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OT: WWE/MMA/Boxing Thread

Montana said:

Anthony Joshua Vs Dubois for just $20……gonna actually buy this, in the hopes if enough people get it, more cards will be priced this reasonably.

This is a banger of a scrap for that price too.




The days of $80-100 cards need to end…
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Don't be fooled by the PPV price number. Nobody's going to continue that trend beyond the Saudis, who are not doing any of this for profit.

The Saudis haven't made a dime off of any of this, they've probably never been in the green for a single card they've held. But they don't care, all of it is a way to sports wash and a marketing ploy for the country.

It is definitely good for us, the consumers, though. I just wish the reasons behind it weren't nefarious.
 
GGpX said:
Don't be fooled by the PPV price number. Nobody's going to continue that trend beyond the Saudis, who are not doing any of this for profit.
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More to it than that…..(a) the same saudis were happy to charge $70-80 for PPVs in the past, so getting two amazing fights like Joshua-DD, and Bivol-Beterviev for $20 & $15 respectively is a huge departure. (b) they’re not just doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, and I suspect it’s to A/B test how successfully well they can sell cards to fans that otherwise would stream it for free, and stopped buying $80 cards decades ago.

WWE used to sell PPV’s for $50-100, then learned if they sold everyone monthly subscriptions for $9.99 to start, they could actually make way more money, instead of bleeding PPV sales year over year to free streaming

Saudis may be toying with how well they could sell a subscription service of sorts…while also trying to reach a larger boxing fanbase with this cheaper entry point.

……and obviously if they find something that works, it’ll impact how others are forced to do business.
GGpX said:
It is definitely good for us, the consumers, though. I just wish the reasons behind it weren't nefarious.
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For sure, there’s absolutely nothing altruistic about it, haha.

Would be much better if it was anyone but the Saudi State sportswashing behind this.
 
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96k at Webley…..atmosphere is outrageous.

Liam Gallagher played a 3-4 song show, prior to the final ring walks.
 
As if he wasn’t having an incredible enough performance, he ends it moments after looking like he could be in a world of trouble himself.
 
That reminded me so much of a prime Micheal Moorer….what a performance from Dubois on the biggest stage of his career.
 
While Anthony Joshua is only 34, that might have been his final relevant fight.

Unfortunately for us, there's a ton of meat left on the bone of his career. Never fought Fury, never fought Wilder, and his best career win was a 41 year old Wladimir Klitchko seven years ago.

Even if he strings a few wins together, Wilder's retired, Fury's not far away from retiring and if even if he continues fighting, he's on the down slope. Maybe he can get a Dubois rematch, but I can't help but think Dubois is still improving at his age.

All hail Oleksandr Usyk.


View: https://x.com/UsyksBurner/status/1837612475124273466
 
Eddie Hearn said post match there’s a rematch clause that they plan on activating….so hopefully we get to see that.

As you alluded to, there’s not a whole lot else that (a) makes much sense, or (b) is very interesting/noteworthy.

and while I’d also favor Dubois pretty heavily in a rematch, I do think AJ is capable of a better showing than he had tonight…..right from the opening bell he seemed particularly off/sluggish.
 
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