Michael Hunter's one and only experience with purse bids revealed to him the hazards of being a free agent in boxing. The heavyweight contender was criticized in the spring for turning down an IBF heavyweight eliminator against highly regarded Croatian Filip Hrgovic after the matchup went to a purse bid and was won by Hrgovic's co-promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, who, incidentally, was Hunter's former promoter for a brief stretch. Hunter, however, had no promotional backing, thus, no leverage to negotiate a better deal for himself.
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