Comments Thread For: Demetrius Andrade To Sign With Matchroom, Fight on DAZN

[Corelone]

Why you say that? They can hold the fight in the UK and DAZN can broadcast it in the US

Hearn. He protects his streams of income. Khan v Brook comes to mind.

[Biolink]

Good move for Andrade to sign with Deez Nuts. It actually makes sense for him. Might as well get some pay checks with the way his career path has gone.

[Butch.McRae]

I agree. How many people are expected to sign up for Dazn 25,000?

Who knows lol It won't be a lot. That we know for sure. Especially not for "boo boo"

*I hate that a grown man allows people to call him that

[uppercut510]

hopefully this fixes his career had high hopes. fans seem to go back n forth about the damnest things these days smh

[bigdunny1]

I would let Warren win the bid and just broadcast it in the US on DAZN. No need for Eddie to win the bid because neither fighter is a big enough name in the US to fill an arena. I don't think Andrade is big enough to help Saunders fill and arena in the UK. Let Frank win it and put it on DAZN here

I agree from a business standpoint there isn't a reason to have this fight in the US. Fight sells better in the UK. Andrade is not a draw and neither is saunders in the US. But Andrade wasn't a big puncher at 154 you have to go back to 2015 to find a fight that didn't go 12 rounds or to a decision. At 160 he will be even less a puncher. Saunders ain't trying to knock anybody out he wants to go to a decision. In a tactical fight with 2 guys who aren't big punchers if I'm Eddie I bid high on this to get the home field advantage with judges. Because very likely this is a tactical 12 round fight that comes down to the judges.

[Vinnykin]

Danny has a deal with HBO. Not sure he'd be able to just fight on DAZN at Hearn's discretion.

Don't know the details of that deal, but I doubt they'd just let him walk and risk a loss that's not benefiting their network.

It's a 3 fight deal, up after his next fight. I'd imagine Dazn will bid for Jacobs if he wins the IBF title..... either way, HBO and Dazn will bid for that fight I'd imagine, Hearn is in a win-win situation.

That would be my play if I was Hearn any way - stage both Jacobs and Andrade in the U.S, get 2 MW belts, then hopefully fight them on Dazn after in a unification.

[filup79]

First it leads to a BJS showdown and then if he wins and Jacobs wins the IBF belt, they could either unify against each other or against the winner of GGG/Canelo.

The problem with that is that none of those guys are going to fight him on DAZN. Does Andrade have the option to fight of DAZN?

[filup79]

That's a good signing. Him going to HBO didn't result in any meaningful fights so let's not get too excited too quick but if this deal gets him home advantage for the BJS fight that could count for a lot.

Will Hearn put in a big offer when Saunders will be getting 75% as champ and 80% if the fight is staged in the US?

[filup79]

Hearn will 100% bid for a mandatory shot at the WBO world title with Saunders. He needs meaningful fights to launch Dazn in the U.S and gets to one-up Warren as well.

After Warren's tweet yesterday saying they won't vacate, he will have no option but to go through with the fight.

Hearn will be throwing a lot of money towards BJS if he wants to win the purse bid. BJS will take 70% of the purse as champion and 80% if the fight is staged in the US.

[KTFOKING]

The problem with that is that none of those guys are going to fight him on DAZN. Does Andrade have the option to fight of DAZN?

If he fights Canelo then it will be on PPV anyways. Hearn said he isn't going to stop PPV fights from happening. I don't know if Andrade is exclusive to DAZN, but that would dumb if he is with GGG/Canelo being the two biggest stars that are HBO fighters. And Jacobs is with HBO for at least one more fight I believe.