There’s A Chance Eddie Hearn Gloves Up to Fight Dana White

When Misfits brought about the idea of a pugilistic showdown between Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn and UFC honcho Dana White, the former was pumped up to turn their verbal beef into a boxing ring tango. So much so that he even warned White that his loss was inevitable.

As he sat down with iFL TV, Hearn was confident would be an understatement. In fact, he even had his post-fight victory interview script ready.

“We can do that. The world wants to see it. What do you want to do? Just do it in a gym? And then you do an interview with me after, ‘How’d it go?’ ‘Oh yeah, I smashed him up.’ The whole idea is that the world wants to see the fight. I think we have got a chance,” he says.

In fact, the Matchroom chief seems to fancy his chances quite a bit, and there are a few reasons behind that confidence. For starters, Hearn has a considerable age advantage, being 10 years younger than White, and believes his size could make a difference when the two finally get down to business. He has also revealed that he has started training, getting himself into shape and even imagining his ring walk, suggesting this is no longer just a bit of promotional banter in his eyes. Hearn has previously disclosed that he had a handful of amateur fights during his younger days, although he readily admits his boxing skills are limited. Nevertheless, he isn’t short on self-belief.

And with White repeatedly questioning his boxing credentials, Hearn appears more than happy to let the rivalry spill beyond the microphones. Hearn even revealed that an offer had been made for the showdown.

“By the way, we have already been offered $10million each. He said, ‘I have not been offered that.’ Ask Kalle Sauerland; he showed me the email that was sent to Dana White… offering him $10m. They have had that offer. He is just talking s***. We actually have the opportunity to do something pretty cool, I think, with that money. Let’s do the fight, properly. We do not have to do it with Misfits,” he said.

“Invest That Money”

Hearn, however, wants to remove Misfits from the equation altogether. He said they could even get more money and perhaps reinvest it into the sport.

“We could get more money doing it on our own. Whatever happens, if he fights me, I will give $5m to the Ex-Boxers Association and invest that money into grassroots boxing in Britain. And he does the same for American boxing as well. And what an unbelievable thing that would be,” he said. “ I might get chinned. But I would love to train for eight or ten weeks properly for that fight.”

Joshua Ben Joseph

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