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Golden Boy’s current exclusive deal with DAZN expires at the end of 2021, sources tell The Athletic, and in the wake of Alvarez’s departure, the relationship between promoter and network has grown frosty. The issue began when it became apparent that the language in Alvarez’s contract with Golden Boy didn’t mesh with the wording in the promoter’s paperwork with DAZN, stymying efforts to finalize a blockbuster trilogy fight with Gennadiy Golovkin.
“From my personal experience with Triller and watching the numbers they have put up in just their two shows, I’ve been extremely impressed,” De La Hoya said. “We are engaged in conversations with executives at Triller and will see where they land.”
Representatives from Triller and DAZN both declined to comment. Sources said the deal being discussed is potentially worth nine figures over multiple years.
“This kind of a deal gives Triller a promoting partner that is long on boxing bona fides, and it gives Golden Boy a fresh start with a platform that already connects deeply with a younger demographic,” said a source with knowledge of the conversations. “It would really be a win-win for both sides.”
Not surprising as GBP has had discussions with ESPN, CBS and now Triller in the past year. But if they can get a nine figure deal over multiple years? That would be HUGE and great for the stable as currently the budgets for their cards are on average, less than 2M per show.
Triller purchased FiteTV so they have a platform to put these fights on now.
Leaving DAZN: Better late than never. DAZN cannot be trusted. They refuse to honor their contracts and their management is incompetent.
Signing with Triller: Not sold on this yet. I feel with Ryan Garcia you can entice a traditional broadcast network to partner with. It's yet another app building from the ground up.
Best news is they're leaving DAZN.
If the money is there, good for GB, but their stable is as thin right now as it's ever been. Garcia and Ortiz are really all they have at this point, they badly need an influx of talent, this is why I was hoping they'd join up with ESPN so they could work with TR to make fights
Fite TV is not a new app they have been around since 2012 airing fights longer then DAZN and ESPN+ apps, a report in December says they already have 4M users. You don't buy Fite TV if your goal is to continue doing 1 off Youtube PPVs. They hired Peter Kahn a heavyweight in boxing to run their boxing department. You don't bring him in if you plan to just do YouTube fights. They won a purse bid for Lopez, now securing one of the top promoters in boxing. Triller clearly has bigger goals and want to be in this boxing space long term and are throwing big money around.
Can’t be surprised by the news, I mean DAZN alienated Golden Boy not just with Canelo but long time partners like Eye of the Tiger management and Miguel Cotto Promotions. Anyhow, if Golden Boy is to survive they need another “face of boxing” type of talent. Fortunately, for Oscar and Co. they have just that in Vergil Ortiz Jr. The kid is quickly gaining a huge following not just w/t the Mexican American fans but from casuals as well. 17-0 all by KO’s speaks for itself, nothing get’s you more fans than knocking mofo’s out. Vergil is becoming must see TV and with a Gem like that in his stable Oscar and Golden Boy will always be relevant. Anyhow, if Thriller can provide more fight dates for Bek the Bully, Ryan Garcia, Vergil Ortiz, Arslanbek Makhmudov, Zurdo Ramirez, JoJo Diaz, Speedy Ellis, Alexis Rocha, Seniesa Estrada, Lamont Roach etc.. I’d be happy to pay a reasonable monthly subscription for the FIFE tv app
No they weren't. Their boxing guy has been making the rounds & the Triller blueprint is to put on 4 or so cards a year that are novelty fights & guys looking for 1 off fights with them. They aren't looking to sign a whole fooking promotion unless things changed real quick in their office & Triller gots lotsa money to set on fire for something that isn't even their primary product.
I think this is more of Oscar just talking. Triller signing GBP to an exclusive deal without a TV deal for all that content would be fooking stupid. And good luck trying to make Fite TV into some sorta DAZN app. Hell DAZN isn't killing it in the US from most accounts, wtf is Fite TV gonna do? I don't see Triller even considering this very seriously.
Fite tv has been around since 2012 and they show other things besides boxing they show mma and wrestling and they just picked up soccer qualifiers for the world cup. Idk what the triller guy has been Saying but this jake paul side show fights is just a fad and is going to wear off sooner or later. I believe the plan would be to put on monthly shows on the fite app and do ppv for the bigger events. Ask your self this why would triller buy the lopez fight? Why would they put on Oscars comeback? Why would they buy the fite app? There has to be something bigger in their plans beside putting on a couple of cheesy ppvs every year if that was the case they didn't need to buy the fite app.
