Dmitry Bivol signs with Matchroom USA/DAZN

[khal-d]

This is a solid signing for fans of the sport, but I don't see how this moves the needle for DAZN and gets people subscribing.

Earn has to make some marquee signings real soon, starting a platform with Bivol as one of your top signings is outrageous, the guy hasn't headlined on any card he's been on. Good signing to build for the future, but he needs to sign guys who will attract viewers to the platfrom, and guys who will allow viewers to justify spending the monthly fee.

If Bivol is a mid-level signing for Matchroom, they're on the right track. If this is a top-level signing, they are in big trouble.

[McNulty]

I actually thought you were joking.

I don't watch a lot of LWH and don't watch a single CW.

[Ray*]

I don't watch a lot of LWH and don't watch a single CW.

I understand but I actually did think you were kidding around. No making fun of you or anything close to that, I don’t watch every fighter too so it’s cool.

[Curt Henning]

This is a solid signing for fans of the sport, but I don't see how this moves the needle for DAZN and gets people subscribing.

Earn has to make some marquee signings real soon, starting a platform with Bivol as one of your top signings is outrageous, the guy hasn't headlined on any card he's been on. Good signing to build for the future, but he needs to sign guys who will attract viewers to the platfrom, and guys who will allow viewers to justify spending the monthly fee.

If Bivol is a mid-level signing for Matchroom, they're on the right track. If this is a top-level signing, they are in big trouble.

agreed

its not a name with "cache"...its exciting and appealing to us hardcore guys who are really hyped and into bivol...but its not going to gain subscriptions for his service....although im not sure there are many guys available who could....which is why it makes sense that he was/is hard after someone like broner

[McNulty]

I understand but I actually did think you were kidding around. No making fun of you or anything close to that, I don’t watch every fighter too so it’s cool.

Thats ok, I'm not offended. You're a good poster so I know you're not trying to be a **** or anything.

[kiaba360]

Regardless of what happens, I hope Bivol's career continues moving smoothly (unlike Beterbiev's, for example). As has been stated, he's the future of the division; however, his newly-won belt comes with certain expectations. How does this affect match-ups with guys like Jack or Kovalev?

[saintpat]

This is a solid signing for fans of the sport, but I don't see how this moves the needle for DAZN and gets people subscribing.

Earn has to make some marquee signings real soon, starting a platform with Bivol as one of your top signings is outrageous, the guy hasn't headlined on any card he's been on. Good signing to build for the future, but he needs to sign guys who will attract viewers to the platfrom, and guys who will allow viewers to justify spending the monthly fee.

If Bivol is a mid-level signing for Matchroom, they're on the right track. If this is a top-level signing, they are in big trouble.

This would be a good signing for Matchroom USSR.

He’s fought in the USA like five times. It not only doesn’t move the needle for selling subs, as you say, it’s a needle in a haystack for anything but the most hardcore of fans in America.

“Hey we signed this Russian, he’s really good” isn’t going to crack a market that’s already over saturated with “pay me” subscription sites/services.

Literally no one I know has ever even heard of DAZN. Just getting brand recognition is the first thing, and boxing isnt going to help with that ... unless he could sign a Canelo or at least a Wilder, I don’t know of anything that Hearn could pull off that will make more than a couple hundred hardcore boxing fans AT MOST sign up for this pay-sub venture.

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