Boxing 2023

[Gareth]

Eddie Hearn still hopeful of finding a replacement for Whyte.

He’ll find some bum to fall over so he can keep the ticket / tv money.  Suits him fine to take out the jeopardy of losing his cash cow fighter

[dave.woodhall]

The latest name being touted is Chisora's scheduled opponent, Gerald Washington. He's had one fight in the past 3½ years and been stopped in five of his last seven BUT he does have four working limbs and a pulse.

[Gareth]

Sounds like a Hearn picked opponent Dave

[PaulWinch again]

The latest name being touted is Chisora's scheduled opponent, Gerald Washington. He's had one fight in the past 3½ years and been stopped in five of his last seven BUT he does have four working limbs and a pulse.

A 41 yr old who has never done anything, and lost to Charles Martin. Good grief.

[Gareth]

Apparently Hearn will announce Joshua’s new opponent this morning…talk of Helenius (not pants down Nicolas)

[Gareth]

And spookily announced now

Snoozefest

[dave.woodhall]

He fought last Saturday, he got demolished by Deontay Wilder a year ago. God bless Eddie.

[aldridgeboy]

Another Jordan vs Hearn ding dong on talk sport

https://youtu.be/SGrPhjbIdtg

[Rory]

He fought last Saturday, he got demolished by Deontay Wilder a year ago. God bless Eddie.

Bunce made an interesting point (I thought) about it potentially setting up an AJ/Wilder fight where Joshua is the clear underdog, which would make him more dangerous because it's fairly apparent over recent years that he hasn't coped with the pressure of being the favourite and the expectation of putting on a show.

Belts or not, I'd rather see AJ/Wilder than Fury/Usyk, personally. If Joshua could get through the first three or four rounds, it could be a war.

[tomd2103]

Another complete farce at a time when boxing can ill afford it really.  The seeming inability and reluctance to make fights between Fury, Usyk, Wilder and Joshua is crippling the sport and turning fans off. 

[dave.woodhall]

Ironically, it's perhaps done the genuine boxing fans a favour, moving a poor PPV card into a decent regular one.

[Risso]

Eddie Hearn was interviewed on TMS in one of the Ashes games, and was chuntering on about how cricket needs to market itself more effectively. A fair point possibly, but how about you help boxing get its own house in order first? It’s a farce at the moment.

[Gareth]

Put this in the wrong topic :-)

The likes of Hearn and Warren talk a good fight but are more interested in milking the likes of Fury & Joshua than putting them on the ring together - they’ll still sell out Wembley or Riyadh Rovers ground in 5 years time when they are both shot but they’ll have done it half a dozen times each before then

[dave.woodhall]

Hrgovic is hardly setting the O2 on fire.

[Gareth]

Presume it’s a dazn bill Dave?