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Midnight Writer

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13. One of the things that crippled boxing. Key bouts all went to pay-per-view.

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 02:07 PM

Sep 2022

You used to be able to watch championship fights free on network TV. Big fights were on prime time.

The people willing to pay 50 bucks or more for an evening's fight card dwindled. You couldn't even follow up and coming fighters without paying.

How many people know the heavyweight champions of the 70s? Ali, Foreman, Frazier. Household names. Can you name the heavyweight champs of today? Have you ever seen today's champions fight a title match?

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So, you need Amazon Prime now to watch Thursday Night Football? [View all] Mysterian Sep 2022 OP

Just like everything else, it's all about $$ Ferrets are Cool Sep 2022 #1

More people have prime video than NFL network JT45242 Sep 2022 #2

Get out of the house. multigraincracker Sep 2022 #3

That's way more expensive than an Amazon Prime membership. comradebillyboy Sep 2022 #8

Soon they will put commercial names on each football? pwb Sep 2022 #4

A 48 minute games runs about 210 minutes in teevee time. Cracklin Charlie Sep 2022 #10

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Look at these two chums watching the game together last night True Dough Sep 2022 #5

Money, money, money snowybirdie Sep 2022 #6

The major college football conferences are salivating at the prospect of streaming revenues Thunderbeast Sep 2022 #7

At least it won't interfere with any Herschel Walker debates. keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #9

THAT 'debate'..... MyOwnPeace Sep 2022 #11

I have Amazon Prime.... SergeStorms Sep 2022 #12

One of the things that crippled boxing. Key bouts all went to pay-per-view. Midnight Writer Sep 2022 #13

Only people with cable have been atto watch MNF tishaLA Sep 2022 #14

Fawk em. a kennedy Sep 2022 #15

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