Is “hit and don’t hit” still profitable? Eddie Hearn discusses the pressure of Turki Alalshikh for an even interesting boxing

Eddie Hearn responded to the comments of Turki Alalshikh this week that they no longer want to support fighters who are just running around the ring, not attracting, on their tickets of the season in Riyadh.

Hearn partially defended defensive fighters, saying that the box “sweet science” “” Hit-and-on-ne-Get Hit “. However, Hearn says that there is a “balance of skills and fun”, and fighters have to correct them to be market.

Hearn on Turki’s ban on runners

In the case of Turkish Directive, not to include runners in their events, the fighters must be ready to take the risk of being affected to be on his cards. Hearn has several runners trying to turn into stars and wants them to be on Turki’s maps. If I cannot meet his requirements, it is on them. For those who do not adapt to boxing, they are thrown out.

“You have to correct the mix. Ultimately, this is a sweet science. Hit and don’t hit. We understand that, but it’s also a fun job,” Eddie Hearn told for HUB TV fightsreacting to ask him about Turka Alalshikh, saying he no longer wants “Tom and Jerry” on his tickets of the season in Riyadh.

Turks said it very clearly in his post. He wants to deal with fighters. There is no blend, as Hearn says. He wants the fighters who put him in line. He tries to save boxing, and he can’t do that if his cards have fighters who are on the run all night.

Hearn has several runners that he should be loyal, Shakur Stevenson and Richardson Hitchins; So, he is careful in what he says and does not fully agree with Turki’s desire for fun fighters. It can’t just throw out Hitchine and Shakur, but they don’t meet the conditions that fans will be exciting.

Hear’s defense “Sweet Science”

“So, people don’t want to watch or a very small minority of the audience. And they are an extremely well -educated boxing people. They don’t really want to watch a defensive master class of a guy who won in every round, not really risking, showing any aggression, trying to end the fight at any time,” Hearn said.

Fans who enjoy seeing movements and styles of impact and running would rather mix more wrinkles. However, they also appreciate that approach. Unfortunately, there are not enough to justify them to have them on the main cards.

Fans will tolerate runners if they are buried in Prelim from sight, outside the mind, but not on the main maps. When fans buy PPV events, they don’t want to watch a runner. Most fans are not dirty rich. So when they pay a boxer card, they spend money they could use on other things like supplies. Hearn is not in contact with that kind of person.

“That’s very difficult. If you have an intelligent conversation with a fighter. If they know I can win in every round box, I can’t really go, I can’t really go to a fighter and go,” Look, my friend. I know you are a great boxer and that you can win in every round, but you really need to switch to your style and stand, “” Hearn said.

As a promoter, Hearn’s job is to tell their fighters that they have to change their style if they are boring because they cannot sell. Moreover, it looks bad when fans are lifted or sitting quietly, they do not respond to running. We have all seen Shakur Stevenson’s struggles against electricians Josh Padley and Edwin de Los Santos. These are boring struggles. Hearn must have an “intelligent conversation” with their fighters if they are not fun.

Turki’s Vision: The end of the runner

“It’ll look at me like I’m angry. But the reality is, if you don’t have fun, you’ll become a hard sale. And if you become difficult sales, you may start missing opportunities, especially in big struggles,” Hearn said. “And his excellency (Turki Alalshikh) somehow put her flag in the sand and said,” If you don’t have fun, I don’t want you on my shows. “

Hearn must tell his safety fighters, Shakur Stevenson and Richardson Hitchins. If they want to be involved on the Turks tickets, they should mix them. He should not worry about seeing him as if he was crazy when he told them to stop running and stand in their pocket and fight. If they want to get the big handbags that the Turks pay, they will listen to Hearn and agree.

Hearn should not feel guilty of telling them what they have to do. If they don’t like it, it’s on them. I don’t see Shakur decides to change his style to become more aggressive. He can’t and will not.

Hearna’s fighters have to adjust to

Stevenson knows that he is too weak and bad to beat William Zeped and almost any good light. There is no choice but to run. Shakur also has a large ego and will find that Turks will want to continue using it, even if he dropped from the Louis Armstrong in Queens next month. If the Turks decide to turn it off, Hearn will be stuck with him. Shakur will not happily fight for a change in smaller emissions.

“But everyone is different. You also arrive on a career stage. Floyd (Mayweather JR) was a good example. And probably Canelo is now where I can have a good night and make a huge amount of money, it’s called a great job,” Hearn said.

Turks are still ready to pay Canela to be on his cards, but if he continues to act as a William Scull, that would not be a shock if he excluded himself because he was no longer having fun. Canel’s last three fights were boring because after the first quarter of the battle, he was running out of gasoline. He didn’t try to play him for sure. Fortunately, Mayweather still doesn’t fight because his struggles have become incredibly boring after he reached his 30s. He made a minimum to win and passed at the speed of his hand, moving and careful matching. In the end, Floyd chose Cherry all the time, and none of his struggles were fun.

“That doesn’t mean I’m invited to go to the trenches, I’m not ready to go there. Canelo is a great example,” Hearn said. “If he is invited to go to the trenches against Crawford, he will do it. But I tell you what. He would rather go there without a trace on his face and left,” Thank you very much. “

Canelo is old and in the last few fights has shown that he can only mix him with three rounds before the tanker. Not that he deliberately plays him for sure. There is no gas tank to hardly fight for more than three rounds. He doesn’t try to be boring like Richardson Hitchins, Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson. It cannot be difficult to fight for its age and cardio problems.

“And there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a smart job, but that’s right. Finally, according to his own admission, he plundered the bank every time he fought. He walked in there and won every circle, he doesn’t hit. He struck you a lot. The reality is that it is a mix. And I don’t mean pain,” Hitchins).

Price of boring boxing

Hearn crashed from the original point. This is Turkish Alalshikh, who says he does not want combat fights for safety at his tickets of the season in Riyadh. Fighters who have boring styles, like Mayweather Jr., have nothing to do with this era. He is a relic from the day before the Internet. Turks are the one who pays checks for fighters, and he wants entertainers. If this means that Hearna’s fighters, Richardson Hitchins and Shakur Stevenson are not invited to his events, then that’s the case. Hearn can’t sell these fighters Turks if he doesn’t want boring fighters at his events.

Ticket sales for the event on July 12. Next month is reportedly bad and Shakur is compassion. Why would Turki want a fighter who is known for having a boring style on his cards if fans think he’s boring and can’t sell tickets? This means that Hearn lost his money by signing Shakur and received very little value from signing. He once fought for Hearn against Josh Padley, a fighter with a part -time level, without strength, not a world class.

“Is he the main boxer?

Hitchins is also known for having a boring style and has been persecuted lately. You wouldn’t expect Hearn to talk about it because he promotes Hitchine. He will not criticize him, but his performances are often boring. Hearn chose George Cambosos as his opponent, not candidates who would potentially beat Hitchins or make him look bad, like Sutriel Matias.