Anti-Matchroom sentiment in boxers

I have been involved in professional boxing for many years and I would like to emphasize that I have nothing against Eddie Hearn or Matchroom, but if you move around in boxing circles and talk with peole you will quickly discover how hated Eddie Hearn is everywhere.
He is the undisputed champ in alienating people. I do not understand it. What does he want to achieve ?

It's normal for boxing promoters to have both friends and enemies, but it's crazy when we're talking about Eddie Hearn. There is no one who will do him any favors and it is his own fault. Maybe he got too confident ?

 

Definitely Matchroom have lost their sex appeal.

This is undeniable.

Remember that Eddie quote. "Go and see all the promotors and then come back and sign with us"

That doesn't ring true anymore.

What's worse is, it still hasn't sunk in for Eddie, that he's not the be all and end all of the UK boxing scene anymore.

He's also become a fan of legal letters and is sending them out left, right and centre. Something which he used to mock many other promotors for.

To top it off, he's become bitter in his outlook. Something again, which he used to mock many other promotors for.

 

He’s too entitled mate. Never really had a proper job or responsibilities as he knows Daddy will bail him out if the **** ever does hit the fan.

 

Personally and I may be wrong here, I think DAZN now have very little interest in promoting any lesser known fighters

In turn Hearn has less to offer them than he did under SKY which is why people are moving around platforms

 

Thanks for posting. Would be intrigued to know anything you can share on this as you're involved in boxing. Appreciate you most probably cannot tho. Good post regardless.

I'd be rubbish in boxing I'm such a gossip I'd be banned within an hour.

 

I know some people on the game but not enough to call myself an expert at all just a well informed amateur. Cpuld dwell down for ages with in and outs but basically ist down to this -

Eddie can make more money basing his business around the world.

The Brit Boxers can make more money with beong based primarily in the UK.

 

Maybe he thought he couod make it work or just simply he feels Buatsi is being ungrateful or even just doesnt like his business being bad mouthed

 

I remember a Joe Cordina interview a few months back where he was really annoyed at Matchroom, basically saying he's always kept in the dark and never really knows what's going on. Maybe he will be the next one to jump ship when his contract expires.


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Ive heard numerous fighters say Eddie doesn't call or text back or anything as soon as they take losses or he decides he doesn't want them.

 

Nature of being a promoter I guess

I bet that's the case for most if not all of them

 

I suppose so but Eddie claims to be the most honest/decent/straight promoter going..If that was the case he'd have the decency to tell them in one quick phone call or message.

He was really hyping up Anthony Sims Jr, then as soon as he lost. Sims said he never heard or spoke to Hearn ever again. Same with John Docherty and others. and Martin Bakole never got a reply or anything as soon as his contract was up.