Pimping is vile and sadistic. Johns are just as bad, if not worse. Imagine being such a POS you go and pay for "it" knowing the girl has no choice. That's evil to the core. Now, in music when when pimping is mentioned it's more about the style than it is about being an actual pimp. You are trying to hard to take it literally and to demonize it. It's just music. I don't know why only one genre has to be criticized for eternity. I mean, when was the last mention about pimping in music? Probably 50 Cent and he has not had an album in years.
Most people don't realize what pimping actually is. It's long term kidnapping/torture/sex slavery. There's even a poster here who has pimp in his name. Boxing promoters effectively do a soft version of this but swap out sex for violence. Imagine signing up thousands and thousands of people for boxing executions that will take years off their lives so you can build a "star" who you then steal money from.
Well i did not hear Hearn respond with 'good news for me' perhaps my hearing has been messed up from taking too many punches to my ears, i heard after being told of quotes from Usyk about the amount of weight he had lost in last couple of months, Hearns said "that is good news", that is not evil unless Usyk had said he had cancer etc, but then when told of Usyks missus saying he had lost 22 pounds in a week he politely stated perhaps that was reported wrongly. Our WBC champion stated he was going to be facing Whyte at intended 300 pounds plus, so perhaps misinformation is a tool that works both ways. Usyk as far as i am aware was in Ukraine for approximately a month in defence of his nation (i stand to be corrected on that), being in a conflict zone is scary and fear can make you lose appetite, but i read despite Usyk being pictured with a firearm he stated he had not fired it, so yes no doubt the build up and the actual invasion was on his mind before returning to Ukraine so likely not in the gym etc, but such significant weight loss that cannot be regained easily is not likely. Is Hearn a guy i like?, frankly i don't have a view either way, but i sure did not feel he was evil, shameful or remorseless in what he said about Usyks weight and surrounding issues. I am sure when Mr Usyk faces AJ he will be fit, strong and with a excellent gas tank as always.
Is a music-concert promoter a "pimp"? No - he is simply hiring venues, selling TV rights, paying the performers, etc. That is what a boxing Promoter is. And Eddie may be the least "evil" of all of them
If the John is going with a street prostitute forced into it they are scum. Totally different to the scenario where they are paying a prostitute who chooses to escort a few thousand and going to a luxury apartment or hotel.
The difference between Hearn and a snake like Arum is that Hearn undermines his own people. Hearn would be in a lot of trouble in Old England. Hearn is just more charming and presentable than the regular promoter, that's why people don't always see what corrupt filth he actually is.
Ah c'mon he is not a natural MW. Are you taking some very light weight when he was way younger? Endless boxers from time immemorial bulked up naturally, just filling out (especially when doing muscular excercise) through your mid-20's will do that. You believe Usyk, who is 6'3" & did not look artificially pumped up at 221.5 vs. Joshua, "naturally" would be 60 some lbs. lighter?!
I don't know him. Not my neighbor. DAZN is the best bang for the buck in the sport and there are alot of good fights to watch there. How else am I supposed to judge this? Is he any more of a gangster than any other big boxing promoter ever was?
Tons of prostitutes have no pimps, & many Johns do not even know what goes on with pimps. That replies to the comment you answered, which was extremely, unfairly condemning of all Johns. You take the opposite tack; not debating that pimps are monstrously evil, but suggesting that more than half the population, woman are. That is incredibly hateful & sexist. It is false that all of any group play games on another, but men are more abusive & whoever has had the most power through history tends to be worse. Men have generally had exponentially more power.
Mark my words if Usyk beats Joshua again as expected Hearn will try his damndest to make sure Usyk is stripped of belts so that he and Fury can not fight for the Undisputed. Should Joshua win Hearn will try his damndest so Joshua holds onto his belts and try and make make the massive UK fight with Fury .