Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin | DAZN - 1 April 2023

[garethhop]

3 sep Mexico - JUAN ESTRADA Vs Cortez
8 sep costa rica - Okasta “Yoka” Valle Vs Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen, WOmen's Minimumweight fight
17 sep vegas - PAY PER VIEW - GGG VS CANELO
24 sep nottingham WOOD Vs Lara + GALAHAD VS HUGHES
8 oct london PAY PER VIEW - BENN Vs EUBANK
Australia ? - NOT YET ANNOUNCED
20 oct Cali - FLOYD SCHOFIELD VS Daniel Rosas
29 oct UK ? - NOT YET ANNOUNCED
5 nov abu dhabi - BIVOL Vs Ramirez
12 nov ohio - MONTANA LOVE Vs Spark
19 nov USA - NOT YET ANNOUNCED

Thought I'd help you out by adding in what the main event is, and whether it's a PPV.

Bit of flesh to go on the bones yet!

[garethhop]

3 sep Mexico
8 sep costa rica
17 sep vegas
24 sep nottingham
8 oct london
Australia ?
20 oct Cali
29 oct UK ?
5 nov abu dhabi
12 nov ohio
19 nov USA

Yeah - some good shows but in September, for my £8, I get a Mexico show, a Costa Rican show and the Nottingham show. I wouldn’t say that’s good value for money.

And that's off the back of a light few months.

I don't think DAZN's plan anymore is to be sustainable off the back of subscribers for the Saturday night fight nights either in Uk or US.

Really, it's going to be about PPVs, Betting (big question marks there) and Youtube boxing.

Enjoy.

[Ruthless-RKO]

3 sep Mexico - JUAN ESTRADA Vs Cortez
8 sep costa rica - Okasta “Yoka” Valle Vs Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen, WOmen's Minimumweight fight
17 sep vegas - PAY PER VIEW - GGG VS CANELO
24 sep nottingham WOOD Vs Lara + GALAHAD VS HUGHES
8 oct london PAY PER VIEW - BENN Vs EUBANK
Australia ? - NOT YET ANNOUNCED
20 oct Cali - FLOYD SCHOFIELD VS Daniel Rosas
29 oct UK ? - NOT YET ANNOUNCED
5 nov abu dhabi - BIVOL Vs Ramirez
12 nov ohio - MONTANA LOVE Vs Spark
19 nov USA - NOT YET ANNOUNCED

Thought I'd help you out by adding in what the main event is, and whether it's a PPV.

Bit of flesh to go on the bones yet!

So apart from Eubank-Benn PPV, there's nothing really in the works for October and considering it's next month.

[cormack]

3 sep Mexico - JUAN ESTRADA Vs Cortez
8 sep costa rica - Okasta “Yoka” Valle Vs Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen, WOmen's Minimumweight fight
17 sep vegas - PAY PER VIEW - GGG VS CANELO
24 sep nottingham WOOD Vs Lara + GALAHAD VS HUGHES
8 oct london PAY PER VIEW - BENN Vs EUBANK
Australia ? - NOT YET ANNOUNCED
20 oct Cali - FLOYD SCHOFIELD VS Daniel Rosas
29 oct UK ? - NOT YET ANNOUNCED
5 nov abu dhabi - BIVOL Vs Ramirez
12 nov ohio - MONTANA LOVE Vs Spark
19 nov USA - NOT YET ANNOUNCED

Thought I'd help you out by adding in what the main event is, and whether it's a PPV.

Bit of flesh to go on the bones yet!

So apart from Eubank-Benn PPV, there's nothing really in the works for October and considering it's next month.

the DAZN guy markoski was giving interviews in abu dabi the other day and made it very clear that ppv is the only solution to enable the biggest fights ie the ones we want . However he did also admit that they could not abuse it and so have to use their ppv `s wisely .
AJ is a PPV fighter despite the current situation and losses and this is very unlikely to change as there must have been something in the contract he signed with them giving revenue guarantees etc .
So all of the BS about joshua being on the slide and only filling small halls is utter bitterness .

[garethhop]

Thought I'd help you out by adding in what the main event is, and whether it's a PPV.

Bit of flesh to go on the bones yet!

So apart from Eubank-Benn PPV, there's nothing really in the works for October and considering it's next month.

the DAZN guy markoski was giving interviews in abu dabi the other day and made it very clear that ppv is the only solution to enable the biggest fights ie the ones we want . However he did also admit that they could not abuse it and so have to use their ppv `s wisely .
AJ is a PPV fighter despite the current situation and losses and this is very unlikely to change as there must have been something in the contract he signed with them giving revenue guarantees etc .
So all of the BS about joshua being on the slide and only filling small halls is utter bitterness .

