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Originally Posted by prohornblower
Yep. They said it was one of the biggest nights for Vegas sportsbooks (or something). Anyway they implied that a ot of people visited the casinos for the fight. I'm sure casino execs had absolutely no sway with the Nevada Boxing Commision or whatever it's called...
It was megafight, Ali going for an unprecedented 4th title. All the high rollers and fight fans coming to Vegas means they're going to gamble in the pit and on the fight. Thats why big fights are held in Vegas, casinos can afford to offer site fees because they usually get their money back through gambling in the casino.
Think Holmes-Cooney broke the records for gambling although that was due to the despicable storylines used by the promoters for their own good.
Was a good documentary, feel bad for Holmes he never really had a chance to build a legacy close to Ali. His biggest fight was against The Great White Hope(Cooney) who was a product of hype. He never really had a chance to test himself against great heavyweights and was too old by the time the 90s good heavyweight era came around.