Anthony Joshua vs. Dillian Whyte II | DAZN PPV - OFF

[jameswilson]

Jeez 6 weeks or so to get this going. Historically AJ is a sell out but that’s not long to get this card set and sold.

Hopefully the undercard is sorted and finalised in the next 2 weeks so we aren’t watching guys fighting opponents bought in at 2 weeks notice.

[HomicideHenry]

Ages ago this would've been put on a free HBO card. How time has changed since the 90s when heavyweights like Lennox Lewis, Tommy Morrison, Ray Mercer, etc did tuneup bouts to get their careers on track on free cards.

[garethhop]

I think the interesting thing about this fight - nowhere near interesting enough for me to consider buying it - is whether Joshua can truly take the shackles off given he's fighting someone who is way past their peak, did worse in his last fight than Joshua did against the same opponent, was knocked clean out twice in the past 3 years, and also who he has already stopped.

Surely, that means Joshua will be more aggressive for the whole fight as long as it lasts?

They've priced this the same as they did Joshua/Franklin.

[mickey1975]

I think the interesting thing about this fight - nowhere near interesting enough for me to consider buying it - is whether Joshua can truly take the shackles off given he's fighting someone who is way past their peak, did worse in his last fight than Joshua did against the same opponent, was knocked clean out twice in the past 3 years, and also who he has already stopped.

Surely, that means Joshua will be more aggressive for the whole fight as long as it lasts?

They've priced this the same as they did Joshua/Franklin.

The Franklin fight wasn't ppv.

[Ruthless-RKO]

I think the interesting thing about this fight - nowhere near interesting enough for me to consider buying it - is whether Joshua can truly take the shackles off given he's fighting someone who is way past their peak, did worse in his last fight than Joshua did against the same opponent, was knocked clean out twice in the past 3 years, and also who he has already stopped.

Surely, that means Joshua will be more aggressive for the whole fight as long as it lasts?

They've priced this the same as they did Joshua/Franklin.

The Franklin fight wasn't ppv.

Yeh, it wasn’t. But that’s when they introduced the whole different price package. By that time, most people probably got the £100 a year package or £9.99 for 12 months.

[Ruthless-RKO]

If Yu wanna watch big fights, face it. It’s PPV money. Not all good boxing matches though.

[gilgamesh]

Shaping up to be a pretty busy Summer of Boxing, and I'm one of the few people who won't complain about it being on PPV because in all likelihood I wouldn't have access to it at this point regardless of outlet.

[DrDuke]

Meh. Could be worse, but could be much better. We saw Joshua vs Whyte and this time the result will be the same.

[Nightmare Roy]

Jeez 6 weeks or so to get this going. Historically AJ is a sell out but that’s not long to get this card set and sold.

Hopefully the undercard is sorted and finalised in the next 2 weeks so we aren’t watching guys fighting opponents bought in at 2 weeks notice.

I think this will easily sell out the 02 as long as the pricing isn't a piss take, it's only 20,000 capacity. What does surprise me is the talk of Ben Eubank being at Wembley, cant see that selling out.

[mickey1975]

Why is AJ boxing inside again when he is such a mega draw?

[big lennox]

Why is AJ boxing inside again when he is such a mega draw?

Fury is living in AJ's shadow (which he has done for most of his career).

AJ said he would box three times this year. His second fight of the year is coming up with a third against Wilder scheduled for December.


By contrast, Fury said he would box three times this year (no one outside simple Big Doofus believed this), and, to date, he has boxed no one, absolutely bottled it against Uysk and is set to face a non boxer in yet another 'who cares' match up.

[Nightmare Roy]

Why is AJ boxing inside again when he is such a mega draw?

At least he's fighting an actual boxer somewhere.

[Nightmare Roy]

£26.99, someones having a laugh

Yeah that's too much for this fight. Better be stacked with female world title fights to justify that price!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Press Release

British Heavyweight rivals Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte will meet in an explosive rematch at The O2 in London on Saturday August 12, shown exclusively live on DAZN around the world and on DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland.

Two-time unified Heavyweight World Champion Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) and former World Title challenger Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs) lock horns again nearly eight years on from their wild British Title clash in Greenwich, which Joshua won by a seventh-round stoppage to end a thrilling war.

“I’ve been clear that my plan is to be active this year," said Joshua. "August 12 is the date, I’ll be ready to fight. I look forward to dealing with business."

Brixton’s Whyte has a long-running rivalry with Joshua, having beaten the Watford man on points as an amateur back in 2009 before Joshua won an Olympic gold medal at London 2012 which kick-started his meteoric rise to global stardom.

‘AJ’ went on to unify the Heavyweight division, winning the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO crowns with a string of wins against the likes on Charles Martin, Wladimir Klitschko, Joseph Parker, Alexander Povetkin, Andy Ruiz and Kubrat Pulev.

The 33-year-old convincingly outpointed Jermaine Franklin at The O2 earlier this year as he returned to winning ways under new trainer Derrick James following back-to-back defeats to Ukrainian pound-for-pound great Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022.

Whyte, whose last win also came via a points decision against the USA’s Franklin last year, fell short in his record-breaking World Title challenge against undefeated WBC ruler Tyson Fury at Wembley Stadium in April 2022, succumbing to a sixth-round TKO loss.

The Jamaican-born warrior, 36, has aspirations of fighting for another World Title and knows that a win over his old foe Joshua next month will put him in prime position for another mega-fight against one of the division’s other glamour names later this year.

“I’m looking forward to returning to the London O2 on August 12 and going to war,” said Whyte. “It's 1-1 so this is the decider!”

