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Originally posted by Scipio2009 View PostThat doesn't make sense, though? Errol Spence Jr is already featured on Showtime, has finally gotten in with some decent TX sponsors tbh, and he's heading home to headline his first show at the 12k Cowboys facility near Dallas, with his own promotional company sharing the marquee (Man Down).
Being IBF champion, and arguably the best fighter at 147lbs, being tied with the deepest talent pool at the weight, why would Errol Spence Jr give all of that up to sign with Matchroom Sport USA and a streaming service that no one here had even heard of before Wednesday?
Who gives a damn about some fighter promotion thats some ego driven bs more than a money making thing 90% of the time. Spence needs a promoter. Hearn. Zuffa. Arum. Oscar. DiBella. F#cking someone needs to have this dudes back & to be saying his name 24/7/365. Showtime doesn't promote fights.
Deontay Wilder is already on $2m+ to fight, and the casual audience seems to be finally catching on to the American heavyweight champion. It makes no sense for him to move either.
Even the Charlo brothers, though further away tbh, have a setup where they stand that can deliver for them in short order (depending on how the timing sets up, Jermall Charlo will get his shot at a 160lb world title within a year's time and Jermell Charlo is basically at most 3 fights away from a shot at being the 154lb kingpin).
Adrien Broner would make sense as a viable option for the move, but then Matchroom would have to find folks for him to fight on their streaming service not tied to any other platform (Showtime/CBS, ESPN+/ESPN, FOX/FS1, HBO aren't likely to give up their own potential content to build a competitor).
In the battle of Showtime/CBS vs DAZN streaming service, for boxing content, Haymon isn't set up to be the type of guy to undercut Stephen Espinoza in that way, especially when the move isn't at the obvious benefit to the fighter that Haymon is working for.
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Originally posted by paulf View PostAt the end of the day you're going to be paying $20 for two-to-three matchroom cards a month. Even if Eddie puts on great cards, you're still going to have to buy (or stream) Showtime, HBO, and ESPN to see the the vast majority of bigger fights.
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Originally posted by kafkod View PostIt's not crazy at all. Didn't you know .. Hearn's whole life now revolves around protecting AJ from Wilder. He will literally stop at nothing to prevent the fight from happening .. nothing!
Even daddy Hearn' s council gritter is going
That's why he was making statements too
As others have said, it's a lot of talk & publicity. We know Hearn trolls and talks ****e.
It'll end up being potential rather than actual.
It'll be used to delay or duck wilder. Let's build this...they will say anything.
What they won't do is let an and wilder unify unless they own both fighters. They know wilder will beat an or they'd have took that belt as quickly as they went for Martin or parkers
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Originally posted by Sid-Knee View PostWilder doesn't generate $50 Mill you idiot. You know full well that the big money is due to AJ, not Wilder. Why else do you think Wilder gets paid peanuts and fights in arenas that aren't full?
Some people on this site are just TOO ****** for words. You're one of them.
Now matchroom announce a billion dollar deal....and swing attention away from wilder & aj being made
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Originally posted by Scary_canary View PostBeauty this Sounds good, more boxing, a lot of money involved ca only be good for the sport
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