Comments Thread For: Hearn: No Journalist, Media Outlet Can Tell a Fighter Where To Earn

[_Rexy_]

For what its worth... It was put out by vada that whyte was enrolled in vada and passed. Hopefully that helps your insecurity. As for the killing of kashoogi(sp).....he shouldve kept his opinions to his self

Yeah, how dare that journalist do his job.

[Monty Fisto]

In the 70s and 80s, South Africa was boycotted by sportspeople and entertainers. South Africa would pay a huge premium for anyone willing to break the boycott. And the equation was simple: if you took the money, you were a c*nt. And, accordingly, everyone called you a c*nt.

And it's basically the same thing here.

I don't actually mind Eddie and I like Joshua, but I have to call it the way it is. At best, they're being naive. At worst, they are lending their reputations to the benefit of a regime that carries out horrendous human rights abuses. We're talking torturing people to get confessions -- electrocutions and whippings. We're talking beheading people for witchcraft. Stoning people for having the temerity to decide they don't want to be part of the religion they were born into. Human trafficking. There's medieval stuff going on there.

[Robbie Barrett]

No promoter would turn down that kind of money. Anyone that claims otherwise is talking bollocks.

[slimPickings]

So why dont you all go after Trump ... i mean $kunk if you care soo much about what Eddie is doing.
Once again get over yourselves and let AJ and Andy make some good $$$$.
Maybe you can help by not watching the event.
I will be.

[Robbie Barrett]

VADA came long before UKAD. When UKAD tester later AFTER VADA he popped dirty.

VADA tested before and after UKAD and found nothing. If you knew how to use steroids you'd know you have to take them consistently for weeks. So it was either contamination or VADA is useless. Take your pick.

[Boxopera]

The US has a history of supporting terrorism throughout the world. Boxing matches continue in US. USA has used lies to create war throughout history. ( ie Regime change and use of proxies) US made a a mutiibillion dollar military deal with Saudi. Saudi continues humanitarian crisis in Yemen. This attainment of false knowledge and virtue is pandemic in the USA and parts of the western world.

Murderers need entertainment too.

[El_Mero]

I guess you don't believe in the power of free speech, huh? Incredible...

As for Eddie saying the media can't tell a fighter where to earn... They really can. There's this thing called the free press.

If South Africa was still under apartheid, would it just be OK for fighters to go fight there and give a tacit seal of approval to the regime?

If China put on a fight in Hong Kong that required the fighters to pose with the police in front of Chinese flags, that would be nothing more than a sporting event, right?

The fighters can park their morals and take the money, but they have to accept the criticism that comes with it -- it makes them puppets. It is conveniently self-serving to say taking the money isn't endorsing anyone politically, but the reason these awful regimes pay out these huge sums is precisely for that reason. And it rings awfully hollow when the fighters pose for photos either side of the crown prince.

Only people complaining are lil fu.ckbois and haters.

What exactly have you done for any of those countries, more specifically SA? If you've done nothing but tweet and comment on forums, google shut the fu.ck up

[El_Mero]

Yeah, how dare that journalist do his job.

If youve done nothing but complain and tweet and post on forums, google shut the fu.ck up

[El_Mero]

VADA came long before UKAD. When UKAD tester later AFTER VADA he popped dirty.

Thanks for the clarification

[Weebler I]

This guy is such a sleaze. He might pull the wool in the UK but everything he does is so transparent.

It's the Brits who boo him at every fight.

Anyway, I don't think EH describing boxing as "one of the most barbaric and dangerous sports that exists" is really a good look from a boxing promoter.