Hearn IFL interview

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  1. ImBetterThanJoe

    ImBetterThanJoe Active Member Full Member

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    I think the split was between sky , match room, and K2. I assume K2 payed hennesy a percentage of their split as it was a K2 promotion
     
  2. impacted

    impacted Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The gist of the whole 50 minutes was this: ''Tyson Fury, Amir Khan and any other British fighter not promoted by me must pay me to appear on Sky Box Office''. How anyone can think that is praise worthy I don't know. Does Eddie Hearn get the final say on what Adam Smith has for tea every night too? Terrible deal for everybody not employed by Matchroom.
     
  3. ImBetterThanJoe

    ImBetterThanJoe Active Member Full Member

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    He wasn't asked about boxing fans in the interview
     
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    It's business alas no one said it has to be fair. Worst hit of all are the fans.
     
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    :thumbsup
     
  6. supremo

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    He shouldn't need to be, putting on match ups that the fans want and what is best for boxing should be central to everything he does. Instead his only concern is how he can exploit maximal revenue from us for minimal reward.

    A 6 year exclusive contract- how can a monopoly like that be good for business? business thrives on competition not exclusion. It gives Hearn far too much power over what fights are permitted to be made and what we are allowed to see.

    What level of quality control is there from Sky's perspective?
     
  7. beachie17

    beachie17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The questions did not relate to fans, you are hardly going to be asked about whether or not the PPV is exclusive to him and then bring the fans into it, there is no relevance in to that question.
     
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  9. Danebrogen

    Danebrogen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably 10. Eddie Hearn is like a broken record, repeating what he's said over and over again. Good salesman though, gotta give him that.
     
  10. supremo

    supremo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who watches PPV? Who decides if PPV makes money? Who are the boxers performing for? Who are subscribing to Sky? Jesus Christ.....:patsch
     
  11. Marv888

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    Hearns a disgrace
     
  12. beachie17

    beachie17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The questions were regarding exclusivity not quality or frequency of PPV, therefore the fans aren't relevant in those questions you clown.
     
  13. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearn came across as rather arrogant in that video in my opinion. I agree with the comment above- why is Adam Smith even employed by Sky if Eddie has that much say (effectively a veto) in the network's boxing output.

    Hearn's business model could fall apart if Joshua/Brook/Quigg etc get injured- who in the Matchroom stable is not deemed as being a PPV fighter?
     
  14. scuzza

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    that doesn't matter if he has no fighters, he has a 6 years contract with Sky that no fighter can fight on Sky or PPV without it going through Matchroom and EH
     
  15. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Eubank has said on Twitter that all will be revealed tomorrow in The Sun. He has hinted that Jr. will take the Blackwell fight. Then again he's also stated that he's running from killer whales so who knows.