Daily mail article on Hearn, decent read

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  1. billo_billy

    billo_billy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Link below:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/bo...s-Mr-Big-Ricky-Burns-Tony-Bellew-triumph.html

    One of the more interesting lines:

    On Saturday night Hearn and Burns were hugging and talking about light-welterweight unification fights. The only minor irritation comes from a spreadsheet. One of his bigger-name fighters in Glasgow sold only 28 tickets. ‘Not good enough,’ Hearn says.

    Surely this refers to Scott Cardle.
     
  2. im sparticus

    im sparticus There Ye Go. Full Member

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    Work off your jab he says to connor benn.
    Well that one fell on deaf ears.lol
     
  3. Smithson

    Smithson Active Member Full Member

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    28 tickets is shocking for a fighter at that level, Jesus most white collar fighters could do that amount
     
  4. billo_billy

    billo_billy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's because he's been taken around the country fighting on the undercards of big events. The advantage of being a small hall fighter is that 9 time out of ten your fighting close to home, and it gives you the chance to build up a decent following. Take Masher for example.
     
  5. Mark McBurney

    Mark McBurney Member Full Member

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    Assuming the original guess was correct, it's also because he talks a load of ****e about being a fantastic fighter and then puts glass eyes to sleep with his performances.
     
  6. Makingweight

    Makingweight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If it was Cardle only selling 28 tickets his comment about giving Masher a pay day
    looks just ridiculous especially as Masher is the ticket seller of the two.He on sales alone would of covered the purses on both their fights.
     
  7. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Considering Hearn only staked £500k on the Burns fight Matchroom would easily make a profit on that night you'd think with the Sky rights fee of around £150k and sponsorship/endorsements.
     
  8. thornpipe

    thornpipe Active Member Full Member

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    He only lost 150k on bellew card he will surely make that back in his next fight.
     
  9. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "Hearn leaves the city with Michael Buffer, the legendary American ring announcer he has hired for close to five figures a night. They charter a private jet for £6,000 and head for Glasgow. Buffer asks about the price of London property — if Donald Trump becomes president, Buffer says he might consider his options."

    Brilliant.
     
  10. Puroresu_Fan

    Puroresu_Fan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You would think so. Was well worth the risk and taking the hit.
     
  11. Mark McBurney

    Mark McBurney Member Full Member

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    He lost on the Bellew card? I'm sure he said in an IFL interview last week he needed about 13k at the show to break even, and they had surpassed that by the time of the interview?
     
  12. sy king

    sy king Member Full Member

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    post fight with IFL he said 20k was his break even point
     
  13. im sparticus

    im sparticus There Ye Go. Full Member

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    Its funny because someone else mentioned that the othet day.
    But sy is right he did say 20000 post fight ifl intv.
    Maybe hes making it up as he goes along
     
  14. impacted

    impacted Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He definitely said 12,000 was break even pre-fight, and that anything after that was profit. It was suddenly 20,000 to avoid a loss post-fight. Boxing promoters have been known throughout history for dishonesty, why people think the Hearns are any different is a strange one.
     
  15. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    28 tickets :lol: that's shocking, truly pathetic.