Floyd Mayweather may have won the fight, but streaming services Periscope and Meerkat were the real winners Saturday.
While pay-per-view was busy ruining everyone's lives, the social-based live streaming companies proved just how valuable they are, considering the way people consume live events in the modern world.
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Wow. Periscope is changing the face of PPV events like this. Film is next. Your private moments right after, if not already. Crazy.
— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) May 3, 2015Easily the worst fight I’ve ever bootleg streamed on Periscope...
— Michael Schottey (@Schottey) May 3, 2015One thing HBO didn't plan on... Periscope. #MayPac pic.twitter.com/gWD77a3g5E
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 3, 2015Watching the fight live and for free on Meerkat and Periscope tonight really made me understand how vital both are to the future of media
— mat (@mat) May 3, 2015The winner of tonight's fight? Periscope. @HBOboxing just took us into @MannyPacquiao's dressing room. Live. pic.twitter.com/J24fl1kNKT
— Chris Sacca (@sacca) May 3, 2015And the #MayPac winner by unanimous decision... #Periscope
— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) May 3, 2015I bet a lot of people are feeling silly for shelling out $100 on a fight they could've watched for free on the Internet.