So Tank Davis calls out Benn, then Hearn makes his offer right away to Tank...

[4truth]

That fight won't happen nor should it.

Both should focus on fighting ranked fighters in their own weight class.

Tank has fought a handful and Benn has fought zero.

Agree it shouldn't but because neither is going to "focus on fighting ranked fighters in their own weight class", this fight probably will happen.

[jqSide]

When Beterbiev called out Bivol for the last 5 years, why didn't you ask this question?

No interest in that division.

Thread is a general question. Not expecting a clear cut answer. It encompasses a lot of things not based on race, creed, nationality, religion, muh promoter, platform, etc., etc.

[jqSide]

True but if you don't have the promoter/network, are you really in a position to be calling out said fighter? The burden is still on you to get yourself in that position. Also it depends on what you mean by "make an offer". Just contacting the other guys team and saying I'll fight you for X amount" could be considered an offer and start of negotiations.

There's no disagreement on this. Case in point is the Ennis/Crawford situation. Only one side is interested, or so they say. But still, such side would have to do something and make some kind of offer to entice the other. Of course, it can't be done without getting some network/promoter/platform involved. That's what you pay a management team for. You ask them to do it for you.

Again I get what you're saying. A call out is a way to gauge interest before starting any negotiating but if you're really serious you have to reach out in a more formal way imo.
If both are interested I don't think it matters who makes the first move because surely somebody would if there was genuine interest.

Right.

[Outwest Exp 355]

You really think Tank is fighting anyone on DAZN? PBC just signed a deal with Amazon and Tank is there 2nd most marketable fighter.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Hearn Says 'Big' US Fights on Horizon for Conor Benn, Says Offer Made to Gervonta Davis
https://www.boxingscene.com/hearn-sa...-davis--181287

The background is Tank saw Benn's lacklustre performance in the Dobson fight and mocked Conor and calls him out. Meaning, Dobson was not supposed to last the distance.

But Tank is not the only one. Haney quipped "Benn's power was left in the needle" after seeing the Dobson/Benn fight.
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But that's not the relevant part. This is about an age-old question in this sport:

When fighter A calls out fighter B, who is expected to make an offer? A or B? Of course, this is not so simple. Like others say one size doesn't fit all. It depends.

Some say whoever calls out has the burden of making a huge effort to make the fight. There are many examples. Ryan Garcia/Dela Hoya bent over backwards, as one example, because Ryan "begged" for the fight.

Again, this is not so simple as it seems. Tank calls out Benn, but instead of him making the offer, it's the other side who did.
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What say you Mr. Leicesterage? Leicesterage

If a fighter REFUSES to fight someone that called him out unless "the money's right" - is that a DUCK? Yes/No?
https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/b...-yes-no

Not relevant/not the same situation.

Remember: Cryan Garcia yelled on social media for weeks that he was about to fight Pacquiao. That's a B-side calling out an A-Side.

Manny's management came out and basically said " turns out there was nothing to talk about, that fight's not happening". Which generally means the money wasn't sufficient for Pacquiao.

Now, let's assume that's the case. Did Manny DUCK Cryan?

What's strange is why that didn't make sense for Manny but Ugas did AFTER Manny got stripped. Did Manny get desperate?



Why do I bring that up?

Let's assume Tank called out Conor Benn, and I didn't see him do that. Let's assume he did though.

We know Tank is the A-Side. We also know that Tank doesn't have a problem with crazy money demands (he fought F'n Rolly). He just chooses who he wants to fight, when. So the only thing that would hold up such a fight is the venue, because Tank isn't going to fight anywhere but Vegas. Benn can fight in Vegas, but does he want to?

In other words, assuming there was a real call out (which is not confirmed), a refusal wouldn't be down to money. It would be down to venue OR platform/promoter. And unfortunately, Eddie Hearn is the WORST to work with in that regard. Just ask Eubank, either one of them. Because remember, Hearn is the one who pulled shady business to try and damn near kill Young Eubank against a roided Conor Benn. So