Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
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Rezzer1967
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
Yup, you can’t help thinking that Hearn’s time is coming to an end. Everyone’s leaving him or planning to leave him, DAZN appears to be going to become a PPV app like Fite TV, I’m sure the number of subscribers they have must be dropping every weekend particularly with an energy crisis coming, and when he does make a purse bid he invariably loses. He must be pretty demoralised to think that in 12 months he’s gone from Fight Camp and a Josh Warrington stadium fight which all took place in the time , this year, between a nextgen show and a Leigh Wood defence.
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mickey1975
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
Frank played a blinder leaving Dev in charge of the YouTube, Twitter, etc. He loves winding Matchroom up.
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maverick23
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
The world champs come in cycles. There are few beatable world champs nowadays whilst that wasn’t always the case. Plus Frank had the WBO in his pocket and the WBA had half a dozen world champs in each division.Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑30 Aug 2022, 15:38Overall, he has gone down hill. Despite all the new deals etc..maverick23 wrote: ↑30 Aug 2022, 14:48Yep. He should be feeling the pressure now.Manchester Hitman wrote: ↑30 Aug 2022, 14:37 How has Eddie allowed this to happen...you honestly couldn’t make it up.
He’s not the same he was say 3-4 years ago.
Britain had 11 world champions just 6 years ago. Seems like a long time.
Eddie’s still putting on big shows. He’s 10 days or so past AJ/Usyk, he’s got Canelo/GGG in a couple of weeks and Benn/Eubank in a month or so. He’s just not putting on many U.K. shows, or US shows and his fighters aren’t active (bar Skye Nicholson).
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maverick23
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
I’m not sure I’d go that far. He’s probably promoted the biggest fights this year (I think the Canelo/Bivol and AJ/Usyk) and has the biggest one planned in Canelo/Golovkin.Rezzer1967 wrote: ↑30 Aug 2022, 16:13 Yup, you can’t help thinking that Hearn’s time is coming to an end. Everyone’s leaving him or planning to leave him, DAZN appears to be going to become a PPV app like Fite TV, I’m sure the number of subscribers they have must be dropping every weekend particularly with an energy crisis coming, and when he does make a purse bid he invariably loses. He must be pretty demoralised to think that in 12 months he’s gone from Fight Camp and a Josh Warrington stadium fight which all took place in the time , this year, between a nextgen show and a Leigh Wood defence.
Whilst he’s on a poor run and we want and expect more I think it’s a bit OTT to say his time is coming to an end.
Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
Totally agree. He is making huge money and has put on some huge fights. But the whole DAZN thing has been a disaster for him in terms of his vision of moving boxing on in the key markets on US and UK.maverick23 wrote: ↑30 Aug 2022, 16:36I’m not sure I’d go that far. He’s probably promoted the biggest fights this year (I think the Canelo/Bivol and AJ/Usyk) and has the biggest one planned in Canelo/Golovkin.Rezzer1967 wrote: ↑30 Aug 2022, 16:13 Yup, you can’t help thinking that Hearn’s time is coming to an end. Everyone’s leaving him or planning to leave him, DAZN appears to be going to become a PPV app like Fite TV, I’m sure the number of subscribers they have must be dropping every weekend particularly with an energy crisis coming, and when he does make a purse bid he invariably loses. He must be pretty demoralised to think that in 12 months he’s gone from Fight Camp and a Josh Warrington stadium fight which all took place in the time , this year, between a nextgen show and a Leigh Wood defence.
Whilst he’s on a poor run and we want and expect more I think it’s a bit OTT to say his time is coming to an end.
And DAZN as an entity is on very shaky ground.
He is very very short of boxing stars too. Still he will come again.
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Nightmare Roy
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Ruthless-RKO
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
Looks to me like Hearn is going use VADA testing to manoeuvre Buatsi away and to keep that IBF route open.
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Ruthless-RKO
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Yes. Can you actually blame them? Pascal loves a PED ‘vitamin’ ‘supplement’.
Just can’t see Hearn letting Buatsi fight on BT.
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Ruthless-RKO
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I agree VADA should be included..Dioufy wrote: ↑01 Sep 2022, 07:11Yes. Can you actually blame them? Pascal loves a PED ‘vitamin’ ‘supplement’.
Just can’t see Hearn letting Buatsi fight on BT.
Pascal got a free pass for his multiple drug fails and Miller was dragged through the mud.
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maverick23
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I have DAZN and BT so I’m not too fussed where it takes place but I can understand them wanting VADA. Frank doesn’t like paying for things unless obliged to so I can see him kicking off with the usual ‘who cares what Eddie Hearn wants…we’ll do all the testing required by the board’ etc etc.Dioufy wrote: ↑01 Sep 2022, 07:11Yes. Can you actually blame them? Pascal loves a PED ‘vitamin’ ‘supplement’.
Just can’t see Hearn letting Buatsi fight on BT.
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Ruthless-RKO
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
And there’s the DUCK!
Who’s he gonna fight?
Bivol is tired up?
Surely they believe they can beat Pascal!
Who’s he gonna fight?
Bivol is tired up?
Surely they believe they can beat Pascal!
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Ruthless-RKO
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
It better be Cal Smith next.
Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
Pascal is still a good fighter and a step up for Buatsis.Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 10:28 And there’s the DUCK!
Who’s he gonna fight?
Bivol is tired up?
Surely they believe they can beat Pascal!
Big risk little reward
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Ruthless-RKO
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
The reward was a mandatory shot.Coco wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 10:54Pascal is still a good fighter and a step up for Buatsis.Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 10:28 And there’s the DUCK!
Who’s he gonna fight?
Bivol is tired up?
Surely they believe they can beat Pascal!
Big risk little reward
Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
If he won!Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 11:03The reward was a mandatory shot.Coco wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 10:54Pascal is still a good fighter and a step up for Buatsis.Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 10:28 And there’s the DUCK!
Who’s he gonna fight?
Bivol is tired up?
Surely they believe they can beat Pascal!
Big risk little reward
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Ruthless-RKO
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
What a waste of a career, if you don't fight you won't win a thing
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maverick23
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Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
Yeh.. all depend on his next fight.maverick23 wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 11:58Depend what happens next. If he fights Callum Smith then great. If he fights Fanlong Meng or someone similar then it’s a big missed opportunity.
Re: Joshua Buatsi vs. Jean Pascal - IBF Ordered
Vacant IBO title maybe ?maverick23 wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 11:58Depend what happens next. If he fights Callum Smith then great. If he fights Fanlong Meng or someone similar then it’s a big missed opportunity.
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maverick23
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Hopefully not.tony1234 wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 14:14Vacant IBO title maybe ?maverick23 wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 11:58Depend what happens next. If he fights Callum Smith then great. If he fights Fanlong Meng or someone similar then it’s a big missed opportunity.
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Ruthless-RKO
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