Markowski was asked why GGG V Canelo was PPV in the UK (not why it was PPV at all). His response that it had to be make certain fights was absolute nonsense given the relatively small number of UK buys that there will be.

In addition, his point that PPV usage will be sparing, is interesting off the back of an August Youtuber PPV, a September Canelo PPV, an October UK PPV and a planned December AJ PPV.

[tony1234]

I think a lot of people are in denial about what is coming down the road and will be hitting everyone before December. My gas/electric direct debit is going from £90 a month to £200 and that is for a pensioner in a small flat on a fixed income. So the only way to afford that is to cut back and I won't be the only one affected like this or even worse.
It won't be a case of not wanting to pay 28 quid to watch Joshua fight a bum but simply not able to afford it , I could afford to pay for DAZN, PPV like the Usyk fight last week and even the odd live show that has now gone out of the window.
A lot of promoters will be telling boxers to get real with purse demands going forward or you won't be fighting.

[Boxerbeetle]

So apart from Eubank-Benn PPV, there's nothing really in the works for October and considering it's next month.

the DAZN guy markoski was giving interviews in abu dabi the other day and made it very clear that ppv is the only solution to enable the biggest fights ie the ones we want . However he did also admit that they could not abuse it and so have to use their ppv `s wisely .
AJ is a PPV fighter despite the current situation and losses and this is very unlikely to change as there must have been something in the contract he signed with them giving revenue guarantees etc .
So all of the BS about joshua being on the slide and only filling small halls is utter bitterness .

Markowski was asked why GGG V Canelo was PPV in the UK (not why it was PPV at all). His response that it had to be make certain fights was absolute nonsense given the relatively small number of UK buys that there will be.

In addition, his point that PPV usage will be sparing, is interesting off the back of an August Youtuber PPV, a September Canelo PPV, an October UK PPV and a planned December AJ PPV.

Exactly, lying through his teeth. “Game changed” was such a joke. I cancelled DAZN on general principle after their Canelo-GGG PPV announcement. Would be amazed if the channel is still going 12 months from now.

[cormack]

the DAZN guy markoski was giving interviews in abu dabi the other day and made it very clear that ppv is the only solution to enable the biggest fights ie the ones we want . However he did also admit that they could not abuse it and so have to use their ppv `s wisely .
AJ is a PPV fighter despite the current situation and losses and this is very unlikely to change as there must have been something in the contract he signed with them giving revenue guarantees etc .
So all of the BS about joshua being on the slide and only filling small halls is utter bitterness .

Markowski was asked why GGG V Canelo was PPV in the UK (not why it was PPV at all). His response that it had to be make certain fights was absolute nonsense given the relatively small number of UK buys that there will be.

In addition, his point that PPV usage will be sparing, is interesting off the back of an August Youtuber PPV, a September Canelo PPV, an October UK PPV and a planned December AJ PPV.

Exactly, lying through his teeth. “Game changed” was such a joke. I cancelled DAZN on general principle after their Canelo-GGG PPV announcement. Would be amazed if the channel is still going 12 months from now.

LOL ! I read similair comments over a year ago and they aint gone bust .
Nb I dont subsribe to dazn and franky if the fight is good dont care which channel or streaming service is broadcasting .

[Coco]

Be interesting to see their financials, I would guess they are losing plenty at the moment, but then I'd say there was always going to be time before they would make a profit.
Depends how deep the pockets are, in the end it's the banks money, the manager will get bonuses for hitting lending targets!

[Boxerbeetle]

Markowski was asked why GGG V Canelo was PPV in the UK (not why it was PPV at all). His response that it had to be make certain fights was absolute nonsense given the relatively small number of UK buys that there will be.

In addition, his point that PPV usage will be sparing, is interesting off the back of an August Youtuber PPV, a September Canelo PPV, an October UK PPV and a planned December AJ PPV.

Exactly, lying through his teeth. “Game changed” was such a joke. I cancelled DAZN on general principle after their Canelo-GGG PPV announcement. Would be amazed if the channel is still going 12 months from now.

LOL ! I read similair comments over a year ago and they aint gone bust .
Nb I dont subsribe to dazn and franky if the fight is good dont care which channel or streaming service is broadcasting .

