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I'm from the States and follow boxing, though not as much as I once did. That said, I've never heard of KSI but have seen where DAZN has changed their stance on PPV fights. One of their big selling points of their business plan when they first got started was to stream championship caliber fights with name fighters for the price of your basic subscription and one of the reasons I have had it for a few years now.

This new PPV format is not in line with that initial business plan and one that has me considering if I will keep my subscription when it is due in a month from now. They also raised their yearly subscription price from $99 to $149 USD--------AND now charging PPV for their big fights. Bit of a "money grab" in my eyes.

 

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Yep same over here, they've gone PPV mad, aside from this KSI show tomorrow night they're putting Eubank Jr vs Benn and Canelo vs GGG III (which will be shown here at 3 in the morning) on PPV also so that's 3 PPV shows in 6 weeks and then they wonder why people just rip it off.

The changes indicate the business is in financial distress, $99 to $149 is quite a leap in one go, smacks of an attempt to stop the bleeding

This thread got me off my ass and I made the decision to cancel DAZN for reasons stated. The $50 a year increase combined with the now PPV fees for top fights makes it not worth it to me to keep it.

What attracted me to it initially was the varied number of sports they stream: Boxing, MMA, Darts, Cricket, Snooker and other Billiards, Motorcycle Racing, F-1, Football, Baseball, Basketball, etc.

I do watch more darts and snooker than anything else but can find all of that on u-tube now with no cost to me.

If I want to watch darts exclusively, I can go back to subscribing to PDC Live that streams all PDC and Premier League Dart matches throughout the year.

That $149 can now go to cold bottles of barley pop and other spirits. Win/Win

 

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Vitor Belfort 45 will box again when he faces Hasim Rahman Jnr 31 in Sheffield, England, on October 15.

Why?

$$$$$ talks and it will likely be an easy win on Jr.'s record, but a travesty none the less.

 

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Floyd Mayweather is in the United Kingdom! Too bad it wasn't when he was on his run towards 50-0 but still, it's an opportunity for Brits to see him on these shores. There seems to be a problem with the website as I can't load the page to buy a ticket (just want to see the prices out of curiosity) but to watch this on the telly it'll cost £24.88 and that's only if you buy it now, I hear it's going to £32 if you leave it to the last minute.

I saw photos of the arena where this fight was held and it was very sparsely attended. Guess folks are tiring of the "Floyd Fighting Nobody's Tour".