Eddie Hearn vs Don King. Who is worse ?

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Who is worse ?

Poll closed Sep 8, 2025.
  1. Eddie Hearn

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  2. Don King

    86.0%
  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who is the more despicable promoter ?
     
  2. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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  3. ertwin

    ertwin Active Member banned Full Member

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    I mean sure EH is a lying, posh POS, but at least he did not commit second degree manslaughter
     
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  4. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Certainly, at this point in time it would be Hearn since King in now a minor player. Career-wise, King blows everyone out of the water from Tex Rickard to Bob Arum and into the future.
     
  5. deltrotter

    deltrotter Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How is there even a discussion on this. Quite clearly its Don King by a country mile
     
  6. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I actually think Guy Ritchie used Frank Warren as his inspiration for Bricktop in "Snatch"
    He's a real snake, but so are all of them.

    King is the worst of all time though. He has had more Lawsuits than most pharmaceutical firms
     
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  7. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Don King is the worst human being in boxing that I have ever seen.



    Hearn is just a standard manipulative liar and fraud
     
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  8. T_S_A_R

    T_S_A_R Member Full Member

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    Hearn actually pays the fighters which is the main thing for a promoter.
     
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  9. Thunderstorm

    Thunderstorm Active Member Full Member

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    Eddie Hearn is the most despicable promoter in boxing history
     
  10. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    From the point of view of a boxing fan...Eddie Hearn is worse.

    Don King actually made the big fights happen. Of all the scumbag promoters, (and they are ALL scumbags) Don King is the most fan friendly. Boxing would be much better off if Don King was the top dog again. We'd get top guys actually fighting each other, and under-cards that weren't complete garbage.
     
  11. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Warren and Arum also gave us the corruption highlight of 2022 in Taylor-Caterall. That one even got a mention in parliament!

    Bravo gentlemen! It's been a bumper year of match fixing from the two of you.

    There are levels to this sport, and when it comes to the dark arts, Hearn is still an exciting prospect compared to the older pros.
     
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  12. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Love him or hate him but Eddie takes care of his fighters. Don King was about Don King.
     
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  13. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    Don King is probably the most controversial promoter of all time, noone has done things as nasty as him
     
  14. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Of all time it's Don King who sits on that throne Hearn is a minor league version of King.
     
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  15. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No one is worse than Don King................no one