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coneye wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 08:39 Serious question here forget the loyalty and all that i.ve read he.s gonna get 10...15 mill were sumizing its going to be a Zumma fight in the Uk . So question is WHO can Benn fighgt to generate them figures and even more so WHO can he fight that he can beat all the real big dogs will rip him apart anyone but a big name and it generates a big loss really without Hearn looking after him i can see Benns carreer going downhill he.s reached his pinnacle

100% agree. He ain't selling out Spurs or Wembley unless he fights Mayweather or Pac. I don't think him vs Ryan Garcia does 80k.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 10:21

coneye wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 08:39 Serious question here forget the loyalty and all that i.ve read he.s gonna get 10...15 mill were sumizing its going to be a Zumma fight in the Uk . So question is WHO can Benn fighgt to generate them figures and even more so WHO can he fight that he can beat all the real big dogs will rip him apart anyone but a big name and it generates a big loss really without Hearn looking after him i can see Benns carreer going downhill he.s reached his pinnacle

100% agree. He ain't selling out Spurs or Wembley unless he fights Mayweather or Pac. I don't think him vs Ryan Garcia does 80k.

Mayweather could be 70 years old and pick Benn to pieces. Hey that I might actually watch

Are we underestimating Benn's value or are Zuffa overestimating it?

I mean when I saw 8 figures, which is 10million, for 1 fight? I mean I just fail to see who the hell he can fight and generate the buys to cover that plus everything else ffs. Yeah I'm sure him and Eubank covered that but neither do that vs anyone else.

jameswilson wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 10:36 Are we underestimating Benn's value or are Zuffa overestimating it?

I mean when I saw 8 figures, which is 10million, for 1 fight? I mean I just fail to see who the hell he can fight and generate the buys to cover that plus everything else ffs. Yeah I'm sure him and Eubank covered that but neither do that vs anyone else.

It's just like when LIV golf was starting out, they need to pay over the odds to get some names over there. Fights wise, is there anything Zuffa can offer him that Matchroom can't?

jameswilson wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 10:36 Are we underestimating Benn's value or are Zuffa overestimating it?

I mean when I saw 8 figures, which is 10million, for 1 fight? I mean I just fail to see who the hell he can fight and generate the buys to cover that plus everything else ffs. Yeah I'm sure him and Eubank covered that but neither do that vs anyone else.

The only person who he can generate that against would be Mayweather.

But Floyd was selling out based on him being p4p #1. I doubt 50 year old money grabbing Mayweather has as much appeal but he has a lot of experience building and selling fights. Benn is not a likable guy and not a name. You usually need someone who has some value as a "good guy" vs the "bad guy" in Mayweather, that's how Floyd operates but Benn won't be able to be the "good guy" with the UK behind him. He was already seen as a petulant cheat and now his image has gone even further into the bin.

Haha

"Dan Rafael
@DanRafael1
If you think shit happened today just wait. Ain’t seen nothing yet. #boxing"

Dan Rafael and a couple of other people are saying something even bigger than the Benn move to Zuffa is incoming.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 11:07 Haha

Think as well, like the PED situation, this Zuffa move will turn a lot of people off him, he's like the English Ryan Garcia, all style little substance

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 11:06

Wow. Tells you everything you need to know about him.

handsofstone wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:37 Think as well, like the PED situation, this Zuffa move will turn a lot of people off him, he's like the English Ryan Garcia, all style little substance

Nah, Garcia can fight.

Well I'm excited about what the future holds for young Conor.

This could be the cusp of something great

Knowing Conor, he took Hearn not immediately pushing a new deal in front of him as ‘disrespect’.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:54 Knowing Conor, he took Hearn not immediately pushing a new deal in front of him as ‘disrespect’.

You know Conor? I had no idea, mate.

I suppose he has a right to feel respected. I'm glad that he's able to confide in you

Taansend wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:57

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:54 Knowing Conor, he took Hearn not immediately pushing a new deal in front of him as ‘disrespect’.

You know Conor? I had no idea, mate.

I suppose he has a right to feel respected. I'm glad that he's able to confide in you

He only contacts me via his lawyer tho

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 13:17

Taansend wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:57

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:54 Knowing Conor, he took Hearn not immediately pushing a new deal in front of him as ‘disrespect’.

You know Conor? I had no idea, mate.

I suppose he has a right to feel respected. I'm glad that he's able to confide in you

He only contacts me via his lawyer tho

He can afford to with the $50 million he's going to get for fighting Rolly

mickey1975 wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:44

handsofstone wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:37 Think as well, like the PED situation, this Zuffa move will turn a lot of people off him, he's like the English Ryan Garcia, all style little substance

Nah, Garcia can fight.

Nah he's bang average, even on peds against Haney he barely won, anyone who gets schooled against Rolly ain't all that

handsofstone wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 13:28

mickey1975 wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:44

handsofstone wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:37 Think as well, like the PED situation, this Zuffa move will turn a lot of people off him, he's like the English Ryan Garcia, all style little substance

Nah, Garcia can fight.

Nah he's bang average, even on peds against Haney he barely won, anyone who gets schooled against Rolly ain't all that

Bad night? I respect your opinion so let's just say we have a different opinion!

mickey1975 wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 13:30

handsofstone wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 13:28

mickey1975 wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:44
Nah, Garcia can fight.

Nah he's bang average, even on peds against Haney he barely won, anyone who gets schooled against Rolly ain't all that

Bad night? I respect your opinion so let's just say we have a different opinion!

Likewise mate

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 12:40

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 11:06

Wow. Tells you everything you need to know about him.

He said there "the grass is never greener" that could well turn out to be true, plenty of disgruntled UFC guys about.

dookus wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 09:21

gregregegg wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 03:35 Suposidly a 1 fight 8 figure (10 million plus) deal…

I just can’t see who it could really be…

Ryan Garcia? (Surely that would of waited on the result of this fight…)

Haney?

Tank?

Pac?

PAC is the only person I can think of that Benn would be favorite against and generate enough for him to make 8 figures….

So I guess Benn is in a live one?

if it's any of them, Zuffa may have bought the most expensive sacrificial lamb in history

Its a 1 fight deal... so they arnt going to give him 10 million for a gimmie...

Also, with the streaming modal (paramount) i assume the strratergy is get a fight that UK fans will sign up for the 6 bucks a month or whatever, and then hope most of them forget to unsubscribe.

a force wrote: ↑21 Feb 2026, 04:13

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑20 Feb 2026, 17:49 Eddie brought him theough, stood by him when no one else did and delivered him two massive stadium fights. I hope the little sh1t gets his fair share of karma.

Benn’s a pudendum but let’s not pretend Hearn did it for any other reason than because he saw £ signs.

Isn't that what running a business is all about?

You know cant help but think theres actually more to come out . Reason why you have pundits ,boxers , managers ,all saing you cant blame him because its a massive amount of money and he needs to look after himself ....BUT couple years ago he was finished and broke Hearn lent him money and bla bla bla . HEARN THEN GOT HIM THE Eubank fights and made him a multi millionaire . Now fast forward i doubt very much that Heaern expected Benn to fill out a stadium be on ppv in his next fight for a couple hundred grand and a block of chocolate.. No Hearn would of expected to pay in the millions . So what you have to do is subtract what Eddie would of offered for a probable sure win plus more dates against the 10 mill offered for one fight and i doubt if there would be all that much in it Ok maybee a mill or two . But when your talking about dumping the people who looked after you for a one fight couple mill more well it is a lot of money but for a multi millionaire its not lufe changing ....This is what makes me think theres more too come