It would cost your average neighborhood spot about $2,000 to show the fight. We’re basically sleeping here at this point, but we’ve all be thrilled to be a part of history.”įor the bars, being a part of history isn’t a cheap endeavor, and so it’s not a cheap night out for you. We got close to 1,000 email inquiries yesterday. We’re averaging more than 3,000 calls per day over the last week. Most of our staff are working twelve-hour days. “This is our biggest commercial PPV ever in terms of locations,” says Tim McManus of Joe Hand Promotions, the Feasterville-based boxing and UFC promotions company. Now, you have a wide range of options, with more than 130 spots in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area participating. One month ago, I could barely find anyone showing the Mayweather-McGregor fight in Philly. Philly bars have definitely caught up with the hype. If you’re watching it at a bar and hear someone ask, “What’s a TKO?”, don’t be surprised. I’ve got friends who’ve never seen a boxing match in their lives calling me to ask me where to go to see the Mayweather-McGregor fight in Philadelphia.
