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joshj909 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 02:32

Deserter wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025, 15:28

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025, 14:48

Hearn continues to get more distasteful over time. "I can't wait for him to smash you to pieces." Sounds like a teenager. Embarrassing

And when he mentions getting the weight off because he knows that's Ben's only route to victory. Embarrassing

maverick23 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 02:25

Deserter wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025, 15:28

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025, 14:48

Hearn continues to get more distasteful over time. "I can't wait for him to smash you to pieces." Sounds like a teenager. Embarrassing

It goes both ways. CEJ has been very critical of Eddie and won’t let him talk without interrupting him.

MightyWarrior wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 05:04 I regret to advise it will almost certainly be that buffoon Adam smith on DAZN ( Impossible to get rid of him, he’ll ass kiss his way in anywhere, plus Eddie owes him for letting him bend him over the desk at sky for 15 years )

His protege/clone/cheerleader/Judas Andy Clarke is bad enough at sky but anything’s preferable to smith dramatically yacking away non stop

KiwiRider wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 05:09

MightyWarrior wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 05:04 I regret to advise it will almost certainly be that buffoon Adam smith on DAZN ( Impossible to get rid of him, he’ll ass kiss his way in anywhere, plus Eddie owes him for letting him bend him over the desk at sky for 15 years )

His protege/clone/cheerleader/Judas Andy Clarke is bad enough at sky but anything’s preferable to smith dramatically yacking away non stop

Yeah I'm over it.
This time I'm doing it a bit different, I sometimes have Talk Sport as my commentary, but for this fight I'm having a 'watch a long' on YouTube with Propa

Deserter wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 03:36

maverick23 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 02:25

Deserter wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025, 15:28

Hearn continues to get more distasteful over time. "I can't wait for him to smash you to pieces." Sounds like a teenager. Embarrassing

It goes both ways. CEJ has been very critical of Eddie and won’t let him talk without interrupting him.

That's a false equivalence IMO.
A multi-millionaire promoter who has made his money through the blood, sweat and tears of fighters talking about his desire for a boxer to get "smashed to pieces", when he knows the damage these guys accumulate in their careers, is a whole different level. It's cowardly as much as anything else.
Talking over someone at a press conference doesn't even come close by comparison.
What A Force and Josh said reinforces the point I'm trying to make.

Coco wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 04:39 Frank Smith is his brother in law yeah?

Ricky wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 05:56 Nigel Benn talking up Conor's sparring was absolutely embarrassing

I think this fight will be a mismatch in all honesty, who has Benn actually fought? Chris Algieri? He's going to get hit back on Saturday and who knows how he will react. So far I've seen nothing to suggest he's at the level of Liam Smith that Eubank Jr took to pieces.

MightyWarrior wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 05:04 I regret to advise it will almost certainly be that buffoon Adam smith on DAZN ( Impossible to get rid of him, he’ll ass kiss his way in anywhere, plus Eddie owes him for letting him bend him over the desk at sky for 15 years )

His protege/clone/cheerleader/Judas Andy Clarke is bad enough at sky but anything’s preferable to smith dramatically yacking away non stop

Ricky wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 05:56 Nigel Benn talking up Conor's sparring was absolutely embarrassing

maverick23 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 06:00 Eddie’s wealth doesn’t really come into it.

If someone is consistently rude then there’s going to be a reaction which I won’t hold against them.

Just like if Eddie is being a nob about someone then it’s no issue for them to go back at him.

It is good/pretty new to see Eddie so rattled. He hates not being allowed to talk.

Ricky wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 05:56 Nigel Benn talking up Conor's sparring was absolutely embarrassing

I think this fight will be a mismatch in all honesty, who has Benn actually fought? Chris Algieri? He's going to get hit back on Saturday and who knows how he will react. So far I've seen nothing to suggest he's at the level of Liam Smith that Eubank Jr took to pieces.

MasterG wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 07:06 Has buffer been employed for this huge eggstravaganzer or have we that enigma Diamonte?

Deserter wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 06:26

maverick23 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 06:00 Eddie’s wealth doesn’t really come into it.

If someone is consistently rude then there’s going to be a reaction which I won’t hold against them.

Just like if Eddie is being a nob about someone then it’s no issue for them to go back at him.

It is good/pretty new to see Eddie so rattled. He hates not being allowed to talk.

We'll have to disagree on this one.

My issue isn't the size of his wealth, it's the source of it.

If your business has a model that in part is dependant on participants risking physical and mental damage, there is a moral dimension at play here. To will one of those participants to get smashed to pieces is repugnant IMO.

As for action and reaction, as per my previous post, there has to be a sense of proportionality, surely you would accept that?

I'd have zero issue with him telling Eubank Jr he was being a dick. However stating he wants him to suffer significant physical damage in this most unforgiving of sports is just plain wrong.

MasterG wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 07:06 Has buffer been employed for this huge eggstravaganzer or have we that enigma Diamonte?