Comments Thread For: Eddie Hearn: Talks For Bellew-Usyk Fight to Start This Week

[BoZz]

Look at there comparative resumes and you tell me who’s been the one taking risks.

And BTW, how can you cherry pick a mandatory?

By not fighting the champ!

[Laligalaliga]

Totally agree ! Plus Usyk will get more exposure in the UK and I would like to see Usyk vs. Whyte as final Eliminator on the Joshua vs. Wilder card on April 13th 2019 .

Usyk is a very good fighter and his transition to HW is great but I don't think he has that power to trouble or KO HW like whyte.

[Laligalaliga]

Look at there comparative resumes and you tell me who’s been the one taking risks.

And BTW, how can you cherry pick a mandatory?

Lolx.... Don't bother yourself about people who knows nothing about boxing.

[Laligalaliga]

it’s already pretty clear. The guys who said pay me 50 million and I will sign tomorrow then came up with the excuses of

It’s pr stunt
Show proof of money
Pay me upfront
What channel will the fight be on

Then those demands were met only for team AJ to say , well we want the fight in the UK. Why didn’t they just say that in the beginning instead of asking for all those demands?? They mislead you , me and the boxing world to think they wanted wilder this year when it is clear they didn’t.

Imagine how much this board would be lit up if wilder said pay me 50 million and didn’t sign.

After all said and done, whose table is the contract on as we write?
This fight is a signature away from happening. Let's not be kicking forth and back.

[alexjust]

Bellew has a puncher's chance against Usyk. Unless the British judges rob Usyk, I don't see how Bellew can possibly beat Usyk on scorecards. And I actually think that Usyk deserved the privilege to defend his titles in Ukraine. Who knows, they might even come up with the money, he is nothing but worshipped in Ukraine now, even Ukrainian president congratulated him. Ukrainian boys are in the rise in the last 15 years.

[Laligalaliga]

the 50 million deal went back and forth for over a week so the 24 hr deadline was not a hard timetable. I think they called AJ bluff then when all wa met they shiiit their pants.

It didn’t have any details cause all they were doing was meeting AJ requests. In his video he say where the fight had to take place . All he had to do was accept the offer then a contract with details could have been provided. Hearn did the same thing to wilder with the 15 million, no date, no venue, not even a rematch clause which was verbally agreed to.

A reasonable offer ? 15 million? You know this fight will make over a 100 million.

Tell me another Hw in the history of prizefighting and a fight of this magnitude where one fighter took a flat fee ?

I know 50/50 won’t happen but I think 60-40 is fair since Parker got 65-35.

In reality I do think both sides should cut shiiit and make it happen no matter what.

Tell me One champ with 40 fights with one notable name and has never been on ppv, reject X6 of his regular pay?

[Laligalaliga]

I think Ortiz is enough of a name. Wilder has not had a murderers row, but he didn't win his title from Charles Martin like AJ.

Of the two fighters I would rather have AJ's path. Even
@41year old WK still almost wiped him out. AJ is barely the best in his own city.

I bet my money on Charlse Martin KO stirverne within 6.

[Laligalaliga]

Lol... sells out stadiums? Shows you how gulliablena public is to pay to watch garbage box and actually sell out stadiums doing it. Wow the division must truly be that desperate and the fans in tow.

now you sound jealous and pained.
Sorry for your loss.

[Scopedog]

If they make this fight it'll be at CW IMO, better for Bellew to have a chance at winning the undisputed CW championship rather than just having it as a non-title HW fight. I'm surprised Hearn seems so keen on this, I would have thought Bellew-Fury would be the more lucrative option - or maybe he just thinks he can gouge Usyk when it comes to money.

For what it's worth, Bellew is probably a little more versatile and has better movement than Gassiev, so he'll post different problems to Usyk, perhaps. But still, I think we're all thinking the same thing, the skill gap is simply too great to even begin pondering an upset here.

[cameltoe]

If they make this fight it'll be at CW IMO, better for Bellew to have a chance at winning the undisputed CW championship rather than just having it as a non-title HW fight. I'm surprised Hearn seems so keen on this, I would have thought Bellew-Fury would be the more lucrative option - or maybe he just thinks he can gouge Usyk when it comes to money.

For what it's worth, Bellew is probably a little more versatile and has better movement than Gassiev, so he'll post different problems to Usyk, perhaps. But still, I think we're all thinking the same thing, the skill gap is simply too great to even begin pondering an upset here.

Yeah I would think Hearn would want to go down the Fury route too. It’s just how keen Fury is on making that fight. If Fury really wants to return as a top HW he wouldn’t be lining up Bellew. If he does, I think he can pretty much assume he’s not serious about getting to the top of the division again.

From Hearn’s point of view Bellew is going to be embarrassed either way, so better it be in a packed stadium for twice as much revenue against someone who’s 6’9 and will probably knock him out, than watch him be jabbed to death and totally outclassed by someone the same size, for half the cash.