To cap off a great day of sports that included playoff NHL and NBA games, the Kentucky Derby, and the NFL Draft, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao met in the ring for their much anticipated bout Saturday night. The demand to see it was such that some people found alternative means to watch the fight, or attempt to anyway.
Rockies pitcher John Axford shared the above video of a mass of people gathered on the street trying to get a glimpse of the fight through the window of someone’s third floor apartment. Perhaps the best part was the reaction when someone apparently blocked the view of those watching from ground level.
Huuuuuge eruption in the streets after the crowd started chanting "Move That Chair! Move That Chair!" And the apartments owners moved it!
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) May 3, 2015
Many bars that carried the fight charged a cover. To watch it at home on pay per view would’ve cost you $100, unless you had friends over to split the cost. One inexpensive alternative would have been to find a free internet stream. Another, simply walk around your neighborhood until you find someone who ordered it and hope you can get a decent view from your vantage point.
Video via: Instagram/johnaxford
