{"id":77043,"date":"2018-12-21T02:18:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T07:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77043"},"modified":"2018-12-21T02:23:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T07:23:00","slug":"is-pay-per-view-dead-in-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77043","title":{"rendered":"Is Pay-Per-View Dead in the Water?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77043\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77043\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-70593 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/844e22a10a778e8a743c8e95febe3a3f-boxing-gym-boxing-gloves.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Tyler &#8220;The Miracle Man&#8221; White<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the streaming service DAZN signing Boxing\u2019s biggest star &#8211; Saul Canelo Alvarez &#8211; and therefore attracting more and more professional fighters, does that mean that the old school PPV system will die out?<\/p>\n<p>I, for one, would be far happier to pay a monthly subscription (so long as it\u2019s fair and affordable) and get all boxing events year round, as opposed to paying a bigger lump sum every couple of weeks!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The biggest dilemma that I am finding, alongside the chaps that I do my podcast with, is that we pay monthly for specific channels, such as Sky Sports &amp; BT Sports but are then forced to pay another \u00a320 every few weeks\/months to watch the bigger fights&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Whilst it\u2019s understandable that boxers and promoters want to make as much money as they can, it makes boxing far less accessible for a lot of us as we simply can\u2019t justify paying out that sort of money so often!<\/p>\n<p>PBC have recently signed a deal with British television channel ITV, in which will see a lot more boxing being shown for free on UK televisions.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst this is great news for boxing fans, it also means that we can expect a lot more PPV events than the ones already being offered up to us and then it just becomes ridiculously expensive over the course of the year!<\/p>\n<p>What we want and what we need, is one central service (maybe something like DAZN) that lets us pay a monthly fee and gives us unlimited access to all the fights on TV, whether big shows or small ones.<\/p>\n<p>Boxing fans are loyal, passionate and hard working people who deserve to be able to watch their sport without paying extra to see big fights every few weeks, because as I said earlier, it all adds up come the end of the year!<\/p>\n<p>I think PPV is slowly making its way out, especially after HBO\u2019s withdrawal from boxing.<\/p>\n<p>If this is the case, then DAZN may very well soon be taking over the game, which can only be a positive if you\u2019re a die hard boxing fan!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Check out Tyler \u201cThe Miracle Man\u201d White who is part of a new podcast called \u201cBritish Boxing Talk\u201d on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/british-boxing-talk\/id1431854098?mt=2#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-809170\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2C5I5RJLKFMgU5kNVfwAQd?si=0qdo191VSxSKNBfPtxiy2w\">Spotify<\/a>. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lpUzZTnlHbE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] &nbsp; By Tyler &#8220;The Miracle Man&#8221; White With the streaming service DAZN signing Boxing\u2019s biggest star &#8211; Saul Canelo Alvarez &#8211; and therefore attracting more and more professional fighters, does that mean that the old school PPV system will die out? 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