Comments Thread For: What's Happening With DAZN? - Part One

[_Rexy_]

I was holding out and they had a good line up of fights. Not to crazy sometimes with the stream. I lags and shadows at times but otherwise it is ok.

Mine freezes quit a bit, but always on the lesser fights. I don't think i've had an issue with a main event since Canelo/Jacobs

Estrada/SSR was a great fight that DAZN had. Nobody even mentions that one. Way better than the snooze fest that was AJ/Ruiz II

[STREET CLEANER]

The WBSS is actually the reason I subscribed at launch.

I was holding out and they had a good line up of fights. Not to crazy sometimes with the stream. I lags and shadows at times but otherwise it is ok.

[_Rexy_]

For me they did have Jacobs/Canelo, Aj/Ruiz 2, Prograis/Taylor, Ramirez/Hooker and Inoue/Donaire.

They cater to the casuals with those crappy fights that you mentioned.

The WBSS is actually the reason I subscribed at launch.

[johnseatonbox]

False>..................

[bballchump11]

Considering SHO is de facto out of boxing, is there still an incentive for CBS (also owes CBS) to continue owning BoxingScene?

Showtime will be airing Claressa Shields, Gevronta Davis, Jarret Hurd, Danny Garcia, Jermall Charlo and Jaron Ennis all within 3 months of each other. How are they out of boxing?

[STREET CLEANER]

It's true, I can't tell you how excited I was for Chavez Jr/Jacobs.

Logan Paul/KSI FOTD!

For me they did have Jacobs/Canelo, Aj/Ruiz 2, Prograis/Taylor, Ramirez/Hooker and Inoue/Donaire.

They cater to the casuals with those crappy fights that you mentioned.

[Born X Raised]

At least this DAZN hating is well written and thought out.

Unlike Motorcity Cobra who think DAZN is racisssssssss because they don’t put 100% of their focus on Tevin Farmer, lmao.

I finna funna thank Al Haymon!

[Inspired]

You do realize he interviewed John Skipper, the guy who runs DAZN, for this very story? I think that raises his credibility in what he's talking about. Also, DAZN recently issued a prospectus outlining their business model and numbers to several investors, and several reporters obtained it.

did you read the article?
it merely quotes john skipper, the bit where he's quoted from an interview with boxingscene is very small. hauser just quotes stuff skipper has said in other interviews with other ppl.
furthermore none of the information relevant to their 'business model' was used here.

he lacks credibility because he's for hire.
it didnt go unnoticed that after he put out the antimatchroom/whyte articles..hje was then sitting next to eddie hearn.
prob got paid off by dazn.
suddenly the guy is praising them whilst appearing impartial.
sure.

he was anti al haymon, then became pro al haymon after he was paid off

[pillowfists98]

Isn't Thomas Hauser the guy who accused Mayweather of failing drug tests with no evidence? Lol, some "journalist".

[soul_survivor]

Thomas Hauser posts an article = automatic read. Alongside Dixon, he is probably the only credible writer on boxingscene. I can not wait for part 2.

Now, in this article, a very interesting point was raised...well two points really and something I have been posting about for year on this forum.

1. Boxing economics are skewed and fighters are being paid millions to fight scrubs/bums/chumps (use whichever phrase you like, which is damaging to the image of the sport, the image of the fighter and the interest of the fan. This type of money was once only reserved for elite v elite match ups (I have also previously used the example of Don King and Bob Arum PPVs in the 80s).

2. The over indulgence and shambolic pay structure has led to just about everything in the US boxing market being shown on PPV. That eventually killed HBO and has led to Showtime showing less and less interest in the sport.

You know the saddest part about all of this? A similar thing is happening in the UK. Years back I discussed this on a thread the problem being Sky's exclusive deal with Matchroom. I said it would cost too much to showcase too few "star" fighters, leading to everything worthwhile being on PPV and killing Sky's excellent Saturday night coverage of domestic and world title fights. There was a time when there were multiple Skysports Saturday night boxing shows a month. Up until 2016/17 it was regular to see some of the very best British fighters fight in meaningful fights, either domestic or world level. It is when we first got a taste of the likes of Bellew, Cleverly (their rematch was on PPV as times changed), Chisora, Mcdonnell, Frampton, Quigg....the lists and names and fights go on. But in the last near half a decade the shows of declined, to such an extent where there may be one Saturday Night boxing even in a span of 2 months...that too a meaningless fight.

Anything even remotely worthwhile, for example Taylor v Prograis (both quality fighters but neither a star) on PPV. BT Sports has followed in the same footsteps.

Yes AJ is now a star and recognisable all across the UK, Europe and among boxing fans in the US too BUT what about the non AJ level boxers? Who are they? Where are they? How often does the Sky subscribing customer see them ?(answer: never).

The skew in boxing economics will marginalise the sport in the UK the same way it has done in the US, so laughable in fact when Tyson Fury, so called heavyweight champion, can defend his title against the likes of Wallin and Schwarz...for millions upon millions of dollars.

What a sad state of affairs.