Anthony Joshua: DAZN to broadcast two-time world heavyweight champion's fights
So AJ has sided with DAZN as I expected given EH moved all his eggs into their basket.
£100m a year apparently, which is great value for AJ but seems a big risk for DAZN, the Usyk fight will bring a lot of Eyes but if he loses (which lets face it is the more likely outcome) his value will plummet. Win and they have a reasonable shot at being the platform for AJ v Fury which will be enormous financially but that wont happen if AJ loses and I can't see most people paying up (either with subscriptions or the PPV on top) to see non-title fights with AJ against the likes of Whyte, Dubois etc. At that point he is a faded former champion who is more worth £10m/year than £100m. I suppose they hope Fury stays retired and AJ can get a shot at the Vacant WBC belt which I guess would likely be against Wilder? That might do ok for a title even if AJ would be seen as flawed at that point.
So AJ has sided with DAZN as I expected given EH moved all his eggs into their basket.
£100m a year apparently, which is great value for AJ but seems a big risk for DAZN, the Usyk fight will bring a lot of Eyes but if he loses (which lets face it is the more likely outcome) his value will plummet. Win and they have a reasonable shot at being the platform for AJ v Fury which will be enormous financially but that wont happen if AJ loses and I can't see most people paying up (either with subscriptions or the PPV on top) to see non-title fights with AJ against the likes of Whyte, Dubois etc. At that point he is a faded former champion who is more worth £10m/year than £100m. I suppose they hope Fury stays retired and AJ can get a shot at the Vacant WBC belt which I guess would likely be against Wilder? That might do ok for a title even if AJ would be seen as flawed at that point.