Comments Thread For: Michael Hunter Enters Free Agency, as Matchroom Boxing Opts Not To Renew Contract

[Mammoth]

The writing is on the wall with Matchroom USA. Not sure if deadzone completely goes under but it’s clear that Slaveroom has had its judges cut severely. I expect to see Devin Haney and BooBoo Andrade to part ways with them next since they can’t do anything for their careers. There is really no reason for any American to sign with Hearn who has now gone back to being a domestic promoter for the British scene. If deadzone makes it it will be because of Golden Boy, who always had the goods for deadzone anyway. In any event, Hunter would be an excellent fit for PBC. He’s right, he’s a black American and he should be fighting in the USA anyway. BooBoo and Haney should do exactly the same.
By the way, in all honesty, I’d I was DLH I’d start looking for a contract with either ESPN or Showtime.....

It's pretty clear you don't like Hearn, man. Haney's next fight will probably suck but Linares-Fortuna and Garcia-Campbell winners are right around the corner. Hearn deserves his criticism, no doubt, but change the record every once in a while.

[Dip_Slide]

I expect more of this unfortunately. There's not a lot of money at these companies right now and they're cutting down on the costs so that the the managers can still get paid. That's the way things are going right now in every single industry.

I think Hunter would be a good test for a lot of fighters, but i don't see him as a boogeyman at all especially at the highest level, he'd be a tune up for Joshus or Fury or Wilder or even Whyte. Matchroom didn't have a lot of options for Whyte so they either had to choose Povetkin or Hunter. Pretty sure Hunter was pissed they chose Povetkin over him as an opponent for whyte since they fought to a draw, but Povetkin is the better known guy and he's older, so he's more attractive for Whyte, and a rematch with Povetkin probably won't happen since Povetkin is probably going to lose to Whyte and then retire off the payday.

If I were Top Rank i'd try to sign him and try to match him up with any top 20 heavyweight in one of these many fights Top Rank are putting on ESPN these days and try to have him as a reserve opponent for Fury after the Wilder fight. Fury won't fight Wilder and then Joshua right away. Hunter needs yo be realistic with his expectations this year too.

[Inspired]

I mean, they could have just put him on some UK cards if they're not trying to spend money in America at the moment

there are already too many fighters for the uk market. Hunter was signed when they had miller too and really they would have both been opponents for aj aswell as each other in the US. Then aj ends up in 2 fights vs ruiz, now mandatory fights, the winner of TF/DW 3 etc. So that's out the window.
usyk's already fought hunter...and with him fighting chisora next, again that means his profile grows in the uk.

Parker does train in the US, so i thought we would see parker vs hunter headline in the US, it made sense even if it wouldnt do big numbers it's a credible fight. i thought hunter vs majidov, hunter vs hrgovic...but just not sure if americans like hunter enough that's the problem.

btw dillian whyte, chisora are free agents too..so it doesnt necesserily mean they won't have hunter fight again, it just means he's not someone they need to essentially 'look after' if you know what i mean. it gives him the freedom to jump on TR or pbc whenever he wants too.

[Inspired]

It's pretty clear you don't like Hearn, man. Haney's next fight will probably suck but Linares-Fortuna and Garcia-Campbell winners are right around the corner. Hearn deserves his criticism, no doubt, but change the record every once in a while.

but but
eddeee germzez doe~?

edee slavezroomz doe

a55 juice doe?

lillian shyte doe?

[Mammoth]

but but
eddeee germzez doe~?

edee slavezroomz doe

a55 juice doe?

lillian shyte doe?

Lol yeah Eddie usually has it coming but holy shit I think that guy's posts are exclusively anti Eddie Hearn. Gets old.....

[skinny kenny]

Hunter ran away from Hrgovic over there ,he’s not going to get easy fights there he should know this if this was the problem . They gave him a top guy Povetkin and he lost that fight imop so there’s that . They cannot embrace him if he cannot produce big wins what does he want ?

when did this so called event happen? hrgovic was signed to fight jerry forest

never let the truth hold you back

[skinny kenny]

Believe Michael Hunter could go on to make Matchroom seriously regret letting him go over the next few years. Talented heavyweight who can compete at the very top if given the right opportunities.

— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) July 1, 2020

Yep. And honestly someone needs to talk him into making a real run a Cruiserweight. I'd place him up there with Briedis and Dorticos.

that's reasonable but cruiserweights make no money that's probably why he moved up

[skinny kenny]

Yeah but things change with the landscape right now there is only 2 options in the US its either TR or PBC.

I feel the Heavyweight roster at PBC beats the one TR has who would he fight at TR only options are Fury who is tied up at the moment for what seems to be a while and Pulev who is going to fight Joshua. Big Baby would have been a good match up but he messed it all up. I know they are building some Heavyweights but I don't think they are ready yet we shall see though.

I saw the website and the only ones I can see him fighting are Oscar Rivas, Carlos Takam and Bryant Jennings. Conto and Vianello are not ready yet.

remember espn has that side deal with frank warren so that brings joyce dubois gorman and tony yoka (who's with j prince)

[REDEEMER]

when did this so called event happen? hrgovic was signed to fight jerry forest

never let the truth hold you back

Hunter was offered Hrgovic on the Ruiz rematch undercard . The truth isn’t common on here , and when most get it they become blind .

[skinny kenny]

as usual, there's just too many dumb comments here, people going overboard.
Hunter left pbc, does that mean pbc were finished? jeuz...

I like Michael Hunter, but the problem is if you put him in vs any decent HW eg a joseph parker...that fight would be kind of dead in the US.
i mean that's a flipping quality fight..but i saw how some of you black american guys were talking when hunter drew with povetkin, just trashing him (because he's wih matchroom duh).
The fights that generate more interest in the US are around the MW divisions and lower. The card in Fresno, Texas was an example of that.



I think Eddie would rather put on HW fights for the UK market for now..and that makes sense.
For example if we get Joseoph parker vs Usyk, they have profile in the UK, not the US. in the UK they would struggle to sell 10k tickets. in the uk they could headline at the o2 or MEN (with a good undercard).

you mean fresno, cali or frisco, texas. if you mean texas for the mikey event that was 1/2 full. that was 147's not MW.
TBH the matchroom thing worked for hunter, he was brought there to be cannon fodder for bakole but he won and then he went on a little run beat kuzmin and i thought he won the povetkin fight. eddie got a little use out of him on some us based cards but he doesn't help eddie if he beats his moneymakers so it was time to go.
now hunter is worth something in the usa for pbc or top rank as a hwt.