Comments Thread For: Team Norman on Jaron Ennis fight: We asked for what's fair

[champion4ever]

Gahdammit Boots you go from one fuqed up situation with Cameron Dunkin right into another fuqed up situation with Eddie. Da.mit Boots!!

Which is why he should have signed with the PBC. Since he is only fighting once a year anyhow.

A unification bout with Mario Barrios would have sorted out this entire scenario.

He would at least have been a unified welterweight champion by now. If he had.

[LAchargers373]

Thats assuming that Ennis doesnt vacate and go to 154 and fight Madrimov, which I think is a good possibility. Hearn only bidding $1.5 million at the purse bid tells you that he wasnt seriously trying to win it, and just bid in case there were no other bids........

If ennis goes to 154 and takes out one of those guys we have some action baby I’m ready to see some fireworks

[Bronx2245]

I going to fuq you guys head up for a second but I need all of you to hear me good. To all of you speculating on who was at fault between Boots and Brian for the fight breaking down I got news for you. If you think for a second that it's was Brian Sr and Bozy doing the negotiations you're wrong. This was coming str8t from Bob. Arum has been shut out of the WW div over the last decade. He finally is back in with a champ that likes being at TR and isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Arum has an obligation to ESPN to showcase championship fights. It's not practical for him to let his champ go on another network where his fighter will be severely disadvantaged. Bob knows Dazn and Eddie is on the ropes and damn near collapsing. Why would he help them out?

For those who thought Turki was going to change the world, THINK AGAIN! Same 'Ol Same, going on in boxing! Smh!

[Bronx2245]

Norman Sr. Reacts to Hearn Losing Purse Bid, Accuses Promoter of “Cheap” Tactics
By Tim Compton - 09/03/2024

Brian Norman Jr’s father Brian Sr. reacted on social media to promoter Eddie Hearn losing the purse bid today for the Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian fight.

Hearn’s Loss Creates Difficult Situation for Ennis

Hearn reportedly lost the bid by $250,000 to Karen’s promoters, which puts IBF welterweight champion Ennis in a difficult situation where he could be forced to defend his title in Europe. He won’t have the advantage of fighting at home and selling out the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, which would have brought in a lot of revenue.

Hearn had reportedly given up on negotiating with Team Norman Jr. after they turned down the $1.7 million offer for a fight with Boots. Norman Sr. wanted an increase of $500,000 to bring the offer to $2.2 million, but apparently, that was not going to happen. Hearn’s final offer was $1.7. Some fans saw that as on the low side, given that this was a unification fight, and it would have helped Boots’ career in the long run to capture another world title.

Norman Sr. says Hearn is a”cheap,” lying “snake, and he doesn’t believe he ever intended on making a fight with his son, Brian Jr. He says that Hearn said in an interview that Team Norman had called him back, showing remorse and asking if it was too late to accept the offer he’d given to them for the Boots fight. Norman Sr. says that never happened.

Norman Sr.’s Distrust of Hearn

Norman Sr. now expects Hearn to persuade Boots (32-0, 29 KOs) to vacate his IBF welterweight title and move up to 154 because that’s what he wants.

“Eddie Hearn is a snake. He lied in a recent article, saying we called him back asking if it was too late to take the offer and that we had remorse,” said Brian Norman Sr. on social media about Jaron Ennis’ promoter Eddie Hearn. “This cheap [promoter] never intended to make that fight [between Boots Ennis and Brian Norman Jr.].”

It’s unclear if Boots Ennis was on board with Hearn regarding the Norman Jr. negotiations and the purse bid for his IBF mandatory defense against Karen. If Boots is fine with this, there are no problems. We don’t know if Hearn has been telling Boots that he wants him to move up to 154 unless he can get the fights with Norman Jr. and Karen at a bargain basement price that would provide them with a nice tidy profit.

“That karma comes around quick, doesn’t it? He was talking all this [stuff] about how we didn’t want the fight,” said Brian Norman Sr. about promoter Eddie Hearn on social media. “I tried to tell everybody that $750,000 [first offer] he tried to put under the table. Boots wasn’t supposed to run his mouth.

“The only reason it was heard of is because we got offended by saying we turned it down, and that’s what started all of this. Eddie did not want the fight. I don’t even think Eddie wanted to promote a fight in November. Eddie didn’t want to spend no money. Eddie wanted to lose that purse bid [for Boots Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian].

“Now, he’s going to try to get Boots to move up [to 154], drop the [IBF 147-lb] belt and do some other [stuff]. It’s about what Eddie wants. It ain’t about what Boots wants.

“Eddie just showed you that he ain’t playing with the money. He just got out-bid by $250,000 [by Karen’s promoters] against his fighter’s interest. I seen the play a long time ago,” said Norman Sr.

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-new...tactics/281965

[Curtis2]

Norman missed an opportunity. Win or lose he would have given Boots his most competitive career fight which would have raised Norman’s status level. Why wasn’t a rematch clause mentioned?

[Bullrider]

It's always been that way since time immemorial with the very secretive PBC in a sport that requires lots of publicity, good or bad. Fans have no idea when Spence is returning back, the Charlo brothers, Adames, the fat-shiny-necklace lover, etc. No clue on who Tank Davis is fighting or when he's scheduled to fight, etc. etc.

Yup. Everything is out in the open now. No secrets unlike when Ennis was with SHO/PBC. We had no idea who and what Espinoza and Ennis offered anything to who; what the offer was and who turned down who. None of that was made available to the public. Same fans who said nothing back then are out in droves throwing all kinds of abusive language to you know who. It's a very toxic sport with extremely biased fans.

[leftuppercutko]

I think Eddie should have paid the money they asked for give Boots a chance to win another title and promote a very successful show in Philly. too bad for boots now he's got to go to Germany because Eddie dropped the ball again by losing the purse bid. I see Norman when his last fight for the title it was a good show but he still has to prove himself The guy he fought only had the one big win against a contender. Can't wait to see Norman get some more good wins against some top contenders he looks like he has a lot of potential to be a long-term champion but we'll see.

[OnePunch]

Yup. Everything is out in the open now. No secrets unlike when Ennis was with SHO/PBC. We had no idea who and what Espinoza and Ennis offered anything to who; what the offer was and who turned down who. None of that was made available to the public. Same fans who said nothing back then are out in droves throwing all kinds of abusive language to you know who. It's a very toxic sport with extremely biased fans.

Its no mystery.........

Haymon = black = good

Hearn / Arum = white = bad


their posts play out that way EVERY time.........