Is Triller looking to sign some 8 or 9 figure deal to put on regular exclusive GBP boxing content? Thats not they vibe they are giving me. Their boxing guy said they wanna do 4 shows a year. They have been making big moves, but signing some deal like this seems like something beyond what they are capable of making happen without great risk & their primary product isn't even boxing so why would they go from putting on some circus events to putting on monthly or more frequent GBP shows without a fooking TV deal.
I mean if GBP signs with Triller is every GBP show a FIte TV PPV card??? Are our they gonna be showing fights for free somewhere? How does this make money?
Fite TV is a monthly subscription app. They would put shows there and then still implement the PPV shows here and there.
Triller didn't just buy Fite TV for no reason. They have plans for the time being at least to be involved in combat sports. They can easily sign fighters like Prograis as well. I don't think Oscar is all talk here, there at least negotiations going on.
Massive mistake, With all the other fighters signed to promoters elsewhere who fck are they going to fight? :rofl:
Massive mistake? If they truly do get a nine figure deal over multiple years? Then it's absolutely not a massive mistake. GBP budget on DAZN shows on average are like 1.5M a show. That would change with Triller.
And if Ortiz grabs a belt soon, he will get fighters to come to him. Ryan is a big name already and fighters below him will come to him is well. It's not like you see many GBP vs Matchroom fights on DAZN as it is so really nothing changes in that regard.
Fite tv has been around for a while I believe longer than dazn. Triller was eventually going to need an actual stable of fighters to put on shows. This jake paul side show fad is only going to last so long. Fite tv also has other combat sports not just boxing they show mma and wrestling as well.
Yeah but even FITE TV never signed anybody exclusively! Again they offered OTT for Combat Sports Events (Wrestling, Kickboxing, Boxing...) on a Event By Event Bases. It is BEST to use the budget on just QUALITY FIGHTS instead of signing guys exclusive and watching your money being spent on trash mismatches that is not generating any money, views or Subs
Fite TV did an amazing job of offering an alternative and allowing certain sports to be seen in different countries especially when none of the Networks in whatever country doesn't Pick up the Event and Pay the International TV Rights for the event
We shall see how it works out. I think by NOT signing anybody exclusively is the best way to go and it allows them to use the budget on QUALITY
Well good luck to Oscar! So confirmation that Ryan Garcia Abrupt retirement is likely to allow that Deal with DAZN to run out so they can just move everything to Triller most likely. It make sense! With that being said, not sure how much Triller will commit to Oscar and his Promotion. I think Triller should stick to Fight By Fight OTT and not start signing people exclusively to the APP for a ton. I think that Model can only work for a Network that makes their Money from other Programming and they just so happen to also Offer Boxing which is what ESPN, Showtime and FOX does
Those networks Generate BILLIONS annual so them allocating $50-80 Million Annual Budget toward boxing Yearly doesn't hurt them at all so it is different for a well established Network compared to a New APP just getting started and is using boxing to built up its Audience
Fite tv has been around for a while I believe longer than dazn. Triller was eventually going to need an actual stable of fighters to put on shows. This jake paul side show fad is only going to last so long. Fite tv also has other combat sports not just boxing they show mma and wrestling as well.
Well good luck to Oscar! So confirmation that Ryan Garcia Abrupt retirement is likely to allow that Deal with DAZN to run out so they can just move everything to Triller most likely. It make sense! With that being said, not sure how much Triller will commit to Oscar and his Promotion. I think Triller should stick to Fight By Fight OTT and not start signing people exclusively to the APP for a ton. I think that Model can only work for a Network that makes their Money from other Programming and they just so happen to also Offer Boxing which is what ESPN, Showtime and FOX does
Those networks Generate BILLIONS annual so them allocating $50-80 Million Annual Budget toward boxing Yearly doesn't hurt them at all so it is different for a well established Network compared to a New APP just getting started and is using boxing to build up its Audience
So they would have only ppv cards?
No, Triller recently just purchased Fite TV. So they will likely put majority of their cards there and then use the PPV platform for certain shows.
Once Triller purchased the streaming service Fite TV it made sense because De La Hoya could of had his come back fight on DAZN or any PPV network. He's securing a large network deal for his fighters. Fite TV is where most of these fights going. He has too many fighters and not enough dates and cards from DAZN. Triller giving him 9 figures is huge.
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Not surprising as GBP has had discussions with ESPN, CBS and now Triller in the past year. But if they can get a nine figure deal over multiple years? That would be HUGE and great for the stable as currently the budgets for their cards are on average, less than 2M per show.
Triller purchased FiteTV so they have a platform to put these fights on now.
Yep this is the only deal that makes sense for golden boy espn already has top rank and pbc is trying to get a deal with cbs and they already have an advantage being on showtime which is owned by cbs. Fite + is only 5 bucks a month so that would be a good deal for golden boy shows.
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