Shelly Finkel exposes Eddie Hearn. Hearn hasn't gotten back to him since November!

[Motorcity Cobra]

Just not buying it. Eddie has a lot of faults, but he has done big things in the last 7 or so years.

Look at what he did for the likes of Froch, Brook, Bellew. These guys were going nowhere and they became PPV stars.

Eddie talks well, he understands social media and internet marketing, he knows how to sell a narrative for a fight. He's a very good promoter.

Yes he's done some big things. But without that Sky contracts he'd be nothing. Look at the failure of Danny Jacobs last fight. Jacobs has been built in Brooklyn and he took him to Long Island. Now he's back to his senses and bringing his next fight to Brooklyn. There is nothing special about Eddie other than his DNA

[Stinger1]

They have never contacted us once for the fight. We stopped communication because Wilder stated he wanted 50-50

— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) March 4, 2018

Let's be real, if Wilder really wanted that fight Shelley Finkel wouldn't be waiting for an Eddie Hearn phone call or email. WTF is Wilder paying him for if all he's doing is staring at his inbox all day waiting for an Eddie Hearn email?

[Tom Cruise]

Yes he's done some big things. But without that Sky contracts he'd be nothing. Look at the failure of Danny Jacobs last fight. Jacobs has been built in Brooklyn and he took him to Long Island. Now he's back to his senses and bringing his next fight to Brooklyn. There is nothing special about Eddie other than his DNA

But you cant say that because other promoters had Sky's backing and ****ed it up.

Hearn secured the Sky backing then made a big success of it.

What kind of promoter would he be if he didnt find the best way to distribute his product?

Edit: and on the US experiment. I think he will fail there. But, how many internationally successful promoters have there ever been? Im talking guys who have been successful in several big boxing markets?

I cant really think of any. Sauerland maybe? bit of a stretch though

[Robbie Barrett]

Lol Hearn is so full of it and fooling the stupid public. If you don’t like the offer then you counter. Negotiations 101. He wants pedvetkin next

It wasn't an offer from Wilder, it was an ultimatum 50-50 or no fight. We got no fight.

[Eff Pandas]

Wilder isn't signed to showtime but showtime signing AJ when HBO offered peanuts is proof they wanted that fight. I just doubt Wilder would leave Showtime to fight on a HBO PPV card. Both are with Showtime now. If Eddie leaves for HBO and starts talking that HBO only bull**** then it shows he's not serious about making the fight. Now is the time to make the fight. No network disputes. Nothing holding the fight up right now

Why?????? Whats the upside for Wilder to fight on Showtime over HBO when he's not contracted to anyone?

And if Joshua signs with HBO & Wilder ISN'T signed with anyone who gives a f#ck if the fight can only happen on HBO? I don't understand the loyalty to Showtime.

And of course something is holding up the fight right now. Joshua gots a fight later this month which he could lose, just like Wilder coulda lost his fight last night, & his contract with Showtime is up after that fight so obviously he's gonna be looking at network deals in the US before any fight gets signed.

[Kezzer]

They have never contacted us once for the fight. We stopped communication because Wilder stated he wanted 50-50

— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) March 4, 2018

More than reasonable response from Eddie. Wilder has quite clearly said he won’t know negiotiate, while Parker who had the other belt has. Who would you choose to fight? Was always a fairly obvious decision really - no point wasting your time elsewhere.

The problem Hearn will now have is if Wilder sticks at 50/50 does he still make the fight happen? There are other fights short-term (Haye, Miller, Potvetkin, Whyte2, Fury, Pulev, Ortiz) but let’s be honest - he won’t want to fight all of those before taking on Wilder. Hopefully wilder just drops his expectations to at least 40/60 ; in that scenario I think everyone would get the fight happening!

[Robbie Barrett]

Let's be real, if Wilder really wanted that fight Shelley Finkel wouldn't be waiting for an Eddie Hearn phone call or email. WTF is Wilder paying him for if all he's doing is staring at his inbox all day waiting for an Eddie Hearn email?

This. Wilder doing all this talking but not even attempting to make the fight, when Hearn tried to make the fight Wilder made a ridiculous ultimatum.

[Tom Cruise]

It wasn't an offer from Wilder, it was an ultimatum 50-50 or no fight. We got no fight.

Exactly. And Hearn did what he was supposed to do and went ahead and proved how ridiculous that demand was.

When they come back to negotiate the 50/50 split will not even come up because it is so laughably out of whack with reality based on the Ortiz and Parker respective purses.

[_Rexy_]

He is negotiating. He showing them who needs who by going and making a massive payday for AJ without Wilder.

50-50 is completely dead in the water now.

AJ better dominate Parker then, because if it goes to the cards and it's close, Wilder holds the cards in negotiation after last night.

[Tom Cruise]

AJ better dominate Parker then, because if it goes to the cards and it's close, Wilder holds the cards in negotiation after last night.

Unless AJ loses, he holds all the cards. He is a superstar. Wilder isnt.

AJ is the second biggest draw in boxing right now based on his purses. Dont be fooled just because he isnt a big name in the US