Before cable telly was in viewers homes, major events would be broadcast to select venues via closed-circuit television. The major downtown venues all had permanent television installations in the 1950's, but the one in the Allen was long gone by 1972. A temporary set up was used instead, a sheet of plywood was placed on a couple rows of seats house center, and the projector would be set up on a stand on top. The main picture sheet wasn't used, it was huge, way too big. Instead, a smaller television screen, about 20' x 20', was dropped, and pulled back a bit to prevent keystoning. This like the larger screen, dated back to the Warner years and an earlier television installation. These events usually drew a decent sized crowd, and this was no different, probably around 1,800 - 2,000 of the 2,860 seats were filled. I worked the main floor concession stand and we sold a lot of soda and corn before the fight, and not much once the fight began. This one went 15 rounds with Ali winning by unanimous decision.
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