Hearn goes after another big name fighter.

[BodiesInFlight]

What was it called when I posted he was close to signing Chavez Jr?

You mean the same Chavez Jr who is routinely mocked on here?

[Madison Boxing]

Why are u so threatened by Hearn?

[Motorcity Cobra]

You mean the same Chavez Jr who is routinely mocked on here?

The same one that did 1 mil PPV with Canelo? Canelo's first 1 mil ppv since Floyd

[OnePunch]

Or maybe, stick with me here, I didn't see that. And here's another idea, it may sound radical but hear me out, you should post out because you saw it.

thats hilarious. The guy who probably gets a text alert on his phone everytime someone types "Charlo" or "PBC" on the internet magically misses out on Charlo saying they would be interested in a Hearn deal.

uhhhmmmmm, okaaaaayyyyyyy

[sicko]

Instead of trying to take fighters I think he should WORK WITH Haymon as well as the other promoters and distribute fights to build up DAZN in America first. BID for Big Fights!

[Motorcity Cobra]

thats hilarious. The guy who probably gets a text alert on his phone everytime someone types "Charlo" or "PBC" on the internet magically misses out on Charlo saying they would be interested in a Hearn deal.

uhhhmmmmm, okaaaaayyyyyyy

Joshua said he'd be willing to sit down with Dana White to discuss a deal. I didn't post that either.

[Scipio2009]

Instead of trying to take fighters I think he should WORK WITH Haymon as well as the other promoters and distribute fights to build up DAZN in America first. BID for Big Fights!

That's likely still the wrong approach

[Scipio2009]

If Eddie Hearn is truly set to go after fighters the way it seems to look publicly...

It won't work.

Haymon has the relationship with Showtime/CBS, and the move of UFC to ESPN (with the move of WWE SmackDown to FOX for entertainment) leaves a sizable opening for PBC to fill with Fox Sports. Haymon's guys are just fine.

Hearn's aim should be looking to pick off fighters actually in need of the opportunity that his platform can offer, in partnership or competition.

-Main Events has been scraping the bottom of the HBO bucket for years at this point, even when Kovalev had his belts. DAZN not only gives Duva a platform to back Kovalev with some money, it also opens things up to give her other fighters the chance to develop.

-No idea how many fighters he has left, but it's been a while since anyone's heard anything from Gary Shaw Productions. Maybe there's something there.

-There's also still Roc Nation to look at. Cotto is retired, Rigondeaux still has some fight in him (@122/126), and Andre Ward seems earnestly interested in considering the Bellew fight apparently. Beyond that, you have a nice crop of prospects to work with there.

It may not be the big boom that Hearn likely wanted, but Kovalev, Rigondeaux, possibly Ward-Bellew, and 20-30 prospects (unsure of the actual fighter count) to develop, along with mixing in his UK fighters where things make sense, is a pretty good start to build from. Scoop up a small but solid company without TV, like Thompson Boxing, and you get another 15 prospects to work off of.

Not every fighter is going to be world level, but a few just might be, and enough will show that they can actually fight well enough to be good opponents or simply be built as undercard attractions.

If he wants to go it alone, he's got to build his own silo of talent tied to him, even if that means more work

[filup79]

Hearn is offering fighters less than they make when they make more with no promoter. Keep in mind that a lot of Haymon fighters get paid a purse along with a share of revenue to their promotional company. A lot of these Haymon fighters have started their own promotional company and get paid when they fight. Signing with Hearn for what he's offering means he's taking a percentage as a promoter and fighters won't be getting a share of the revenue.

[uppercut510]

hes going to have a hard time good luck eddie