Hearn stands firm on Fury vs Joshua venue

Eddie Hearn remains adamant about staging the fight in Britain

Eddie Hearn doesn't seem to be showing any signs of wanting to reach a compromise on the venue decision between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

UFC CEO and co-founder of Zuffa Boxing, Dana White, recently claimed that it is Hearn who is standing in the way of the mega-fight. He cited as reasons for this claim that the same disagreements still exist as they did at the beginning; the problem is simply that Hearn apparently isn’t yet willing to take a step toward compromise. It must be said, however, that he has a strong argument for this position. There is already an existing agreement, and Hearn naturally insists that it be honored.

“Dana White has tried to get involved in a fight that he has nothing to do with. All we have ever done is say, 'We've signed our contract. Just honor the contract that we’ve signed”

he said.

Hearn also explained that Anthony Joshua was offered a lot of money just to have the fight take place in the U.S. Nevertheless, he was determined to have the fight take place in the U.K. and was apparently unwilling to back down. Hearn is now focused entirely on carrying out the original plan. He is determined to see the fight take place on English soil.

“Anthony Joshua could have taken many millions more to do the fight in America. We want the fight in Britain. The support that we’ve had on social media, my social media, A.J.’s social media, has made us double down on our principles on this. We’re not trying to hurt the fight”

he said.

The only question is how far the other side is willing to go. It’s possible that sponsors might pull out if the event is moved to a different venue, which would, of course, be a huge loss. There’s a major dilemma with how communication is handling this. It remains unclear whether the fight can even be put together at all.

I have serious doubts by now. I don’t understand why they always make big announcements, and in the end, it all falls apart again because of a dispute. I think it’s a real shame that the organizers can’t just find a compromise, but oh well. What do you think?