Does Thomas Hauser have an anti-DAZN agenda?

[ShaneMosleySr]

Didn’t read the article but suspects a conspiracy.

This site never ceases to amaze me.

I would suspect that some entity in boxing is paying Hauser to demonize Hearn. Didn't read the article to see if his anti Hearn complaints have merit or are a media manipulation smear campaign to tarnish the most powerful man in the sport.

[Citizen Koba]

First there was the article about Dillian Whyte testing positive for two Dianabol metabolites.

And now there is his "What's Happening With DAZN?" series.

Given Hauser's reputation over the years...do you think he is acting as a journalistic attack dog for one of DAZN's rivals? Or is he just legitimately doing his job?

Call me a cynic but I reckon pretty much everyone has an agenda of one sort or another, though that agenda can vary over time. At this particular moment I believe Hauser understands that much of the boxing fraternity in the US - whether it's TR, PBC, some of the Commisions or the those with ties to the major US distributors - are hostile or at least resistent to DAZN. Whether he's deliberately been set the task of undermining consumer confidence in DAZN (which could reduce the likelihood of long term subs) or whether he just knows which side his breads buttered on is kinda irrelevent (though of course I ain't questioning his journalistic integrity - in my world you can write a hit piece if you like just as long as you ain't actuallly telling lies, though I've noticed Hauser skim close a coupla times), the effect is the same.

I view Hauser as a good journalist in the quality of material he produces (though I seen a few instances where he appears to be trying to mislead or obfuscate) but you can also usually see a what seems to be a fairly clear agenda showing in his choice of stories or their tone.

[ShaneMosleySr]

What was wrong with Hauser’s DAZN article? He interviewed people from DAZN and didn’t say a single thing that wasn’t true.

[Thuglife Nelo]

If you guys really want to know the truth... Hauser is GBP. There’s that loyalty. Hauser is doing a good job exposing the conflicts of interest between DAZN and Matchroom. Do realize favoritism.. matchmaking...

Hauser can’t prove that DAZN intentionally didn’t want Canelo to be Undisputed by the request of Hearn so they can milk Andrade longer and coach him to say Canelo is ducking to confuse the fans...

You gotta admit, Hauser is the Hitch****, master of suspense for Boxing’s Wikileaks!

[ShoulderRoll]

Call me a cynic but I reckon pretty much everyone has an agenda of one sort or another, though that agenda can vary over time. At this particular moment I believe Hauser understands that much of the boxing fraternity in the US - whether it's TR, PBC, some of the Commisions or the those with ties to the major US distributors - are hostile or at least resistent to DAZN. Whether he's deliberately been set the task of undermining consumer confidence in DAZN (which could reduce the likelihood of long term subs) or whether he just knows which side his breads buttered on is kinda irrelevent (though of course I ain't questioning his journalistic integrity - in my world you can write a hit piece if you like just as long as you ain't actuallly telling lies, though I've noticed Hauser skim close a coupla times), the effect is the same.

I view Hauser as a good journalist in the quality of material he produces (though I seen a few instances where he appears to be trying to mislead or obfuscate) but you can also usually see a what seems to be a fairly clear agenda showing in his choice of stories or their tone.

It's fine for fans to play favorites.

Bur for journalists that is a huge sin. Journalistic integrity should be very important, that job requires objectivity in order to paint an accurate picture to the public that they are reporting to.

[Thuglife Nelo]

It's fine for fans to play favorites.

Bur for journalists that is a huge sin. Journalistic integrity should be very important, that job requires objectivity in order to paint an accurate picture to the public that they are reporting to.

It may seem that Hauser is doing PBC or Top Rank a favor, but he isn’t. GBP feeds him the skinny for what’s Matchroom’s doing at DAZN, particularly the fishy stuff for DAZN USA, but also showing Whyte overseas. DAZN’s main commodity is GBP with Canelo and the future in Ryan Garcia. Hearn has to still work hard to compete with those stars regardless of the conflicts of interest. It’s like a friend referring you with a guaranteed job bypassing any bureaucracy yet with the new job you can be downsized or riffed.

At the end of the day, you gotta sell and show metrics, and Hauser wants to point that it’s really GBP that’s pushing DAZN USA. Even globally, you for any boxing purists they see who’s P4P #1 regardless if AJ is a good Heavyweight.

I’m always 50/50 with Eddie, and as I said many months ago, he was cradled in because of affiliation to the Hearn brand along with Sky Snooker daddy... as shown with Hauser’s leaks..

At the end of the day, all what Hauser is really trying to say is the LDBC are prison lovers that love the bootyhouse! That’s the decoded message!

Thank you. That is all

[Citizen Koba]

What was wrong with Hauser’s DAZN article? He interviewed people from DAZN and didn’t say a single thing that wasn’t true.

He made some speculative leading comments in rather a deft manner, that's the mark of a good writer, but yes he mainly stuck to facts and did manage to strike a good balance of both praising DAZN for their successes and pointing out their failures to establish himself in a position of neutrality.

But let's have a think about the factors which might influence a subscriber's decision as to whether to pay for a full years subscription (the lifeblood of this kind of service) rather than a single monthly sub for the fights they most want to see, or what about the factors that would most effect an investor considering putting funds into the service (at a time when they're actively looking for additional funding.

What both groups would be looking for is some assurance of longevity in the service, for subscribers that they ain't gonna pay $100 only to see DAZN go belly up in the first 6 months or for investors (who, believe me are keen consumers of every piece of relevent news) that the money they were gonna drop on DAZN doesn't go up in smoke.

What Hausers article does is drop repeated hints, some subtle, some less so, that the service may not be relied on in the long term. Now, of course these are perfectly legitimate concerns, so it's hard to level any real criticism at Hauser for his implications, but to me at least the tone, the undercurrect at least, is fairly obvious., especially the concluding sentence, which is always what sticks in folks mind the most.

DAZN's business model might be unsustainable.

Hauser's a fine craftsman.

That said I probably think too much about a lot of stuff, so I shouldn't take my word on it. Try going back and reading the article again bearing in mind what I just pointed out though, I'd be interested to see if others are seeing what I do.

https://www.boxingscene.com/whats-happening-with-dazn-part-one--145676