In the UK and Ireland the PPV will cost £26.99 via DAZN.com. Prices may vary on other providers.

"I can’t quite believe this fight is happening and there was absolutely no stopping either man," said Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn. "The rivalry runs deep and there is something about these two where they will never back down from each other. At times it may have looked like a game of bluff but now we are set and with everything that’s on the line this is an absolute must win for both. Just like the first time at The O2, get ready for fireworks August 12 and a huge night of boxing live on DAZN."

“It is great to have Anthony Joshua back fighting on the platform so soon after his fight in April," said Joseph Markowski, CEO North America, DAZN Group. "We want ‘AJ’ in the biggest fights and in Dillian Whyte this is a massive one - reigniting a feud that has bubbled away for well over a decade. August 12 promises to be fireworks. Watch a night of all out action, live and exclusive on DAZN around the world and on DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland.”

[tony1234]

£26.99, someones having a laugh

Yeah that's too much for this fight. Better be stacked with female world title fights to justify that price!

About time Shannon Courtney had the rematch with Ebanie Bridges, I'd pay double if that was on the card

[quickeyg]

Joshua vs Whyte sucks BIG time. You mugs gotta pay £27 for 2 losers with 3 losses on their records each lol

Expect the O2 Arena to have MASSIVE GAPS in the stands come fight night.

Whyte for the upset? Maybe he finishes Joshua for good

The fanboy girls better start saving right now


A certain Wembley Stadium fight will OUTSHINE this august 12th (Colossal) pile of S***E

[mickey1975]

Why is AJ boxing inside again when he is such a mega draw?

Fury is living in AJ's shadow (which he has done for most of his career).

AJ said he would box three times this year. His second fight of the year is coming up with a third against Wilder scheduled for December.


By contrast, Fury said he would box three times this year (no one outside simple Big Doofus believed this), and, to date, he has boxed no one, absolutely bottled it against Uysk and is set to face a non boxer in yet another 'who cares' match up.

He’s not, mate. He boxed Del in December outside, sold out. They daren’t do AJ v Whyte in a stadium in August. Do the sums.

[big lennox]

Why is AJ boxing inside again when he is such a mega draw?

Fury is living in AJ's shadow (which he has done for most of his career).

AJ said he would box three times this year. His second fight of the year is coming up with a third against Wilder scheduled for December.


By contrast, Fury said he would box three times this year (no one outside simple Big Doofus believed this), and, to date, he has boxed no one, absolutely bottled it against Uysk and is set to face a non boxer in yet another 'who cares' match up.

He’s not, mate. He boxed Del in December outside, sold out. They daren’t do AJ v Whyte in a stadium in August. Do the sums.

Who does bigger Pay per view buys?
Tons of those Fury vs Chisora III tickets were giveaways.

[garethhop]

I think the interesting thing about this fight - nowhere near interesting enough for me to consider buying it - is whether Joshua can truly take the shackles off given he's fighting someone who is way past their peak, did worse in his last fight than Joshua did against the same opponent, was knocked clean out twice in the past 3 years, and also who he has already stopped.

Surely, that means Joshua will be more aggressive for the whole fight as long as it lasts?

They've priced this the same as they did Joshua/Franklin.

The Franklin fight wasn't ppv.

For tickets Mickey.

[mickey1975]

Fury is living in AJ's shadow (which he has done for most of his career).

AJ said he would box three times this year. His second fight of the year is coming up with a third against Wilder scheduled for December.


By contrast, Fury said he would box three times this year (no one outside simple Big Doofus believed this), and, to date, he has boxed no one, absolutely bottled it against Uysk and is set to face a non boxer in yet another 'who cares' match up.

He’s not, mate. He boxed Del in December outside, sold out. They daren’t do AJ v Whyte in a stadium in August. Do the sums.

Who does bigger Pay per view buys?
Tons of those Fury vs Chisora III tickets were giveaways.

Nobody on here could find one. Fury’s Netflix series will get higher ratings that week.

[BigDoofus]

Why is AJ boxing inside again when he is such a mega draw?

The British public have watched him make a career of avoiding the WBC title and no longer support him.

[BigDoofus]

Fury is living in AJ's shadow (which he has done for most of his career).

AJ said he would box three times this year. His second fight of the year is coming up with a third against Wilder scheduled for December.


By contrast, Fury said he would box three times this year (no one outside simple Big Doofus believed this), and, to date, he has boxed no one, absolutely bottled it against Uysk and is set to face a non boxer in yet another 'who cares' match up.

He’s not, mate. He boxed Del in December outside, sold out. They daren’t do AJ v Whyte in a stadium in August. Do the sums.

Who does bigger Pay per view buys?
Tons of those Fury vs Chisora III tickets were giveaways.

62,000 tickets sold for an outdoor event in December. Stop with the TOMfoolery.

[big lennox]

He’s not, mate. He boxed Del in December outside, sold out. They daren’t do AJ v Whyte in a stadium in August. Do the sums.

Who does bigger Pay per view buys?
Tons of those Fury vs Chisora III tickets were giveaways.

Nobody on here could find one. Fury’s Netflix series will get higher ratings that week.

WWE does big numbers, too.

[The Gratest]

Wow. Who'd have thought that a washed up AJ announcing a fight could have such an effect! The forum's mega busy tonight!

[big lennox]

Wow. Who'd have thought that a washed up AJ announcing a fight could have such an effect! The forum's mega busy tonight!

Absolutely. It's good business for Fury’s team to hang on to the commercial coat tails of Joshua.