Matchroom outbid for ordered Ennis defense. Team Ennis reportedly considering vacating to move to 154

I thought they made TR an offer for Norman that got turned down. Maybe I am wrong . I don’t think you can blame TR or PBC for this. Hearn didn’t bid enough. That is his shortcoming. I'm not discussing MR losing the bid for Ennis/Chukhadzhian, but all the drama that led to Ennis/Chuk becoming a possibility. Whether MR won or lost the bid doesn't change the fact that I couldn't care less about this rematch. Instead of Ennis/Norman/Stanionis/Barrios, we're getting Ennis/Chuk, Norman/Cuevas, Stanionis/TBA, and Barrios/Pacquiao or TBA. Boxing is a mess because the obvious matchups don't happen. MR should throw that $1.75M purse at a 154lb contender and see if they bite: Bohachuk, Baraou, Butaev, Conwell, Madrimov, etc. Fortunately, not every fighter is spoiled and entitled.

The promoter trying to make the unifications is the one being blamed when they don't happen, go figure. Meanwhile, PBC and TR sit in silence. You have Barrios and Stanionis on the same side, yet Barrios is supposedly waiting for an ancient Pacquiao....and who knows what the hell Stani will do next. TR is gonna have Norman milk his title while he waits for Teofimo to move up. I thought they made TR an offer for Norman that got turned down. Maybe I am wrong . I don’t think you can blame TR or PBC for this. Hearn didn’t bid enough. That is his shortcoming.

PBC got two title holders now in the same same division, yet they're not sending offers to Ennis. No media coverage, nothing. How is it PBC’s fault in any way?

Poor Boots, destined to be a contender his entire career.

You can't even make this stuff up. Ring reports that Karen Chukadzian's promoter P2M won the purse bid for the ordered IBF title bout, beating out Hearn by around 500K. Ennis is still on the hook to face a mandatory after Crowley had to withdraw, and apparently may have to vacate the title without ever defending against a mandatory. So not only was Cheap Eddie unable to deliver a unification fight because they were about 500K off for Norman, they can't even keep the title for Ennis, who apparently is content to go back to being a contender and keep pretending to chase after Bud at 154. You think Ennis is happy about signing with Matchroom right about now, when they won't even outbid Karen Chukadzian's promoter? You are reading this situation all wrong. First off .. Hearn has revealed that Norman was offered $1.75 million to fight Ennis, almost exactly the same amount that Boots would have received. If Norman was asking for 500k more than that, he was either deliberately pricing himself out, or he needs his head examining. Secondly, Matchroom didn't lose that purse bid, they threw it. Think about it ... Boots has already beaten Chukadzian by wide UD. Nobody would be interested in paying to see him do it again. So why would Hearn be interested in picking up the tab for a fight that would certainly lose money, to defend a belt that Boots doesn't need any more?

PBC got two title holders now in the same same division, yet they're not sending offers to Ennis. No media coverage, nothing.

The promoter trying to make the unifications is the one being blamed when they don't happen, go figure. Meanwhile, PBC and TR sit in silence. You have Barrios and Stanionis on the same side, yet Barrios is supposedly waiting for an ancient Pacquiao....and who knows what the hell Stani will do next. TR is gonna have Norman milk his title while he waits for Teofimo to move up.

Nah hearn wants the 180 pound welterweight to move up and earn that money....he won't dish out the cash for team Ennis to pick a handpicked guy nobody wants....I respect it Handpicked by who? You'd respect a promoter who said making unifications would be easy so long as they pay for them then doesn't pay for them? And then makes the guy move up to a division where he also has zero investment in? Good stuff...

Hearn can't deliver at 147 and he only has Madrimov at 154. Nah hearn wants the 180 pound welterweight to move up and earn that money....he won't dish out the cash for team Ennis to pick a handpicked guy nobody wants....I respect it

Eddie has no power without saudi muscle behind him

If Boots is serious about wanting Crawford, going up to 154 and KOing the hell out of Madrimov (who Crawford got a close decision win) even without a belt will be a decent start IMO. I don't think Boots is interested in it tho. Lol why would that make the Crawford fight happen?

Hearn can't deliver at 147 and he only has Madrimov at 154. If Boots is serious about wanting Crawford, going up to 154 and KOing the hell out of Madrimov (who Crawford got a close decision win) even without a belt will be a decent start IMO. I don't think Boots is interested in it tho.

Hearn can't deliver at 147 and he only has Madrimov at 154. I highly doubt team Ennis has any interest in Madrimov either. Yet another case of Hearn failing to deliver. I don't think he has the money or the know-how to build a star.

Hearn can't deliver at 147 and he only has Madrimov at 154.