By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Promoter Eddie Hearn says he’s ready to travel to Australia with WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney to challenge undisputed WBA, WBO, IBF and WBC franchise lightweight champion George “Ferocious” Kambosos.
“I was with Devin last night,” Hearn told the DAZN Show. “We can’t make it any clearer. Cut the rubbish, we will do whatever it takes to make that fight. I said that to both people. George Kambosos right now is slightly delusional about the money he thinks he should make, that’s the case for all fighters. If you want legacy, if you want undisputed, Devin is on board. My message to the Kambosos team is whatever it takes, we will be there…we haven’t had a deal offered to us so far. Call our bluff. Make that offer and we’ll be on the plane.”
Kambosos is in the driver’s seat. He is going to fight whoever is going to give him the best (and well-deserved) pay day in Australia. Good for him on his first title(s) defense.
This is true, but if he wants more money than could realistically be generated, the that is on him. Just throwing some numbers out to illustrate the absurd case, if Kambosos is insisting on $50 Million, Haney would have to fight for free and the promoters will not make anything.
Having the fight in Australia will necessarily depress potential revenues due to the time change.
big talk from both. but no fight
Kambosos should have the best purse like 60 to 40, but anyway i’m not stocked about this fight..
Not a fan of Kombosos but he is in the driver’s seat. I’d imagine Loma, García and Tank would sell more than Hayne an ask for less. Well maybe not Tank.
Tank would ask for more money. He has showed he can sell.
Kambosos is undisuted hearn needs to drop that BS already WBC president already clarified this Haney gets NO freepass if there is anybody that should get a shot its whoever is the mandatory most out of the big 4 organizations……..
‘Boxing Historian’ undisputed, you should know better. Google boxings undisputed champions
I’m guessing Arum and Dibella make the deal for Loma-Kambosos in a stadium in Aus. No disrespect to Haney but he’s an unknown outside hardcores, and don’t think Dazn will outbid ESPN.
George is the A side of this fight. Hearn needs to get his head out of his ass, pay George what he’s worth, get Haney out of his comfort zone by hopping on a plane to Aus, or stop wasting everybody’s time.
good fight vs garcia lets see if this one pans out
Let Kambosos fight Isaac Cruz. Only a B side level fighter is going to travel to Australia for short money. Kambosos isn’t a big draw or star and fighters from the US are going to want a boat load of cash to fight over there. Remember how Pacman got robbed over there against Horn. I wouldn’t Go over there if I had other options