Comments Thread For: Hearn: Saunders-Smith Must Be Bigger Before It's Worth The Risk

[icha]

Hearn wouldn't be using DAZN's budget for BJS vs Smith. It would be a Matchroom UK/Sky show, like Whyte/Chisora, with DAZN having first refusal rights, which they might not even bother exercising.

if thats the case then is hard to argue, it just simply doesnt make financial sense then... but those fighters shouldnt be asking for much if they cant generate much on their own, but i guess thats boxing nowadays...

[Ritz Kola]

Special ed is just doing his best to kill off Boxing

[kafkod]

The Irony is Bjs' fan(singular) said he was being ducked when he was doing his usual of calling for the best while promoting his next bum fight vs boxcar shefat. Bjs claimed as hes done countless times that he wants all the beltholders & called out Smith by name for a supposed immediate showdown,yet once again Hearn is publicly admitting him & his fighter are ducking in favor of fighting complete bums while holding that p o s WbO belt hostage, always the WBO for billyjoel because they don't care about testing whatsoever & have actually turned it into a marketing gimmick to attract bloated ped cheats like Saunders whos still refusing vada & whom moved up all the way to lhw after being caught with powerful stimulants trying to make weight at mw. Varcacel from the WBO literally uses no mandated testing as a marketing tool by saying they don't wanna step on toes by mandating a cbp.(granted the wbc cbp is mediocre at best,but far better than wbo no program)

Sorry to piss on your parade (not really), but BJS offered to fight Smith for a 50/50 purse split when he was with Frank Warren. It was Smith who turned that offer down.

[kafkod]

if thats the case then is hard to argue, it just simply doesnt make financial sense then... but those fighters should be asking for much if they cant generate much on their own, but i guess thats boxing nowadays...

Frank Warren tried to make the fight on BT last month, when BJS was still with him. Smith turned down a 50/50 split offer because he and his manager didn't think the money was good enough.

[kushking]

Frank Warren tried to make the fight on BT last month, when BJS was still with him. Smith turned down a 50/50 split offer because he and his manager didn't think the money was good enough.

Well Smith should've gotten 60% considering BJS is the one trying to make a comeback,& Smith has a much more valuable belt than that pos gifted wbo trinket

[thack]

Typical Hearn keep it on ice ...until! Let them fight now , it's as big as it's going to be.....just as bad as the old man this one!

[skinnystev]

double dealing quick talking "fast eddie" smith took 1 (one) good look at BJS when he came onboard Quote smith "im outa here"

[methodcal]

hearn is using dazns budget, do you think ggg-serg generates enough money to pay ggg 15 mil and serg 5 mil??

Think you got him there.......

[Califire209]

Don't be surprised if Callum Smith signs with Al Haymon/Fox & Showtime or Bob Arum/ESPN. Smith might want some American exposure with access to the WBC and IBF Super MW Titles. Al Haymon definitely enhanced James Degale's profile in the World, and Chunky is not the same Calliber as Callum Smith.

[Chrismart]

I wouldn't be too mad at them having one interim fight each if we were to definitely get the fight between the 2 after that. It is a fight I want to see.

Hearn was talking about Anfield again the other day. So, that's a carrot he can dangle in regards to Smith.

You get the impression that Smith is getting impatient. Gallagher has always talked about Canelo, GGG and Kovalev, but I don't see Smith being on their radar.

If he was to go elsewhere...Plant, Benevidez and Ramirez?
All nice fights, but BJS does seem the most lucrative.