Re: Will you buy the fight?
It used to be I would just to a bar somewhere, get a table watch the fight for free and spend the money on drinks and bar food. Not a lot of places have the fight available now.. (officially) because they charge too much for the PPV. Strangely they have every UFC (so im guessing the fees are more affordable).
Im not paying for that idiots 25,000 dollar mouthpiece or Manny's Massage oil for his calf cramps. At the time it should have happened it was probably worth 50 bucks on ppv. Now that they've stalled and dangled it in front of our noses for 5 years till both guys are past it, its supposed to be worth the other 50? The last fight I paid for was Roy making history by winning a piece of the heavyweight title. At least there was significance for that. There's no significance here or history being made for me.
If they charged money to see it next week. Its like well mind as well see it live for a few dollars more. Its free next week and available in 2 places. So i'll stream it and watch it in hd for free next week and get my moneys worth out of both my HBO and showtime subscriptions.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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