U.S. followers solely must pay $19.99 on PPV to look at the September twenty first heavyweight conflict between IBF champion Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in London, England. That’s a really good value in comparison with the $70+ occasions that American followers have grown accustomed to needing to pay.
It’s jarring once you evaluate the $19.99 to what American followers are being requested to pay for the $89.99 Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Bergar Berlanga occasion on DAZN PPV.
A Lackluster Undercard for American Viewers
The draw back of the September 21at occasion is that the principle between the previous two-time heavyweight champion Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) and Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) is the one combat that appeals to U.S. followers.
If the worth hadn’t been diminished to reasonably priced for People, it wouldn’t have bought nicely as a result of the undercard was assembled solely for the British market.
There isn’t any fan curiosity in the USA for the Joshua-Dubois combat, however the undercard lacks any attraction to People. They see nobody on the undercard who would curiosity them sufficient to buy the cardboard. It’s too dangerous somebody like Shakur Stevenson couldn’t be enlisted for the undercard as a result of his tune-up in opposition to Joe Cordina can be good for this occasion
Undercard fights
– Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Tyler Denny
– Anthony Cacace vs Josh Warrington
– Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson
– Liam Smith vs Josh Kelly
– Mark Chamberlain vs Josh Padley
Joshua’s Comeback: Is He Really Again?
Joshua, 34, is the favourite to beat Dubois, however on condition that he hasn’t fought a top-tier-level fighter since his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk two years in the past in 2022, it’s arduous to view him as a positive factor on this combat. AJ’s promoters have pulled him again from combating world-class opposition till now to rebuild him with weak opposition, they usually’ve achieved a superb job.
Once you try this to a fighter, you’re not doing them any favors within the true sense as a result of they don’t enhance. Repackaging an outdated, damaged product to resell to followers is extra for advertising functions. It’s like having an outdated chair that you simply use Tremendous Glu to restore, attempting to promote it like new. Joshua is an outdated 34, and it doesn’t matter what his promoter has achieved to make him look model new. He’s not the identical fighter he was when he turned professional in 2013.
“On the evening, we’ll discover out for positive, however I feel I’ve bought extra expertise than him,” mentioned Daniel Dubois to the BoxNation YouTube channel, speaking about his perception that he has extra expertise than the 34-year-old Anthony Joshua regardless of being eight years youthful and never having competed within the Olympics like he has.
