Comments Thread For: Gallagher Warns Hearn: Callum Smith Has One Foot Out The Door

[R_Walken]

Bivol has said he'd move to 168 for that fight. Winning the WBSS was supposed to get the winner a WBC mandatory as well. Smith has options...

I could be wrong but I thought Smith gave up his WBC Mando spot when he entered the WBSS

I honestly hope he does leave because that will mean BJS will have nobody to fight. Unless BJS & Jacobs go at it which I don't think is likely but it's more likely than him getting Canelo or GGG.

But if Jacobs fights Canelo & BJS before Andrade all I can do is laugh lol

EDIT: So I ended up reading this & after seeing interviews previously it seems like Hearn may be right. This guy is feeling himself, it looks like that alleged $10M payday has him spoiled. They're talking about ticket sales as if they're household names themselves.😭 He was just on the undercard of a pivotal fight. (A card he probably shouldn't have been on honestly...) If this 1 division champ facing a 2 weight world champ can't do good ticket sales in the UK then Callum has to be apart of the problem no?

Even if he leaves I highly doubt he goes to Top Rank & even if he does or goes to PBC I don't think he's getting any big paydays in the next 1-2 fights. Him leaving Matchroom may not be a good idea in the long run idk, especially because he's actually a UK fighter. I'm sure he'll make decent money for BJS & it's an opportunity to collect another belt which is more bargaining chips so I really don't know why he's not taking that fight. Although I think he beats BJS it looks like he's ducking him.

I understand it's prizefighting but some of these dudes really seem greedy.

How is Smith feeling himself or being greedy / He won the WBSS beating a Domestic Rival collected a Strap and what should have been used as a jump off to have him one Become a Big Name in the UK

It’s been almost a year since he won the a tournament and in that time , All Hearn has managed to do is have Smith fight on a Undercard in the States against a past prime Fringe Contender with no fans / Talk about killing any momentum built up. Smiths next fight is probably going to be a against another Opponent who won’t generate any buzz.

All Smith has to do is look at Degeale and realize that his best move is going with the PBC / There’s 2 straps / A domestic Rival / And a Couple Notable names for him. He’ll almost certainly have more Big fights make more $ and a chance to conquer a division with PBc compared what Matchroom can offer

Degeale had more Good Fights and made way more $ during his time with PBc then any fighter at Matchroom not named AJ

Compare Frampton to Quigg
Frampton signs with Haymon / PBC and finally able make the Quigg Fight / 2 Big Fights with Santa Cruz / Parlayed That to signing with Warren and was able to have a home coming fight against a Future HOFer in Donaire and a big Domestic fight with Warrington

meanwhile since Quigg/ Frampton, Quigg has fought nothing but a bunch of no name no hopers on undercards and only real opportunity was when he was used as a Bside for Valdez , Then right back to no names on undercards afterwards and now is MIA

I don’t like how Quigg came in heavy against Valdez , But he f.ucking brought it 110% and should have been rewarded for that effort with more big fights but he seems to be essentially forgotten about at this point

It has nothing to do with being greedy with Smith but he’s probably trying to get the most out his career and there’s probably better options not with Matchroom

[P4Pdunny]

Smith can’t sell out a big fight himself

[Boris Johnson!]

smith/gallagher is saying he needs bigger fights but won't fight bjs
he's crying because some young prospects are getting well paid? stfu, you jealous divas made over 10M for beating groves but don't want anyone else earning 1% of that

[Boris Johnson!]

Compare Frampton to Quigg
Frampton signs with Haymon / PBC and finally able make the Quigg Fight

Hearn and McGuigan set up, promoted that fight it had zero to do with PBC. So now let's give Hearn that credit instead of PBC

/ 2 Big Fights with Santa Cruz

Frampton had to travel across an ocean but won fair and square, yet despite being the away fighter the PBC fans cried it was unfair Carl was allowed to bring fans along and rematch had to be even closer to LSC's home, Haymon and LSC are close and name kids after each other so Al of course backed LSC getting everything his own way and even lied that Frampton would get a 3rd fight in Belfast

/ Parlayed That to signing with Warren....

crazy spin talk here. Haymon won't give Carl a 3rd LSC fight, feeling betrayed Carl leaves. Somehow Haymon gets credit for this and even the Donaire fight?

You can tell how much Carl loves PBC by him going back there and not just leaving asap and going to Warren and then Arum. Oh wait...

