Recent York – in the middle of a warm tourist place there was something strange known as Times Square, leaving pedestrians about their minds and photos of the boxing ring and the structure around him in the rolls of the camera.

“What happens and how to get to the other side of Fifth Avenue?” The pedestrian asked the officer who supervised this area.

Another was with a friend visiting California. When it was said that the area was constrained, the local issued her frustration, saying: “She came here to make the Times Square blocked. I don’t even know what was going on.”

“This is an exclusive, substantial match,” answered a security worker.

Many observers did not know that they were witnessing history.

Last Friday, “Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves” was marked, the first event that transformed the Times Square to the outdoor box.

The card was the headline Ryan Garcia, who fought for the first time since the annual suspension for positive testing of the drug with the results, taking Rolando “Rolly” Romero. Devin Haney received Jose Ramirez, and Teofimo Lopez faced Arnold Barboza Jr.

Unlike the average boxing event, the impact and stabs helped strengthen the filled airy atmosphere of Times Square. Here’s what made the historic box of boxing so special.

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Ring

The ring was set on the seventh Avenue in front of the ABC television studio “Good Morning America” ​​and Carlo’s Bake Shop, from Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Taco Bell and Tough Rock Cafe on the other side of the street. He was in a configuration, which contained four pillars with a roof and four compact video boards.

Father and coach Haney, Bill Haney, says that the location of the match is second to none.

“I was in the fight with 50,000 people and I would have to say that this is the most iconic, historical struggle that I witnessed my whole life,” said Bill ESPN. “Here in the middle of the Times Square. If you told me last year that we would be here and we would fight or I just saw the fight [let] Being part of it myself, I wouldn’t believe it. I feel I’m dreaming. “

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Boxing fans had the opportunity to watch this event

Tickets are not on sale for this program, pedestrian crossings were blocked, fans of barricades and tourists in the gates, with video screens available in many locations in the area. As the fight progressed at night, delayed roars from dispersed crowds around the place in three different designated scenic areas could be heard when a great hit was delivered.

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Oscar de la Hoya: “It’s amazing”

Oscar de la Hoya, promoter Golden Boy, who had three fighters on the card (Garcia, Ramirez and Barboza), said that this location was different than any other sports event.

“There is no comparison in boxing within 45 years,” said De La Hoya on Thursday. “I think that it believes everything in boxing or in any sport, literally. I don’t think we have a live basketball in the Times Square. … I think it’s very special, it’s amazing, it’s amazing.”

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Everyone was watching

One thing in boxing fans is that they will find a way to see a immense card. Different screens around the Times Square were an opportunity for those who did not have access to the ring, watch immense video screens. The ring was surrounded by fences, which stood about 12 feet height covered with a red tarpaulin, blocking the external view to contain exclusivity of the event. But the fans found a way to watch, even from nearby platforms and buildings.

In the place where Recent Year’s Eve falls, a group of construction workers probably had one of the best observation points to watch the action. Dressed in working vests and difficult hats, employees gathered at the construction site. They watched early fights, leaning over the handrails, then pulled the chairs into the platform to watch the main events. Employees became comfortable when Garcia took Romero, eventually removing difficult hats and vests.

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Celebrities, athletes and boxing royal

In addition to the Snoop Dogga, Tupac Shakura, Harry Potter, Hulk Hogan, Michael Jackson and Four Elmos, in every direction you looked. The viewers sat in three sections. The north-south sections consisted of stars such as actor Michael J. Fox, streamers Ishowpeed and Amp, legendary drummer Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett, rapper/actor Ice-T and Recent York Kninsk Center Karl-Anthony Towns, freshly after the victorious performance at night, when Knicks eliminated Detroit Pistons in the night. The first round of the game in Easern Conference.

The boxeries sat east of the ring. The airy champion Shakur Stevenson was one of the first boxers who came to witness a historical night before joining him by the younger medium weight master, Terenka Crawford, who built a lot of noise for his fight against Canelo Alvarez from Canelo Alvarez. Former heavyweight master, Mike Tyson, lit a navy blue satin suit, taking pictures with fans.

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FDNY VS. Nypd

The first respondents organize an annual charity event entitled Battle of the Blagges, in which it contains amateur boxing matches between policemen from Recent York and firefighters. He uses the Tunnel 2 Towers Foundation, which provides significant facilitate to the first persons providing rescuers and military veterans. An hour before the start of Friday’s professional card, firefighter James Gennari from Ladder 24 and police officer Joel Allen arrived at the ring in the right colors of the bathrobe (blue for NYPD, Red for Fnny), leaving vehicles related to their professions.

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Time to prepare

Barbosa sat in the hotel ballroom to grab his hands, and the gloves recorded before his fight against Lopez. To start a journey to the ring wrapped in a white and blue robe and a white hat, Barboza and his team went to the escalator to leave the hotel.

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Taxi, taxi!

Without a cloakroom connected with a place, the question was how fighters arrive at the ring. Answer? With style. The wardrobe fighters were in the hotel blocks from the ring and were taken to the ring in classic cars – some in characteristic yellow cabins in Recent York. It took about eight minutes to get from the hotel from the hotel.

Fighters in WBO Junior Welter weighed to the ring in vintage -fashioned taxis through the streets of Recent York City, when fans cheered and recorded them on mobile devices. Lopez, born in Brooklyn, took it at the time of the fight in his yard. When he reached the ring with the “NYPD” vest, supporters of the American chant “Teo”.

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Replace Devin Haney

Haney entered the ring to “Many Misl Men” 50 Cent with a black leather jacket and black leather trunks. When he jumped around the ring, he quickly looked around various billboards outside the ring and about how a handful of fans were mainly celebrities and other boxers on the spot. Although Haney is used to fighting thousands of fans, the exclusivity seemed to drive a 26-year-old.

“You can’t prepare for it. It’s so iconic and I don’t think it is repeated for a long time,” said Bill Haney.

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Romero pays tribute “Return to the future”

Romero chose the “Back to the Future” theme for the main event. His team was equipped with turquoise overalls from “Rolly McFly” at the back in Pink in Pink to the future inscription.

To complement this topic, the boxing Romero replied Marty McFly, the character of Michael J. Fox, who was present. They were like the self -sufficient Nike sneakers worn in the continuation of the film series “Back to the Future”.

Romero came to the ring in a creamy cream in cream color equipped with hydraulics and bogus, dressed in a pink-yellow sleeve jacket.

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Time for the main event

It was expected that Garcia’s return would be immense. He wore a blue look with the participation of “King Ryan” at the back of the robe, with cross wings and angels. Pryki Garcia contained crosses on every leg, from “King” at the front and “Ryan” at the back. He finished appearance with white shoes with the same pattern as his robe and trunks.

The hotel entrance was crowded when Garcia went to an escort vehicle to the ring. His riding was Batmobile, which established the standard of fighting. He climbed the ropes so that Lupe Fiasco “Superstar” with the participation of Matthew Santos.

Garcia was knocked down in the second round by the left hook Romero. With clothes, few fans the answer to knocking was tranquil. The only sounds were cars, bicycle bells, car horns and sirens.

Tyson and Stevenson were moved by knocking down Romero.

Ultimately, Romero broke Garcia’s return and a potential rematch against Haney with a nervous result card 115-112, 115-112 and 118-109. Romero still guaranteed a rematch.

“I think Devin and Ryan should get a rematch and make him substantial,” said Romero.