Oh yeah, he will milk Marku, I have zero doubt about that, but in the meantime while there are still some Covid restrictions Marku won't be seen that much. Hearn will keep Benn busy and every fight Benn has and wins, it's killing any talk of a Marku fight. I think Marku would beat Formella and Vargas, I actually have no doubt about that, if Marku is given opportunities he will take them but I think those opportunities will slowly dry up while Benn has his head up Benns backside.
I now had read up disappointment in forums why Chisora is on ppvs and compared him vs young Benn. Benn's best win is Vargas, noname in europe. Chisora earlier had British and Commonwealth Titles. Chisora had fought well known names : Vitali 1X, Fury 2X, A.J 1X, Usyk 1X, Haye 1 X and high rank boxers in Pulev 1X, Danny Williams 1X, Whyte 2X. Now he will fight vs Parker. It is boxing and one fighter usually lost fight but at least he does not refuse to fight with good boxers. We did not even had saw Benn vs anyone form top 100 in the ring, not alone top 10. It is difficult to make high level fights because boxers managers, boxers promoters, teams ( boxers most likely too ) prefer shot formerly big names, boxing corpses and mismatched opponents, journeymans and walking boxing bags. Chisora at least is something very usable to make some fights with high level boxers.
For Benn and Hearn there is nothing to gain from fighting Avanesyen. He will only scupper their path to easy paydays. Even if he somehow beat him he wouldn't get the credit that feat deserved in terms of reward as the casual fan hasn't even heard of Avanesyen. He doesn't have to follow the same path as these lads that have worked their way up from small hall shows and all that. He's got a name and they will want to cash in on that with the minimal risk.
David Ava vs Benn is a cracking fight. It’s definitely one I would want to see. Ava is a hard night for anyone.
You sure your not getting carried away fella. I get that hearns a salesman...and hes not everyones favourite person. But it soon becomes every single thing he says or does has this massive agenda. I get eddies got agendas but i m not convinced its everything he says or does. No matter what he says someone on here with be on to reveal some big secret hidden agenda. I dont think benn needs to hide from marku. I do think marku,s been singed because he has a big following in albania..and eddie feels he can build him up to make a bit of money off him. Not a massive hidden agenda...just a half decent business decision. My take on it anyway bud.
Ava would be too much for Benn, I have no doubts on that. Maybe it'll be a different story in a couple of years when Benn has been in a couple of hard fights at a higher level but for the foreseeable future Ava beats Benn. Benn got a good win on Sat but it was one that bordered on been the proverbial "British stoppage" as Vargas was caught cold and whilst some of benns punches did land clean, Vargas didn't seem hurt in any way and was probably unaware that when he comes to these shores to fight someone of Benns standing within the sky/MR machine you have to be particularly focused on not leaving yourself open to been shafted.
I’m telling you, Brook v Benn is the fight that needs to happen. Most boxing fans want to see Avanesyan but as scissors pointed out, it’s high risk low reward. Brook v Benn would be an easy PPV sell and a packed O2 if fans are allowed. And Brook will come to win. The build up will be class with the needle between Hearn and Brook. And yes we know that Brook is “done” at world level but I don’t think he’s so done that Benn will obviously beat him. I have Brook by brutal KO.
0% chance of Khan fighting Conor Benn, and in my opinion a very small 5% chance of Brook fighting him. Khan can make seven figures by fighting some Youtuber in Dubai, or he can have a exhibition fight elsewhere in the middle east, or if a fight can be agreed he can fight Brook. Either way he will do one of those 3 and then retire. If he ever fights again that is. Kell will try to get a Khan fight at a catch weight, if he can't he may gamble and take it at 147 vs Khan. Either that or he will never fight again. I don't see him trying to move up to 154 at this stage of his life. Left it far too late, and he can't afford to take another beating. I think with Kell the problem is he is mentally finished, as much as physically. I think his time in the ring is up. He'll never fight Conor Benn. I actually think he wouldn't even entertain it. He can't fight at 147 anymore in anything resembling a condition where he can be competitive. Would he fight Benn at 154- in my opinion, again the answer is no. I expect to see Conor carefully moved up the rankings against fighters in and around the top 15-20, with low KO ratios. Eddie will try and get him into a position to fight for a vacant belt against a soft touch if he can. Avanesyen is a fight his team won't want and won't look to make. It would just kill his momentum and confidence. I think behind closed doors people around Conor realise he is a long way off being the finished article or going after Porter or people like that.
Maybe I didn't explain myself very well, I don't think Benn is hiding, I think Hearn wants the lowest risk for maximum reward when it comes fighters like Benn. Marku is a risk, a far bigger risk than Vargas or Formella, Marku would easily beat Vargas and Formella in my opinion. But the reward for fighting and beating Marku right now is very low, also if Benn got beat it sets him back massively.
They does know that well known surnames on prospect's resumes helps to sell fighter's next fights. A lot of not experienced fans easily are buying good surnames on resume. If they never had did any sport ( I do not mean combat sport, any sport ) they might consider that boxer 30 y.o is the same as 41 y.o. Good surname on resume, despite shot fighter, forced to move up in weight class, short notice fight for them doesn't matters. A lot of ppl are more concentrated on surnames than on other factors. If you get on your fighter's resume good surnames, this helps for future sales a lot. Compare at least number of posts in this forum with ppv sales numbers. A lot of clients just click " buy " because they quickly googled surname = well known. A lot of results in google search results. Next step: click button " buy ". Look at Tyson's exib : >1m ppv sales. Name in pro boxing = Sales.
I actually like this fight and think it's a win-win for everyone involved. When David Haye fought Carl Thompson and lost it never really did his career any harm and actually enabled him to take a step back, rebuild and learn his craft before he stepped up again. It's also a winnable fight for Benn. I think Brook would take the fight especially if it were a PPV event at the O2 and it's actually something that Hearn could really build up and put on at the end of the year when crowds are hopefully allowed back. Brook v Benn probably does better numbers than Kahn v Brook at this stage.
Exactly mate. The only question mark is whether Brook could make the weight. But I just get the feeling Brook would love this fight and he’d go at Hearn in the press conference like Haye did. Would honestly be a class promotion IMO.
