Comments Thread For: Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk: Pay-Per-View on DAZN, TNT Sports, Sky Sports

[DClefthook]

The Saudis own the fight.. they purchase the rights from Top Rank, paid them handsomely..

The Saudis are tied in with DAZN, DAZN is a global app in very many markets worldwide.

Please read post #14!

[DClefthook]

Bingo, not even on regular ESPN channels. Not sure I’ll be keeping to app. Only other sport I watch on there is baseball. I would be surprised if ESPN re-ups with Top Rank. Other than Shakur, what’s stats do they have? Big Baby isn’t a star yet

This is the 1st time in my life that I'm rooting against THE LEADER but I do hope they completely give up on boxing in 2024. I was the main one screaming that Showtime would never leave boxing even after I failed to read the tea leaves after HBO left. Now it's crystal clear. Cable Tv does not want boxing anymore. Looks like terrestrial TV only wants to invest in pro and college football and basketball. Time for boxing to tighten up and join forces in the US. Amazon Prime is the way to go. C'mon Bob and Oscar, time to get with the program slick!

[GoldenBackHand]

The Saudis own the fight.. they purchase the rights from Top Rank, paid them handsomely..

The Saudis are tied in with DAZN, DAZN is a global app in very many markets worldwide.

[MulaKO]

Bingo, not even on regular ESPN channels. Not sure I’ll be keeping to app. Only other sport I watch on there is baseball. I would be surprised if ESPN re-ups with Top Rank. Other than Shakur, what’s stats do they have? Big Baby isn’t a star yet

Lmao
Well the Loma / Kambo fight is on regular espn
I know eye of the tiger promotions signed a co-promotional deal with the + and hence the Thursday night fights they show
Don’t recall but another outfit just signed with them and it will be on the app
Plus we get the Japan cards which as of late have been very good cards
But I do get what your sayin’

[Oldskoolg]

Maybe so but they still have a contract to execute
I’m noticing though that most of their boxing programming is being shipped to their streaming service Espn +

Bingo, not even on regular ESPN channels. Not sure I’ll be keeping to app. Only other sport I watch on there is baseball. I would be surprised if ESPN re-ups with Top Rank. Other than Shakur, what’s stats do they have? Big Baby isn’t a star yet

[MulaKO]

ESPN seems less and less interested in its boxing programming. I think it’s become a problem for ESPN to compete with the larger purses when top rank lacks the stable to make meaningful in house fights or otherwise attract fighters to sign with them who have had other contracts

Maybe so but they still have a contract to execute
I’m noticing though that most of their boxing programming is being shipped to their streaming service Espn +

[Oldskoolg]

Top Rank has a 7 year deal with espn which started in 2018 from the info I know of

ESPN seems less and less interested in its boxing programming. I think it’s become a problem for ESPN to compete with the larger purses when top rank lacks the stable to make meaningful in house fights or otherwise attract fighters to sign with them who have had other contracts

[landotter]

The one thing I do like about fights in Saudia Arabia is that the main events come on early here lol. Hopefully Fury shows up like he did with Wilder and not like he did with Ngagganu or he's gonna lose.

Or for that matter how he looked against Whyte. Fury has not looked motivated since the Wilder trilogy. Maybe he just needed the wake up call. I am all in on Usyk as a fan and if the Fury of the last 2 fights is all that is left, Usyk wins going away.

But I know if the best Fury shows up Usyk has to fight perfect to even have a chance.

[DougalDylan]

We'll the western trailer is even more insane than the zombie one for the last fight, hope the fight lives up. Do we have a PVP fight trailer category?

[Toffee]

DAZN is a global platform , Hearn is the head of boxing match making over there I mean I’m still trying to figure out Warrens role in calling himself a co promoter over there ? It’s really not it’s a DAZN product again basically ? If Warren is attaching his name to DAZN that means he’s actually working for them like I’ve been saying he’s small change on a little TNT network that competes with Skye and Matchroom the rest is global . I get it a co promotion is multi platforms but how is anyone thinking Warren is the lead promoter when Hearn is involved and has a lead position at DAZN ? Lol

I just think they all work for Turkiye at this point and he's deliberately not naming leads to break down all the one-upmanship that wrecks fights.

DAZN might be global partner, but for the last couple of Riyadh Season fights they've later announced other platforms carrying the PPV. It seems like everyone is involved if they want to be.

As for Top Rank and Fury, that's just run it's course hasn't it? Fury can't even go to the US so a US promotional partner isn't much use.