Comments Thread For: Hearn Explains Why Burnett vs. Tete Will Not Happen - For Now

[BodiesInFlight]

Zaki was Burnetts sparring partner and Burnett manhandled him. Also lets not pretend Zaki was a 'Superstar Cashcow' there were clearly cherry picking him.

I said nothing of a cashcow superstar nor implied it. I said it was a tough fight for someone with only 17 fights - which it was.

He's not some 32 year old calling out other champs whilst having no intention to fight them. Give his career time jesus christ.

[1hourRun]

I said nothing of a cashcow superstar nor implied it. I said it was a tough fight for someone with only 17 fights - which it was.

He's not some 32 year old calling out other champs whilst having no intention to fight them. Give his career time jesus christ.

Kinda like A.J asking for time to develope but hes already a 'unified' champ? lol! I was taking shots at Hearns when I mentioned the money because Zaki was a 'risk' in their unification and brought in no money, so why cant Burnnet fight Tete whos more popular in the UK? thats all I'm saying ; its like theres different standards now.

[talha]

That's very simple: Burnett has been so badly hur by Zak that he hasn't filled out doping test after fight and urgently taken to hospital.
Now they afraid to take serious opponent.

[The Big Dunn]

The way Tete hit that last dude, no way Hearn risks his guy in with him.

[mlac]

So basically Hearn fighters WILL NOT be taking any tough fights.

basically this.

unless you have not been a good earner for edwin and your near the end of your career.....then he will put you in with golovkin when your a welterweight...

[Corelone]

His boys fight for peanuts and they can't figure out why. Tete isn't paying enough, but a win over Tete puts Burnet in the must see class. A duck puts him in the preliminary, no one cares class.Tete is a long way from Rigo, one good KO and Hearn is running scared.

[mapleleaf27]

This is what happens when there are 4 sanctioning orgs. Anyone can be a champ, and us fans have to endure some phonies along the way...the fact Adrien Broner is billed as a 4 time world champion is a slap in the face to real fighters past and present and any fan over the age of 40...That is why it is wrong to call Burnett a "world champion" he is just a titlist , or perhaps a "matchroom" champion. If he is billed as a 'world' champion that is misleading and false advertising as he is only defending the belt against whom matchroom sees fit.

[Sid-Knee]

Burnett has already unified two of the titles, so there's no rush. Also, he's only had 18 fights. No point in rushing him before he's even started.

What fighter can you name that after 18 fights took on all the other champions one after the other? None, because it doesn't happen.

[filup79]

No wonder Brook was fighting Euro bums for over 10 years until he finally stepped up in competition. You could pretty much blame Hearn for Brook getting his face broken in by GGG.

[Holler]

If you are a fighter not with Hearn and THEN you sign for him - what does that say about you as a boxer?

You'd like when you finally leave the fight game to be financially secure?