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Originally posted by NearHypnos View PostHe’s got 50 fights in, I don’t think discipline is going to be an issue. If he loses it’ll be because the person he lost to was better or just too big, not for a lack if preparation, etc.
His name and following is too strong to go away at this stage. He’d need to lose 5-6 times which seems unlikely. He’s by far the most skilled in his respective weight class and outside of a few stylistic/size disadvantages, he’s the favorite against everyone outside of maybe GGG at a 50/50 type. That’s against the top guys and he’ll likely not be fighting the best guy every time out. No one does.
Lets say he beats Rocky, goes back down and fights whoever and loses.. youre looking at potentially a trilogy there. If he loses to an inhouse guy or has a terrific fight and has a trilogy, DAZN benefits. They have another player who competed with Canelo. They have an easily sellable fight. They get to promote AJ’’s next fights, etc etc. alternate big fight and two lessers, etc. having AJ as well is going to allow them to have at *least* two massive events a year if they go one big fight, one soft touch, etc etc.
Whether Canelo comes out of this deal undefeated isnt the main thing. Its having Canelo right now that is. 2 fights a year for 5 years is a nice easy pace that the stars tend to fight at and we’re lucky to get 3 fights out of them per year. Hell, he could take a year off and do 3 fights the next year, and three fights two years later and its still fine. Everyone wins
It is just a very long contract in boxing terms because one bad defeat changes someones value on a dime in this sport, Canelo obviously has a bit more staying power than that because even if he loses bad his comeback would generate interest. So I would put it more of a two or three losses would effect his value, not that it would be gone at that point just diminished.
Really any sport contract with a guy that age has the same questions attached it though, he could be on the way out or he could still have another huge deal to get after the end it is just one of those things at the end is uncertain.
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Originally posted by filup79 View PostI actually live in the LA area and have yet to find a bar or sports bar that streams any sports. Netflix isn't a live stream though. I understand smart TVs have been around but does that mean that a bar or sports bar thats been around longer has upgraded their tvs to smart tvs? Dave and Buster and BWW are 2 places that I've asked their managers and they pretty much said they aren't set up to stream fights on apps.
Sorry, but if a bar in ****ing LA wont upgrade TV's to smart TV's and set up a closed wifi connection of 10 mbps to service the stream of DAZN to that TV then that is on the ****ty bar owners not DAZN or their failure to be inclusive to bars and pubs.
Amazon have bought a UK football package for our premier league to start showing some of the matches on prime here in britain, exactly the same things as DAZN and huge amounts of pubs here are all set up for those games so they dont get left behind in the future years.
A failure of your local economy to keep up when its in their best interests to do so cant be put on the doorstep of the companies moving forward with technology.
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Originally posted by j.razor View PostLike not giving us D.Wilder/Aj?Last edited by Zn1; 10-17-2018, 03:42 PM.
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I may just drop cable and get this with Netflix and call it a day. I can watch football for free with a OTA Antenna.
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Duck Zone is doing nothing but overpaying B and C level fighters, Eddie Sperm has been putting on trash fights and the Duck Zone is currently in the RED/NEGATIVE, so they go out and over pay a guy who has been given gift decisions, whoop de do, only because Eddie has been failing Duck Zone, lolllllllllllll
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Originally posted by genrick View PostArum predicted the demise of Showtime boxing too.
I've never been a Bobfather believer, but he's right this time.
I for one would want to see all these dormant fighters they have to be covered by one DAZN umbrella.
It's about time.
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Originally posted by yammy25 View PostAnd what im saying is that i could walk into the most traditional old school pub in my town in little old cambridgeshire and find that their TV's are either SMART tv's or they have the capability through a secondary device to stream to that TV.
Sorry, but if a bar in ****ing LA wont upgrade TV's to smart TV's and set up a closed wifi connection of 10 mbps to service the stream of DAZN to that TV then that is on the ****ty bar owners not DAZN or their failure to be inclusive to bars and pubs.
Amazon have bought a UK football package for our premier league to start showing some of the matches on prime here in britain, exactly the same things as DAZN and huge amounts of pubs here are all set up for those games so they dont get left behind in the future years.
A failure of your local economy to keep up when its in their best interests to do so cant be put on the doorstep of the companies moving forward with technology.Last edited by filup79; 10-17-2018, 04:06 PM.
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