Comments Thread For: Hearn Responds to Benn-Van Heerden Criticism: It Was OK For Ennis But Not For Benn?

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Eddie Hearn believes there is a double standard when it comes to the blowback he has received regarding the latest choice of opponent for rising welterweight Conor Benn.
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[PRINCEKOOL]

For all of Benn's talk, these fights are not quite syncing.

The fight is a good solid fight, but Benn speaks as if? He is the best Welter Weight in Britain.

This may be true, but he has to take the fights which prove this etc

Even on the world stage, is this really a big test? I have no idea.

The Brook fight was there to be made, and MatchRoom backed out of that one.

Kell Brook was not shying away from Conor Benn.

[factsarenice]

18 months ago it was okay for Boots Ennis.....true but we got to hold you to a different standard because, well, because America, because in America honest standards don't matter only division matters.

[Boxing Beast]

It wasn't a great fight for Ennis either. It was acceptable because Van Heerden had faced a handful of decent opponenets with good results. But in his last fight with Ennis the result was terrible and Chris seem to quit.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Spin it whatever way you want Eduardo. You talked about “big names” and “world level” yet have delivered a sh** fight nobody cares about.

[STREET CLEANER]

Heerden had a little win streak when he fought Boots, he was getting pummeled until the headbutt. Boots has had a hard time getting fights but nobody is avoiding Benn. His team name dropped a lot of fighters and this selection is very disappointing. If Benn wins it does not move his needle up.

Since they are justifying this fight so much if he wins they should go after Boots.

[Mammoth]

That was probably the best fight Ennis could get at the time. The same can't be said for Conor Benn.

[Mammoth]

18 months ago it was okay for Boots Ennis.....true but we got to hold you to a different standard because, well, because America, because in America honest standards don't matter only division matters.

Did Boots have options to be bigger fights at the time?

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Yeah because Eddie was constantly talking about Benn fighting big names like Broner, Guerrero, Hooker etc.

[SplitSecond]

That was the best fight Ennis could’ve gotten? People buy this sht?

Thank god we have brave men like Van Heerden and Lipinets. Because everyone else is deathly afraid.

What’s that guy that went straight from jail to the press conference? Abreu? Truely a brave man to show up out of shape to fight a godslayer like Jaron Ennis. The dudes in the top 10 that that are feeling themselves don’t even have this much confidence while in shape.