Comments Thread For: Arum: Hearn Doesn't Know D*ck About Promoting In The U.S.

[REYESdelBOXEO]

DAZNs success in each country largely revolves around what grip it gets on one or more of the main sports like football (soccer). We naturally focus on its ventures into boxing in this forum, but boxing is only a minor support piece to their overall business plan (which may or may not work out, but there is growing structural value there such that its efforts will continue either stand-alone or as a larger merged entity with another provider).

Eg DAZN to launch in Spain soon, which seems hardly worth it unless it plans to challenge ReIN for the rights to La Liga (DAZN already has the La Liga rights ex-Spain, but not in Spain as not there yet).

And DAZN yet to announce entry to the UK - no idea how it would plan entry there given the competing platforms.

What country are you in ? And what attracted you to DAZN ? (I'm in Spain and will subscribe to DAZN if it has La Liga and EPL, but not due to the boxing content - but that helps of course)

Yeah good thing DAZN has other sports to help create revenue and pick up subscribers that way also. I think once it's available in most countries it can start to gather momentum also. I'm in the U.S.

[Bronx2245]

AJ v Miller has about 16k sales so far and it is clear it will be a sell out. If Hearn is that bad a promoter, then are Bob and Al going to do better with Fury and Wilder's next fights? Hardly likely.

Also, Hearn has just got $$$ for Khan and ****** $$$ for Crolla off Bob; far more than DAZN would have paid. Bob salty?

That's good news b/c his show with Jacobs vs. Arias was horrible, and Big Baby was on the card too!

[MulaKO]

I doubt this very much. DAZN gave him the green light for Matchroom Italy and Matchroom Germany will probably start soon enough. Those are both territories where DAZN is investing heavily. I doubt they would do that if they were unhappy with him.

Big fughin deal
How many times does the coach get blessings from team president and the next day or week , the guy is fired
Business is business , the show must go on
We’re all numbers brother , that’s all we are

[KTFOKING]

People continue to confuse the US operations compared to the worldwide operations for DAZN.

But anyways, it is still possible for DAZN to let Hearn run the show in countries like Spain/Germany/etc but eventually lessen his US role and give GBP more of a budget. That certainly can happen.

DAZN is here to stay for the long run.

[angkag]

I think your reasoning is a little far fetched
Bobfather is too greedy unless he’s pocketing something , I just don’t see it though

Oh for sure the the Bobfather is getting something out of it. Would be some powerful drugs involved if he started getting charitable.

[MulaKO]

AJ v Miller has about 16k sales so far and it is clear it will be a sell out. If Hearn is that bad a promoter, then are Bob and Al going to do better with Fury and Wilder's next fights? Hardly likely.

Also, Hearn has just got $$$ for Khan and ****** $$$ for Crolla off Bob; far more than DAZN would have paid. Bob salty?

If they have that many sales already , I guarantee you some company ( Dazn or reseller ) bought those tickets
In North America , to have that many tickets sold already is just not possible especially for boxing
Now if it was a Floyd , Pac or Canelo fight i can see that happening , meaning tickets being purchased by fans
Usually you’ll get the ringside tickets sold and maybe the lower bowl this early
16000 tickets sold for two guys nobody knows here , I smell bullchit

By the way Bobfather salty ? Lmfao
Bobfather can buy you and Hearn and sell you on credit
You think the Bobfather all these years has been fooling around with an app , really ?

[MulaKO]

Oh for sure the the Bobfather is getting something out of it. Would be some powerful drugs involved if he started getting charitable.

Lol , that’s some pretty good dope

But honestly I don’t see it , not like Bobfather is hurting or something
Plus I’m sure Eddie’s dad wouldn’t let him get in bed with him

[cally93]

Hearn has definitely found it more difficult in the U.S, but so he should it's way bigger than over here in the U.K., he has admitted so tbf, but DAZN did install that probationary 2 year period within the 8 year partnership they agreed so we'll find out soon if he's been deemed as doing a good job so far.

[Boksfan]

Old fart Arum is triggered war Eddie!

[Scipio2009]

You know what be nice? If Deontay Wilder can defend his WBC heavyweight title on the prime time Fox television network. That would be huge not only for Deontay Wilder but for the sport of boxing's popularity as a whole. There hasn't been a live prime time heavyweight championship bout on free television network in years.

Wilder is at the money threshold where it no longer makes sense for him to be fighting off of PPV. Tough, but that's just the reality.

The Breazeale fight was supposed to be PPV (Showtime/CBS is taking in on the chin to support the relationship), this coming Joshua undisputed heavyweight championship fight is heading to PPV (Pulev is due, Usyk has no need or ground to rush his shot, and Arum has already laid his marker on being a pain for those talks), and then you've got some interesting fights behind that that will be due and call for PPV.

Still, a matchup will come around, that isn't the greatest sell for PPV, and FOX will have the opportunity to ponder putting up the money needed to make that defense free to air