Comments Thread For: Eddie Hearn Hits Back at Bob Arum: Top Rank Are Completely Finished, ESPN Contract Gone!

[_Rexy_]

TR talent pool is 1000000x greater than matchroom. Not even close.

Top Rank has quietly put together the best prospect pool out of all of the big promoters too.

[Bornboxingfan]

Eddy talks a lot of **** for somebody who threw billions down the drain talking like he’s the man never seen somebody so far up their own ass and i kind of like Eddie. All these promoters are haters/bitter mofos why the fights why want don’t get made most the time need to get their egos in check.

Eddie played with Dazn money, until they put foot down. No more crazy contracts and PPV was reinstated.

[VislorTurlough]

Take away promoting Nationalism to sucker UK fans and Matchroom is less than zero. That crap doesn’t work in America. You think cuz a fighter is from say New York or Chicago it’s gonna get massive press coverage and fanfare in those towns and casuals will show up? Wrong cuz there are 1 Million other things that get coverage every day there. But if you have a Scottish fighter/Mancunian fighter/Welshman - put a fight against a corpse in those markets and it will be like New Years Day for punters

[Bornboxingfan]

Rant aside, I didn't realize that Taylor/Lopez was taking place in the Hulu Theater. Teofimo fought Sandor Martin in MSG's big room, and Taylor is a more notable opponent than Martin. Is Teofimo not the draw that he thinks he is? Or does TR not want to invest more money into him?

The fire stick! Crawford himself stated, he doesn't pay for these events. That's why Crawford wanted clear
breakdown of income and expenses, when stealing the signals effects all fighters eventually. .

[thack]

Except for one problem. The best heavyweight in the world seldom fights and when he does, wants $40M to fight one-legged kangaroos.

Agreed but Bob still has the best heavyweight in the world and that has always been a good yardstick for success.

[Bornboxingfan]

“Who do you reckon has a bigger future in boxing?” holding picture of bob next to his mug. Lol eddie is funny.

That's elderly abuse! How much would Bob pay to stop father time!

[A.B Counterhooks]

That's elderly abuse! How much would Bob pay to stop father time!

Lol, who knows, uncle Bob could stick around another 50 years. He hates eddie that much.

[Theshotyoudontsee]

Hearn is a sleazy used car salesman. As someone else said, anyone could promote Canelo, he has a built in fanbase. Hearn has an almost done AJ to cash out and a fading Canelo. He acts like anyone cares about women boxing. He just seems desperate and idiotic.

Arum is a promoter and all that comes along with it. But he has many good fighters, he makes good fights and he tells it pretty much like it is.

[zod66]

USADA destroying UFC and boxing

[kiaba360]

Bob is not wrong here. Hearn threw big $ at Andrade, Farmer, Jacobs with no return at all. Yes, Hearn has done big business with Canelo, but Canelo sells itself. I can promote a Canelo fight and it’ll still be a huge success lol.

That's the consequence of entering a new market that's congested with political bullshxt. Hearn's personality alone will rub people the wrong way. TR, GBP, and PBC already have enough drama between them, not to mention all of the smaller promoters whom they have alliances with. The last thing they needed was the loud-mouthed Brit trying to get a piece of the pie. Hearn wrongly assumed that money would make fights happen, if it was only that simple. Jacobs got his big fight against Canelo, but Hearn could not throw enough money at Jermall/Tank to face Andrade/Farmer. The person who benefited the most from the DAZN gold rush was Mikey Garcia.