Hearn heading to New York - hoping to get the deal done face to face

'We made an offer last week. We haven't heard from them yet. There's been a bit of talking behind the scenes,' Hearn said on Sky Sports News.

'We are in New York next week for the Danny Jacobs fight. I'm going to look to meet up with them, get face to face, look into the whites of their eyes, and just see if we can make a deal.

'We have made an offer that we feel is substantial, if not we're happy to talk about the numbers and look at their ideas as well.'

'Anthony's made it clear - that's the fight he wants next, the Deontay Wilder fight,' Hearn added.

'With these mandatories coming up as well, Povetkin, and the possible IBF mandatory, I've said before there's not many opportunities to make an undisputed fight. Really the focus is for us to make the Deontay Wilder fight next'.

'If not, it has to be the one after, and we'll have to deal with a mandatory in the meantime. It could be Alexander Povetkin.

'Generally from AJ's side, from our side, from the team's side, the Wilder fight is one we have no problems with at all.

'We've just got to find the right deal and we'll be trying to do that next week in New York.'

 

Hearn is headed over there for the Danny Jacobs and Katie Taylor fights. It isn't a special trip to meet up with Wilder's people.

 

It's not the Olympics we are dealing with here. There's no necessity for people to visit each other's cities to get the deal made.

 

Wouldn't we all.

 

'We have made an offer that we feel is substantial, if not we're happy to talk about the numbers and look at their ideas as well.'

The take it or leave it, you have to respond within 48 hours stuff was pure bluff, as predicted.

 

Absolutely! A return airfare is peanuts compared to the money involved in this deal.