Comments Thread For: Hearn in Talks With Manny Pacquiao, Wants Him For DAZN

[arraamis]

Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom in talks to sign eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao after the 39-year-old left long-term promoter Bob Arum. Pacquiao announced in July that he would become a free agent and Hearn, who steers the career of unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and numerous others, has moved to negotiate with the Filipino superstar.
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Good luck with that .... Once Arum gets wind of it, he'll whip out the contract and say that Manny still owes Top Rank a few fights. So, Manny can sign all he wants, but he will end up owing Top Rank a huge percentage of those checks.

[Redd Foxx]

This reeks of desperation. Hearn shouldn't do it, just due to appearances. I like Manny but hiring a guy at the end of his career... That would be like claiming your wrestling org is going to take over the biz, and then you go sign Rick Flair.

[Bronx23]

Manny would be dumb to sign with anyone ever again. He makes more as a free agent and can fight any opponent on any network. There's already talks of investors from Hong Kong that want to bring him over there. Hearn can go fvk himself

[Rip Chudd]

Hearn is obviously a smart guy and Manny is not. Don't be surprised if he completely manipulates pac the way arum did several yrs ago when he stole him from under golden boys grasp.

Arum didn't steal Manny from Goldenboy, it was the other way around. Goldenboy approached and tried to steal Manny while he was signed to Top Rank

[Jab jab boom]

Arum didn't steal Manny from Goldenboy, it was the other way around. Goldenboy approached and tried to steal Manny while he was signed to Top Rank

false, pac was free to sign with whoever he wanted in 2006, agreed to go to Golden boy and then arum swooped in with a revised deal and took him away. Look it up.

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

Comparing a murdering..thieving crook who bled fighters dry.. blackmailed them and threatened their lives to a promoter who actively seeks the most money for his fighters and gets it is a bit much.

Hearn might be slimy..and Americans might not like a rich kid from Essex.. but he's got alot of his fighters more money than they could ever have dreamt of and enabled them live lives far beyond what they thought possible .

Bellew..
Burns after Warren bankrupted him
Brook
Froch
Joshua
Whyte..

They all have something in common. Hearn.

They also have a common country of residence.
Hearn has been very successful in the UK, but are
all the fighters you mentioned successful BECAUSE
of Hearn, or is Hearn successful because of THEM?
They would have succeeded & made money no matter
who was promoting them. Hearn could not have made
a name for himself without them.

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

Doubt if anyone would care if an American promoter tried in the UK. Infact Schaefer has his thing with Haye, doesnt seem to be going all that well.

They would not care, but they also would probably not
be lining-up to wish him well in his attempt to crush rival
British promoters.

[yammy25]

They also have a common country of residence.
Hearn has been very successful in the UK, but are
all the fighters you mentioned successful BECAUSE
of Hearn, or is Hearn successful because of THEM?
They would have succeeded & made money no matter
who was promoting them. Hearn could not have made
a name for himself without them.

Bellew .. brook...burns..froch...

3 were with Warren..1 was with Hennessy sports. Not a single one of those fighters was getting even 10 percent of what their highest paydays have been under Hearn. Did they all miraculously get brilliant and have talent transplants in the latter stages of their career ?

They made money.. BECAUSE of Hearn. Because he might be a slimeball but he's absolutely one of the best promoters in the world at getting his fighters paid and navigating them to big fights.

Take a look at their resumes..opponents..purses...where they were being guided to prior to going with hearn.

Look at Anthony crolla..a nothing..a peon. Signs to hearn and gets guided to a world championship and two massive paydays against Jorge Linares.

You think Anthony joshua would make what he does now under Frank Warren? Or dillian Whyte would have just sold 440k ppv buys if he hadnt signed with matchroom after the AJ fight?

There's a reason the saying is earn with Hearn.. cos he gets you paid.

[Rip Chudd]

false, pac was free to sign with whoever he wanted in 2006, agreed to go to Golden boy and then arum swooped in with a revised deal and took him away. Look it up.

Nah man. Golden Boy tried to sign Pacquiao ahead of his fight with Morales. Although Pacquiao did sign a contract with Golden Boy it was in violation of a provision in his contract with Top Rank that he could sign with another promoter ahead of the Morales fight. So although he did sign with Golden Boy, it was in violation of his contract which is why Golden Boy had to back off, if not they could of been sued by Arum. Then after the Morales fight, Top Rank offered him another contract and Manny signed. They probably threatened Pacquiao with a lawsuit because of that provision in his contract

[SteveAnitaSmith]

Just retire already