license could go upwards of 20k.
 
texbumthelife said:
That's hilarious man. If pay-per-view wasn't such a racket, more subdued places could get the fights. When I was last bartending (way back in my heyday) a commercial pay-per-view license could go upwards of 20k.
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Yeah, I was reading how there are a lot of lawsuits because some bars pay the residential fee and profit off the business.
 
JoeyBoy718 said:
Yeah, I was reading how there are a lot of lawsuits because some bars pay the residential fee and profit off the business.
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When you see what pay-per-view is paying these guys for the fight, it's pretty clear that bars SHOULD be profiting more.

That's neither here nor there in this thread though.
 
This fight is significantly bigger than the NFL Draft

Don't kid yourselves
 
GloryDaysRBack said:
Let me know when people pay $100 to watch the draft on tv

Let me know when people pay thousands of dollars to watch it in person
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As soon as the NFL decided to charge that, people would pay it. I don't know about attending it, but people pay thousands to attend the NBA or NHL finals and they aren't bigger than the NFL draft either.

That fight is a pimple on the *** of the NFL Draft.
 
cej757 said:
Most of the main media outlets are in Las Vegas right now covering the fight. ESPN has pretty much moved all of their big names from Bristol to Vegas. I never thought I'd see the NFL take a back seat to Boxing.
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Not to mention The Avengers opening Friday. Way to much excitement packed into a small time-frame.
 
Risen Star said:
As soon as the NFL decided to charge that, people would pay it. I don't know about attending it, but people pay thousands to attend the NBA or NHL finals and they aren't bigger than the NFL draft either.

That fight is a pimple on the *** of the NFL Draft.
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You are nuts...nobody is paying $100 to watch the NFL Draft
 
I think it makes the weekend even better....all the draft will be done. Some will be happy, some will be depressed and then you have a great fight to turn to and we all can root for the little underdog to beat the most overrated piece of **** boxer ever.
 
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