They won’t go bust per se because the owner is so rich. But he won’t bankroll forever without any sign of profit, the company has already done a bunch of restructuring. The introduction of PPV is just the final opportunity to squeeze as much money out of it as possible before closing it down.

[maverick23]

the DAZN guy markoski was giving interviews in abu dabi the other day and made it very clear that ppv is the only solution to enable the biggest fights ie the ones we want . However he did also admit that they could not abuse it and so have to use their ppv `s wisely .
AJ is a PPV fighter despite the current situation and losses and this is very unlikely to change as there must have been something in the contract he signed with them giving revenue guarantees etc .
So all of the BS about joshua being on the slide and only filling small halls is utter bitterness .

Markowski was asked why GGG V Canelo was PPV in the UK (not why it was PPV at all). His response that it had to be make certain fights was absolute nonsense given the relatively small number of UK buys that there will be.

In addition, his point that PPV usage will be sparing, is interesting off the back of an August Youtuber PPV, a September Canelo PPV, an October UK PPV and a planned December AJ PPV.

Exactly, lying through his teeth. “Game changed” was such a joke. I cancelled DAZN on general principle after their Canelo-GGG PPV announcement. Would be amazed if the channel is still going 12 months from now.

Their spend on boxing will be a small % of their total spend as they’re in with big rights deals in various countries like having serie A rights in Italy.

The success/failure of DAZN isn’t reliant on boxing.

[Boxerbeetle]

Markowski was asked why GGG V Canelo was PPV in the UK (not why it was PPV at all). His response that it had to be make certain fights was absolute nonsense given the relatively small number of UK buys that there will be.

In addition, his point that PPV usage will be sparing, is interesting off the back of an August Youtuber PPV, a September Canelo PPV, an October UK PPV and a planned December AJ PPV.

Exactly, lying through his teeth. “Game changed” was such a joke. I cancelled DAZN on general principle after their Canelo-GGG PPV announcement. Would be amazed if the channel is still going 12 months from now.

Their spend on boxing will be a small % of their total spend as they’re in with big rights deals in various countries like having serie A rights in Italy.

The success/failure of DAZN isn’t reliant on boxing.

It is in the UK, they’ve got fvck all else.

[maverick23]

Exactly, lying through his teeth. “Game changed” was such a joke. I cancelled DAZN on general principle after their Canelo-GGG PPV announcement. Would be amazed if the channel is still going 12 months from now.

Their spend on boxing will be a small % of their total spend as they’re in with big rights deals in various countries like having serie A rights in Italy.

The success/failure of DAZN isn’t reliant on boxing.

It is in the UK, they’ve got fvck all else.

They’re not running purely as a U.K. business though. The KSI show at the weekend set a record for most users on the DAZN app outside of their usual core markets.

If DAZN isn’t around in 12 months then it won’t be down to boxing.

[Boxerbeetle]

Their spend on boxing will be a small % of their total spend as they’re in with big rights deals in various countries like having serie A rights in Italy.

The success/failure of DAZN isn’t reliant on boxing.

It is in the UK, they’ve got fvck all else.

They’re not running purely as a U.K. business though. The KSI show at the weekend set a record for most users on the DAZN app outside of their usual core markets.

If DAZN isn’t around in 12 months then it won’t be down to boxing.

The U.K. business is clearly distinct from their other businesses. Same situation as Setanta, closed their U.K. operation but continued in other markets.

[maverick23]

It is in the UK, they’ve got fvck all else.

They’re not running purely as a U.K. business though. The KSI show at the weekend set a record for most users on the DAZN app outside of their usual core markets.

If DAZN isn’t around in 12 months then it won’t be down to boxing.

The U.K. business is clearly distinct from their other businesses. Same situation as Setanta, closed their U.K. operation but continued in other markets.

It’s not clearly distinct at all. It’s not a separate company and when they do something like Benn/Eubank, or any other big shows, they’ll be looking at global results and not just those for the U.K.

Setanta set up U.K. operations and had separate companies (Setanta Sport Limited and Setanta Transmissions U.K. Limited) for it. Both went into administration and were eventually dissolved.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Anthony Joshua’s Plan-B Options For December Revealed By Eddie Hearn

Eddie Hearn revealed the backup options for Anthony Joshua’s December fight if he’s unable to negotiate the mega-fight against Tyson Fury.

