Comments Thread For: Usyk Signs With Matchroom; Eventually Wants To Fight Joshua

[Boksfan]

Would be interested in seeing the length of this deal, tbh.

With K2 Ukraine still being the lead promoter for Usyk (no different than the deals for Hooker, Beterbiev, Miller, Roman, etc), I'd imagine that this might be for 3-4 fights.

Apparently it's 3-5 fights.

[killakali]

Wilder-Fury, Wilder-Joshua (and likely Wilder-Ortiz 2), Spence-Mikey, Spence-Danny, Thurman-Spence, and possibly Pacquiao vs Mikey/Danny/Spence/Broner.

At most, we'd see 3 PPVs a year, but that is offset by basically 50 solid to great fight cards that you'd be getting for $120 a year for Showtime and whatever you're already paying to watch regular TV.

DAZN is filling in the schedule, but don't get it twisted.

For that extra $120 a year, you're getting a matinee schedule of events by Matchroom Sport, the WBSS tournaments, and watching Jessie Vargas and Demetrius Andrade fight (with every other fighter under the Matchroom USA banner free to move elsewhere after a couple of fights).

nah they are all locked in 2 years. Plus only $120 a year cheaper than my showtime bill.

3 ppvs? Wow pbc making Boxing free doe! Lmao

[Rip Chudd]

Great signing by Hearn. I don't think it's going to translate into a lot of Dazn buys, but picking up Usyk is a big deal

[FLY TY]

nah they are all locked in 2 years. Plus only $120 a year cheaper than my showtime bill.

3 ppvs? Wow pbc making Boxing free doe! Lmao

PBC just signed a deal with FOX also. So yeah, get ready for more free boxing.

[g27region]

This is what happens when american promoters keep ignoring cruiserweight division and talent pools from other continents. They couldn't get their audience to be interested in one of the most stacked divisions, and their rivals made a move with that little tournament. Eddie is no fool, and good for Usyk because it would take forever for people like Al Haymon or Bob Arum to sign him, doesn't matter how good he is

[Scipio2009]

nah they are all locked in 2 years. Plus only $120 a year cheaper than my showtime bill.

3 ppvs? Wow pbc making Boxing free doe! Lmao

Spend your money however you want. Terrible value, imo

[Eff Pandas]

Wonder if Hearn is gonna make Usyk beat Whyte before he fights Joshua.

I do feel like he's not gonna let Usyk at Joshua anytime soon & I'm pretty sure Usyk &/or his team was saying on twitter recently that they weren't planning to leave 200lbs just yet anyway so I guess they will be on the same page with that.

If Usyk was planning a HW move next or if he changes his plan in the near future I suspect Usyk will be treated more like Ortiz was when he signed with Hearn for a minute more than he'll be ASAP'd to Joshua like Bradley was to Pacquiao upon signing with Arum back in the day.

And if Usyk does get to fight Joshua I really like his chances there. Might even be picking Usyk outright vs just feeling like he has upset potential when/if that fight gets made.

[dan_cov]

This will be no different to when Ortiz signed with Eddie.

[KTFOKING]

nah they are all locked in 2 years. Plus only $120 a year cheaper than my showtime bill.

3 ppvs? Wow pbc making Boxing free doe! Lmao

Cheaper than SHO bill? DAZN also won't be putting on as good of cards with marquee names like SHO...Since they simply don't have them. And SHO has other stuff besides boxing. Apples to oranges comparison. DAZN to me is going to be worth the price because I love some of the potential WBSS match ups, and love fights like Andrade/BJS and then whoever Usyk fights, but SHO is obviously superior in more ways than one.

[Sam21]

Usyk a bum?? lad that has to be the ******est comment ive hever heard in my life

/r Wooooosh