Eddie Hearn’s brutal takedown of Dana White in full as row escalates
Eddie Hearn did not hold back as he responded to Dana White’s latest jibe as the row between the boxing promoters escalated
Eddie Hearn has hit back at Dana White the UFC chief criticised the Brit for working for his dad.
White launched Zuffa Boxing earlier this year to place him in direct competition with Hearn and his Matchroom Boxing outfit. The two promoters have been at each others’ throats since with White upping the ante last weekend.
“I don’t want to sit here and smash Eddie Hearn or anything, but Eddie Hearn works for his dad, you know what I mean? He works for dad,” he said. “I don’t think he’s come in and had any type of vision, whereas we do, and we’re going to change the entire sport.”
Hearn has now hit back as he announced a new five-year deal with streaming service DAZN. This is his response in full…
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“I was just quite surprised by the nature of what he said, which was ultimately that Eddie Hearn works for his dad,” he said. “I mean, that that’s kind of what I’ve had my whole career when they get really flustered and they’re a bit f***ed, to be honest with you.
“I wasn’t expecting him to be so f***ed and flustered so early. When he says I work for my dad, yeah, I suppose so, but you know, his dad for many years has been the Fertitta brothers. And now he’s got a new daddy called Turki Alalshikh. Dana White works for Turki Alalshikh. I mean, he’s an employee of the company.
“I was shocked I was quite surprised. When you say about we lack vision, I think that’s one of the things you can never accuse us of. And at the moment, Dana White’s vision is he stages mediocre fights in his garage in front of about 112 people with fights like Callum Walsh with Max Kellerman telling you ‘this guy is the next Roy Jones,’ or headlining with Charles Martin on a Sunday night saying ‘this is like Ali-Frazier, this matchup’.
“It’s like they’re kind of like trying to manipulate the boxing fans who won’t fall for it because they’re not idiots. But maybe the wider world will. Right now, they’re miles off the pace, but they’ll they’ll get there and they’ll be a threat and they’ll spend money. It’s not their money.
“So they’ll sign fighters and they’ll get fighters, but I just don’t I don’t buy this whole new belt stuff and this vision. It’s not really a vision, it’s just control. Here’s your tracksuit, wear that. This is who you’re fighting and you’re fighting for our belt.”
