THE PRICE IS WRONG
You can watch the second and third rounds of the NFL draft on TV on Friday night and see rounds four through seven on Saturday. You can watch the 141st Kentucky Derby on Saturday. It’s free (other than what you may be paying your cable or satellite provider).
And, on Saturday night, you can watch the long-awaited welterweight title fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. That’s not free. It’s anything but free. It’s either $90 (standard definition) or $100 (high definition) to bring this special event into your home.
OK, everyone has been waiting for this fight. A bit too long. OK, five years too long. But now it is the biggest money fight in history. It is expected to gross, with those preposterous pay-per-view fees, $300 million. I like my furniture, but I’m not prepared to pay $100 to sit on it.
Some people make a party out of these boxing spectacles. They invite a few friends over, have them chip in, and then they only pay $20 or so … to sit on their own furniture. In this case, it is to see two older fighters – Pacquiao is 36, Mayweather is 38 – do what they should have done when they were in their primes.
The NFL draft goes on and on, and most of it is analysis and conversation. You won’t blink and miss anything. The Kentucky Derby takes about two minutes. The fight will start, well, whenever they get around to it. There are preliminary bouts, of course, and then the main event. And as the card is taking place in Las Vegas, folks on the East Coast will be up mighty late. The fight could go 12 rounds or 30 seconds, and there’s no refund if it’s quick.
Pay your money and make your choices. Or don’t pay. Coughing up $100 to stay home seems just a little too weird. If it’s free, it’s for me.
Post By: Larry Weisman, a longtime sportswriter for USA TODAY, blogs for Twistity.com. Follow him on Twitter @MrLarryWeisman .
Kate McKinnon Dishes On Playing Hillary Clinton
Kristen Wiig Channels Her Inner Game of Thrones
-
NBA Star Penalized for Inappropriate Gesture During Victory Over Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers’ star center, Joel Embiid, has been...
-
Spanish Football Chief Faces Scrutiny Over World Cup Incident The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it has submitted...
-
University of Houston Mourns the Loss of Former Basketball Star Reggie Chaney The University of Houston community is deeply...
-
Former President Donald Trump Leaves Republicans Speculating on His Debate Strategy Former President Donald Trump has definitively confirmed that...
-
As Neymar’s desire for a new chapter surfaces, the football world debates whether he will return to Barcelona’s embrace...
-
The football legend mesmerizes with a dazzling display and debuts a Wakanda Lionel Messi wowed fans once again with...
-
Andrew Wiggins Returns: Ready to Help Warriors Defend Championship Title! Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has returned to...
-
Scotland’s rugby team has been dealt a significant blow. Scotland’s rugby team has been dealt a significant blow with...
-
Diaz injured his knee while the Puerto Rican team was celebrating its victory. During Wednesday night’s game in the...
-
Number 16 has joined the legendary likes of Numbers 8 and 24. Despite retiring from the NBA in 2021,...
-
Tatum was slapped with his first career ejection after two technical fouls. Monday night was a rough one for...
-
Correa joined the Mets with a $315 million contract. Recently, baseball player Carlos Correa announced that he had cut...