[Motorcity Cobra]

Funny how Gallagher is saying the same things about Hearn that people with an ounce of common sense have been saying for a while

[R_Walken]

Hearn and McGuigan set up, promoted that fight it had zero to do with PBC. So now let's give Hearn that credit instead of PBC


Frampton had to travel across an ocean but won fair and square, yet despite being the away fighter the PBC fans cried it was unfair Carl was allowed to bring fans along and rematch had to be even closer to LSC's home, Haymon and LSC are close and name kids after each other so Al of course backed LSC getting everything his own way and even lied that Frampton would get a 3rd fight in Belfast


crazy spin talk here. Haymon won't give Carl a 3rd LSC fight, feeling betrayed Carl leaves. Somehow Haymon gets credit for this and even the Donaire fight?

You can tell how much Carl loves PBC by him going back there and not just leaving asap and going to Warren and then Arum. Oh wait...

No sh.it Sherlock you don’t say . I was just pointing out the fight got made quickly after Frampton signed with Haymon , Don’t Know it care if Haymon was / wasn’t somewhat responsible for Hearn & McGuigan to finally stop having a d.ick measuring contest that was going on forever and prevent the fight from happening but it actually got made within months of Frampton signing with Haymon , a coincidence or not , who cares the fight got made

That’s not even the point I was trying to make , It was how Their careers have played out since that fight and I doubt the dominoes fell like that just because Frampton won the fight.

Cool story man , save your PBC Wanted LSC to win & Carl got shafted & Haymon prevented a trilogy from happening tears for another Day. The point is Frampton signing with Haymon he participated in 2 of the biggest most anticipated fights at 126 , Got well compensated and raised his stock and was able to be in other Big fights


First off you realize Haymon isn’t a Promoter so he may have felt betrayed he didn’t get the trilogy but he didn’t leave Haymon for Warren he left the McGuigans for Warren and you realize Frampton hated PBC / Haymon so much he was still aligned with Haymon/PBC even when he fought Warrington

https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2017/oct/19/carl-frampton-reborn-boxing-mcguigan-sparring-garcia

https://box.live/boxing-news/frampton-leave-bt-sport-join-itv/

I’m sure Being in 3 big high profile fights ( Coincidentally all happening after he signs with Haymon ) sure helped his negotiation leverage with Warren ( when he decided to leave Cyclone ) and what promises & guarantees were made to Frampton to sign with Warren ,

Even if McGuigan/ Hearn were the only reason Frampton/Quigg got made and Frampton never signed with Haymon , How many big fights would Frampton be involved in afterwards , Is his Profile the same if he goes back to fighting 2nd tier fighters afterwards like he did when he was just solely with the McGuigans , Probably not


But yeah Haymon has had no part in the career Framptons has had and the big fights he’s been involved in

[_Rexy_]

Not to worry, Gallagher.

I suspect Hearn just now got the WBA to call a mandatory against Matchroom fighter John Ryder. That will fill up Anfield for sure!

Quite the coincidence, the mandatory got called yesterday lmfao

[_Rexy_]

Callum Smith is at 168lbs; Bivol is at 175lbs, not drawing money or selling tickets.

Benevidez has the Yidrim fight next if he wins, Plant likely has Peter Quillin next, so Smith will have at least one TV showcase before the unification commences.

A fight against Caleb Truax would be a great start; Truax is validated as knowing how to fight, recognizable name opponent in the US and UK, is longer in the tooth but not really done yet, etc.

James Degale is still active isn’t he? He ticks all the boxes you just listed, plus her probably a bigger name in the US and the UK

[BigStomps]

hmm, odd. Did you even read the article? It's basically about smith's frustration about not be able to land a fight against a Canelo or ggg. You know, since he's considered the real champion in a division where Canelo has a paper title. Here's a quote for you since you clearly didn't read it and didn't see canelos name mentioned not once, but twice.

"It’s funny that as soon as Eddie hears that Callum could move elsewhere after having his head turned by more lucrative offers, he tries throwing the Anfield line and the ‘Canelo’ and Golovkin lines back out again,” Gallagher continued. “You’re not getting ‘Canelo’, he won’t come, "

Okay your right. But it's still funny how you have Canelo on your mind 24/7....

[Scipio2009]

James Degale is still active isn’t he? He ticks all the boxes you just listed, plus her probably a bigger name in the US and the UK

Fairly certain that James Degale is done