Hearn says he wants to pick a solid top 15 contender and NOT a “gimmie” level opponent for Joshua. These are the options Hearn listed on Wednesday:

Filip Hrgovic
Zhilei Zhang
Otto Wallin

“He wouldn’t want a soft touch. I think that would work against him,” said Eddie Hearn to DAZN Boxing Show about Anthony Joshua’s potential opponent for December if the Tyson Fury fight falls through.

“It’s a top 10 guy; you could pull him out of the rankings yourself. As soon as I start mentioning names, the price goes up. The last thing AJ wants is a gimme fight.

“We’re not interested in gimme fights. It’s got to be an element of risk. Look at the top 15. Dillian Whyte is not a fight for December, but it’s a fight for March and the summer, 100%. It’s a big stadium in the UK.

“You’ve got Filip Hrgovic. He just won. I think it was a poor performance from him. Zhilei Zhang looked good. Otto Wallin had a very close fight with Tyson Fury.

“Dillian is a very good fighter; he’s a dangerous fighter. I would like to give Dillian a fight in November, and then I’d like to make the AJ fight, subject to the Tyson Fury stuff.

“These guys have got to get active. Dillian fought in March 2021, and then his next fight was in April 2022. These guys, AJ included, they’ve been having one fight a year because of Covid because of rematches because of mandatories. I want to get them active.

“AJ fighting every three months is going to be a tough guy to beat once that confidence is going, once that belief in his training team is going. I spoke to AJ last night, and his message is clear. ‘If he’s [Fury] serious, let’s do it.’

“Like I said, originally the plan was December, February, March, and that could be Dillian Whyte or go into Fury or Wilder or all those guys,” said Hearn.

[Coco]

Hrgvic has won a final eliminator, he isn't giving up his mandatory spot

[Ruthless-RKO]

Hrgvic has won a final eliminator, he isn't giving up his mandatory spot

Not even for a big money fight?

Legacy vs. Money..

Legacy won't set him and kids up for life.. A fight against AJ will..

It's a bit of a situation..

There must be boxers of the past who risked their mandatory status for a money fight.

[Coco]

Hrgvic has won a final eliminator, he isn't giving up his mandatory spot

Not even for a big money fight?

Legacy vs. Money..

Legacy won't set him and kids up for life.. A fight against AJ will..

It's a bit of a situation..

There must be boxers of the past who risked their mandatory status for a money fight.

He is going to get millions for a non title fight v AJ? Fast car will get someone cheaper than that.

And he will earn millions v Usyk

[Ruthless-RKO]

Hrgvic has won a final eliminator, he isn't giving up his mandatory spot

Not even for a big money fight?

Legacy vs. Money..

Legacy won't set him and kids up for life.. A fight against AJ will..

It's a bit of a situation..

There must be boxers of the past who risked their mandatory status for a money fight.

He is going to get millions for a non title fight v AJ? Fast car will get someone cheaper than that.

And he will earn millions v Usyk

I still think he'd earn more against Joshua..

What's IBF's split? Unless a deal is made prior to a purse bid that is.. Usyk's team don't seem hard to work with,

[Coco]

Mandatory should get 30%

For AJ it will be a set fee plus tv rights in Croatia!

If the money was right of course he would take the fight, but I reckon Usyk is the money fight

[cormack]

this seems to have lost momentum

[Ruthless-RKO]

this seems to have lost momentum

They probably just working on some opponents in the background. When they're not constantly twittering, you know shits getting done.

[Blueprint]

Assuming that if this was dead we would know by now? Could this actually be happening?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Salita: "Nobody Thinks Joshua Will Beat Fury - He Should Fight Wallin Next!"

"It's an interesting fight between Joshua and Fury. Anthony Joshua got better in the second fight against Usyk, but he's still coming off a loss. You know who the favorite is in that fight between Joshua and Fury and who isn't. I think if that fight happens in December it's not as big as it could be, and I really don't believe it can happen in December, because that's a huge fight and it deserves a bigger build up," Salita told Midnight.

"I believe Otto Wallin versus Joshua makes a lot of sense. From what Eddie (Hearn, Joshua’s promoter) and Joshua have said, Joshua wants to be considered an elite, A+ heavyweight, and Otto is an A+ heavyweight. If Joshua comes back and fights a John Doe with no credentials, without a decent record, and no real name, then he goes back down to a very average level. In my opinion, just fighting an opponent with gloves on, with a professional record, without any real accomplishment - I don't know if it does anything for him, it may decrease his value, depending on who the opponent is," Salita said.