Comments Thread For: Hooker vs. Saucedo Purse Bid: Top Rank Beats Out Hearn

[Butch.McRae]

S/o to Eddie for inflating the purse here. I love it when fighters get more money.

This isn't good for his DAZN play, but who cares lol he can just be the new Roc Nation and get these fighters more money.

Nobody that matters will sign with this platform.

[BigZ44]

Was gonna come in here and give Hearn crap, but both promoters bid way higher than I thought this would get. Credit to Arum for investing in this

[Accolade]

DAZN is dying and getting these fighters paid on the way down. What more could you ask for?

[KTFOKING]

Was gonna come in here and give Hearn crap, but both promoters bid way higher than I thought this would get. Credit to Arum for investing in this

Well, both promoters have a crap load of dates they need to fill. And Arum needs an opponent he can set up for Ramirez at 140. Hearn is probably stunned at what is going on. First realizing just how much the Haymon fighters have been making, and then seeing what Arum bid for this fight. What the hell would the bid have been for say, GRJ vs Valdez? Hypothetically, lets say it was between TGB (Haymon), TR and DAZN? Hearn has no ties to the fighters but he wants all these fights on his platform. Are we talking about possibly a 3.2-3.5 million purse bid here?

[Pennsauken1]

Eddie, King of America!!!

Lolllllllllllllll

[JohnP2]

Another L for Matchroom USA.

[Sid-Knee]

I cannot believe they bid this much for such a fight. Well, at least Hooker is going to get a payday that is way beyond his worth.

[JohnP2]

I thought Eddie runs shyt?? Lol.

"I want it [Hooker vs Saucedo] to go to purse bid--because we will win. It's a great fight and yet another Championship fight for DAZN. These yanks haven't learned yet that I am about to run boxing here in the America. I'm sure once I win the Hooker/Saucedo purse bid, they will see I am a force to be reckoned with."

-Eddie Hearn

[JohnP2]

I cannot believe they bid this much for such a fight. Well, at least Hooker is going to get a payday that is way beyond his worth.

But isn't that DAZN's model? "We overpay fighters"?
According to Eddie it is.

[Sid-Knee]

But isn't that DAZN's model? "We overpay fighters"?
According to Eddie it is.

When Hearn talks about overpaying fighters he's talking about Joshua's opponents, not all fighters.