Comments Thread For: Parker-Chisora, Taylor-Jonas, Eubank-Morrison, Bivol-Richards - May 1 Card Announced

[kiaba360]

Glad Bivol is finally active again but I wish Craig didn’t have to be the fall guy.

Well, it's a great opportunity for him after winning the Lonsdale belt. If Richards wins, he completely upends the whole division. Bivol's inactivity may bite him in the ass.

[ShoulderRoll]

I'm curious to see what Eubank looks like after all that time training with Roy Jones.

[PBR Streetgang]

Decent card based off the two top fights and not a PPV for those stateside watching on DAZN. Will be interesting to see what adjustments Parker picks up under Lee's tutelage and Chisora will try to bring it. Jones and Harper was an entertaining scrap and look forward to see how Natasha does against Katie Taylor.

As for why Del Boy is on another PPV, I imagine it's economics. If he brings in enough viewers based on the amount he makes, then Hearn will continue to put him there - win, lose or draw. People want to be entertained and a PPV will rely more on the hardcore fans...my guess is alot of people (myself included) just enjoy watching Dereck throw leather with bad intentions.

[Kezzer]

Lots of Americans on here saying it’s not Ppv worthy, well I have news for you - it’s not Ppv in America! You can happily take it as part of your DAZN package.

This card has a number of decent fights and it needed that to take into account chisora Parker isn’t for any belts etc. That said chisora and Parker is a really interesting fight and one most proper boxing fans (ignoring matchroom hate rtc) would say is a good matchup. I personally would’ve put it as the co headliner to Katie Taylor but given its a heavyweight matchup and it pulls interest I completely get it. I can see it easily selling 300k buys in the UK to be honest with the card, having Bivol and Eubank 3 and 4 makes it a decent card overall.

[NorvernRob]

Decent card based off the two top fights and not a PPV for those stateside watching on DAZN. Will be interesting to see what adjustments Parker picks up under Lee's tutelage and Chisora will try to bring it. Jones and Harper was an entertaining scrap and look forward to see how Natasha does against Katie Taylor.

As for why Del Boy is on another PPV, I imagine it's economics. If he brings in enough viewers based on the amount he makes, then Hearn will continue to put him there - win, lose or draw. People want to be entertained and a PPV will rely more on the hardcore fans...my guess is alot of people (myself included) just enjoy watching Dereck throw leather with bad intentions.

Precisely this. Boxing is entertainment, and if you can entertain enough to sell PPV then you’ll keep getting on them. Nobody can accuse Del Boy of not having a good crack every time he enters a ring, and nobody gets an easy night with him.

[KTFOKING]

Lots of Americans on here saying it’s not Ppv worthy, well I have news for you - it’s not Ppv in America! You can happily take it as part of your DAZN package.

This card has a number of decent fights and it needed that to take into account chisora Parker isn’t for any belts etc. That said chisora and Parker is a really interesting fight and one most proper boxing fans (ignoring matchroom hate rtc) would say is a good matchup. I personally would’ve put it as the co headliner to Katie Taylor but given its a heavyweight matchup and it pulls interest I completely get it. I can see it easily selling 300k buys in the UK to be honest with the card, having Bivol and Eubank 3 and 4 makes it a decent card overall.

Eubank and Bivol being in huge mismatches shouldn't make the card decent though. It's just not a good card.

But yeah, at least we get it on DAZN over here.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Well, it's a great opportunity for him after winning the Lonsdale belt. If Richards wins, he completely upends the whole division. Bivol's inactivity may bite him in the ass.

I know it’s pessimistic but he isn’t going to win. He won’t be getting paid all that much either. I don’t really see this as a great opportunity for him, cause I just think he’s being used as cannon fodder to help validate a sh**ty PPV headliner.

I like Craig though, good honest pro, I’d love to see him prove me wrong but can’t see it unfortunately.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Eubank and Bivol being in huge mismatches shouldn't make the card decent though. It's just not a good card.

But yeah, at least we get it on DAZN over here.

I’m convinced this Kezzer is a Matchroom bot or something tbh.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Interesting, I know the last fight was a bit rocky at times for Buatsi, but those are the types of fights he needs. His career just hasn't taken off the way it was expected to take off. I know Hearn gets ahead of himself, but he was saying he thinks Buatsi was ready for Beterbiev late in 2019.......Though around the same time he said he would love to put Josh Kelly in with Danny Garcia LOL.

2016 Olympic class really hasn't done much in the pros yet, the 2020 class has some intriguing fighters though. McCormick at his best looks really good. He beat GRJ's little brother in a good fight at the World Series of Boxing a bit before the Olympics.

Our 2016 Olympians have generally flopped or failed to kick on with their careers like Buatsi or Cordina.

Funnily enough the two guys I felt would have the least success in the Pro’s were Joyce and Okollie and they’ve probably achieved the most out of the entire class thus far- so what do I know.

There’s another good fighter in our 2020-2021 Olympic squad called Peter McGrail, really fancy him to medal and do big things in the pro’s.

[KTFOKING]

I’m convinced this Kezzer is a Matchroom bot or something tbh.

Lol, I don't know about Matchroom bot but I did notice he voted in my poll where I specified "Americans Only" regarding if they will buy the Joshua/Fury PPV.