Comments Thread For: Zuffa Boxing launches with youth, tweaks and promise

[BoxingUpdates]

The anticipation, mystery and sporting consternation over the debut of Zuffa Boxing gave way to the simple reality Friday that impassioned boxers fighting to build a career in a blood sport continues to entertain many.
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[boxingitis]

Zuffa for Feb 1 is looking Lit.
Rayo
Bahachcuk vs Buteav
Alexander Gvos*** vs Hot Rod

[boxingitis]

Paramount Plus is a Deal. Boxing and ALL of UFC events.

DAZN is over priced. 20 per month with 12 month Contract or 30 per month. Only one event per month.
Then pay for a PPV or 44 a month including PPV.

[fistandfury]

I appreciate their efforts to reinvigorate boxing, but the product tonight does not line up with the bar they have set, they can't survive in the sport of boxing, not as a large scale sustainable player, you have to pay boxers, they are not mix martial artists, they can earn money independent of Zuffa, they don't NEED Zuffa, not the mid tier to top level guys, not at all, MMA fighters need UFC. I think it's a good platform to build young talent, but if they keep fighting at the Apex, keep putting on C level fighters, and aren't paying real cash? 3 years tops, and yes Jai signed, but he was irrelevant, not global, he is trying to build his brand and you have to believe they paid him a BIG contract to get a name in the door, even with that, who he is going to fight? For what title? and now he is slave, it will be a cautionary tale, and the ship will sink.

[fistandfury]

Fighters simply aren't going to support a BS pay scale, Turki overpays them for years, then launches a venture to underpay them, and consolidate the revenue? Haha, good luck sustaining that, the terrible (worse than Tuesday night fights on USA) product I saw tonight has a relevant shelf life of two years, Paramount will pull out, will build young fighters, but won't move the needle, plus boxing fans hate the entire premise, just not enough buy in across the board to succeed.

[Bull Pit]

Great start from Zuffa . With Turki also promoting boxing may start to give fan’s more Joy . No controversial decisions or Bottom L!cking commentary . Can’t wait for Opetaia plus Bam Rodriguez coming aboard . Love it

[Damn Wicked]

I thought it was a great night of boxing. All of the fights were good.

[ShoulderRoll]

Zuffa for Feb 1 is looking Lit.
Rayo
Bahachcuk vs Buteav
Alexander Gvos*** vs Hot Rod

That’s a pretty decent lineup.