ZUFFA BOXING -- Coming To You In 2018

[chrisJS]

Anthony Joshua's contract is up in May this year so he would be a big star to make as your first signing but the rumour is that he's going to be signing with Warren instead.

Really? Why would he leave Hearn? Is something happening there?

[$Bullsfam$]

First of all Dana was into boxing before the UFC was even thought of. He use to box amatuer.

I'm not Dana white fan but you gotta give him credit he loves the fight game and will do anything to make it thrive.

I think a new hungry voice is good for boxing and if anything maybe we get more of the fights we want.

[deanrw]

If Dana wants to find a niche, he would be better off buying out something like BKB instead of going into normal boxing.

[DinoCop]

We can only hope.

LoL good one guys

[New England]

you have to worry about a "league" situation, like the UFC, where guys only fight under one umbrella, and won't fight opponents from other promotors. if he's coming into the sport with money, TV relationships, and is looking to work with other promotors it might go well. fighters in the UFC don't get paid a ton on the top end, but they ahve a middle class, something that doesn't exist in boxing for the most part. they ahve insurance, partnerships with sponsors, stipends to train, etc. in boxing you're pretty much either driving a milk truck and boxing part time, or you're on TV and making hundreds of thousands a year.

[USMCer]

I am rather confident the Francis African dude that will be HW champ at UFC 220 could knock Joshua out

Make it Francis N'Gannou vs Wilder Alabama guy... then maybe...

[Boxnation fan]

Really? Why would he leave Hearn? Is something happening there?

What has Hearn done for him?

The answer is: Nothing

It was the BBC and then SKY who have promoted JOSHUA and made him a huge star to the British Public, all Hearn did was book the stadiums which any fool can do.

[RussB23]

Dana could do really well.

[USMCer]

you have to worry about a "league" situation, like the UFC, where guys only fight under one umbrella, and won't fight opponents from other promotors. if he's coming into the sport with money, TV relationships, and is looking to work with other promotors it might go well. fighters in the UFC don't get paid a ton on the top end, but they ahve a middle class, something that doesn't exist in boxing for the most part. they ahve insurance, partnerships with sponsors, stipends to train, etc. in boxing you're pretty much either driving a milk truck and boxing part time, or you're on TV and making hundreds of thousands a year.

No stipends...
No more sponsors...

The deal that the UFC has with Reebox (the past couple of years now) is a complete JOKE. It makes no sense. It cut some fighter's pay by $100,000 per fight in some cases.

Bellator MMA president said that the Reebox deal has actually helped lure some 'name' fighter away from the UFC. In Bellator fighters are not limited to any one (cheapskate) sponsor.

[Boxnation fan]

He reminds me a lot of Samual Peter. Knocking out notoriously chinny guys in MMA is totally different then Heavyweights in Boxing.

We saw that with Mcgregor having pitty patty power against Mayweather but those same shots were knocking people out in MMA.

And he'll end up just like Peter too.