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“I said to PBC, ‘What do you have for Charlo? No one wants to see him [Jermall] have a voluntary defense, and no one wants to see Demetrius have a voluntary defense anymore. We’ll do it on Fox.’ Absolutely,” Hearn said when asked if he told PBC that he would match Andrade against Jermall Charlo on Fox. “Two weeks ago [Hearn asked PBC about matching Andrade with Charlo].
All I said to them was, ‘Can we do Charlo-Demetrius on DAZN?’ ‘No.’ ‘Can we do Charlo-Demetrius on Fox?’ ‘Oh, would you let him come to Fox?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Ah, okay.’ It wasn’t [we’ll do it.’ It doesn’t sound like Charlo and his training team wants to fight Demetrius Andrade,” said Hearn.
“On one hand, Charlo will say he’s his own boss, and he’ll message me and say, ‘Send me an email.’ So I send him an email, and he says, ‘I don’t make any decisions. Speak to Al Haymon,'” said Hearn. “What happened to Lion’s Only Promotion? It needs to be Cubs Only Promotion because ‘man-up’ before your own boss, and let people know what you’re going to do.
“If you’re not willing to fight another champion in a unification fight for twice as much money, and more money than you ever, then there’s something I don’t understand,” Hearn said of Jermall. “Are you being talked out of it?
“Is somebody telling you they got better options for you? So if it’s a network thing, do it on FOX. If it’s not, take the money and prove that you’re the best,” said Hearn in talking about Charlo. from BN24

If it is so I'm curious to see if Charlo has a bigger fish to fry or he's gonna keep fighting mandatories stiffs?

Did Eddie get knighted ?

Evander wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 04:05 Did Eddie get knighted ?

He should be and in my view he is. He's a brilliant promoter. But let's talk about the fighters and the fights.

apollo creed wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 04:01If it is so I'm curious to see if Charlo has a bigger fish to fry or he's gonna keep fighting mandatories stiffs?

I already thought we had this discussion before and we were in agreement.

Jermall Charlo can earn decent paydays facing the likes of Sergey Derevyanchenko or Chris Eubank Jr., both of whom are fellow PBC stablemates.

And if Charlo did want to face DAZN guys, he'd likely want to earn better money facing GBP fighters like Canelo or Jaime Munguia.

The problem about the PBC is that their head honchos don’t talk to the media, so we never truly know the entire truth about the situation. Everything is so one-sided... always favouring Al Haymon's rivals.

We don’t know the monetary offer, the purse split etc. that Matchroom made. Hearn won't disclose those figures.

And how does Eddie Hearn know precisely how much Jermall Charlo earns anyway, especially if he promotes his own bouts?

I’m not accusing Hearn of being a liar, because I truly like the guy, but he’s very media savvy and he knows how to put a DAZN/Matchroom spin on things… a bit like a used car salesman.

Demetrius Andrade, as talented as he is, has an unappealing fighting style and the majority of the blame for him lacking career opportunities to engage in marquee bouts is solely down to him and his poor decision-making. Nobody wants to face him and the networks don't do anything to push him either, since he doesn't attract viewers.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 04:54

apollo creed wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 04:01If it is so I'm curious to see if Charlo has a bigger fish to fry or he's gonna keep fighting mandatories stiffs?

I already thought we had this discussion before and we were in agreement.

Jermall Charlo can earn decent paydays facing the likes of Sergey Derevyanchenko or Chris Eubank Jr., both of whom are fellow PBC stablemates.

And if Charlo did want to face DAZN guys, he'd likely want to earn better money facing GBP fighters like Canelo or Jaime Munguia.

The problem about the PBC is that their head honchos don’t talk to the media, so we never truly know the entire truth about the situation. Everything is so one-sided.

We don’t know the monetary offer, the purse split etc. that Matchroom made. Hearn won't disclose those figures.

And how does Eddie Hearn know precisely how much Jermall Charlo earns anyway, especially if he promotes his own bouts?

I’m not accusing Hearn of being a liar, because I truly like the guy, but he’s very media savvy and he knows how to put a DAZN/Matchroom spin on things… a bit like a used car salesman.

Demetrius Andrade, as talented as he is, has an unappealing fighting style and the majority of the blame for him lacking career opportunities to engage in marquee bouts is solely down to him and his poor decision-making. Nobody wants to face him and the networks don't do anything to push him either, since he doesn't attract viewers.

So far I didn't hear Charlo or some PBC official to contradict with facts what Eddie said. I think Eddie is speaking truthfully what actually happened. He said the offer was much bigger than what Charlo ever earned and if they want it on FOX then they can have it. Anyway if Charlo is gonna fight Eubank Jr or Derevyanchenko then It's ok. The problem is to not see Charlo vs another 'Hogan' or ' Adams'.

apollo creed wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 09:29So far I didn't hear Charlo or some PBC official to contradict with facts what Eddie said.

To be fair, the PBC head honchos rarely (if ever) respond to derogatory accusations conveyed by the likes of De La Hoya, Duva, Dibella, Arum, Hearn etc. unless they’re forced to do so in front of a judge from the inside a courtroom. It's just the way they conduct business.

I also feel that most fighters aren’t as good or as comfortable with the media as a second-hand car salesman like Eddie Hearn. That cockney geezer can sell snow to an Eskimo!

So when it comes to his remarks about the PBC, I take everything Eddie says with a pinch of salt, since some of his words (though definitely not all) might be heavily embellished to serve his own interests.

apollo creed wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 09:29I think Eddie is speaking truthfully what actually happened. He said the offer was much bigger than what Charlo ever earned and if they want it on FOX then they can have it.

There might be an element of truth in what he says, but Hearn probably doesn’t have access to Charlo’s fight and promotional income and none of us have access to the fine print of his offer for Fox to televise the bout, since the Matchroom boss works for DAZN, they have to be involved somehow.

Eddie isn't going to make such offers out of the kindness of his own heart. There has to be “something” in it for Matchroom, DAZN and Andrade himself, but none of us actually know what that “something” is.

apollo creed wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 09:29Anyway if Charlo is gonna fight Eubank Jr or Derevyanchenko then It's ok. The problem is to not see Charlo vs another 'Hogan' or ' Adams'.

I completely agree.