Hearn’s Stubborn Stance hinders the progress of Boots Vs. Ennis Interviews

Promoter Eddie Hearn says he wants Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to defend his IBF welterweight title on November 9 in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, Hearn failed to negotiate with 147-lb champion Brian Norman Jr. and Eimantas Stanionis.

Hearn’s uncompromising attitude in negotiating with the champion made it impossible for Ennis to get a chance to combine. The Matchroom manager seems adamant about negotiating the problem.

Hearn says he doesn’t want Boots to relinquish his IBF title, but since he’s been able to negotiate with any of the three 147-lb champions, the options are slim. If Boots leaves, he could move up to 154, potentially getting fights with Serhii Bohachuk or Israil Madrimov.

Hearn’s Reluctance to Pay

If Hearn agrees, Boots will defend his IBF title against Karen Chukhadzhian on November 9. That fight won’t do much for Boot Ennis’ popularity or help him get closer to his goal of becoming the undisputed welterweight champion.

WBO champion Norman (26-0, 20 KOs) is seeking $2.2 million, but Hearn doesn’t seem willing to raise his $1.75 million offer.

If we think that Hearn will continue to decide to come up with the money they will agree with the welterweight champion, he may persuade Boot Ennis to vacate his IBF title and move up to 154.

It’s not like WBO champion Norman, WBA champion Eimantas Stanionis, or WBC champion Mario Barrios will lower their asking price after Boot defends Karen on November 9. Those champions will want the same amount if not more than what they are asking now.

So, Hearn might be kidding himself if he thinks kicking the 147-lb champs down the road will improve the situation. Letting them eat will not work. It’s unlikely that any of those champions will be desperate and willing to accept any lowball offer that Hearn throws at them.

“Jaron Ennis vs [Serhii] Bohachuk, maybe. I had a call with Jaron this evening. We’re just talking about what we’re going to do. We’ve probably got 48 hours to make a decision,” said Eddie Hearn on the iFL TV YouTube channel.

Negotiating a fight with former WBC 154lb champion Serhii Bohachuk won’t be easy for Hearn, and he may have similar problems putting together a deal with Boots.

“For me, I really don’t want to see him [Ennis] give up the [IBF welterweight] world title because I want to see him beat Brian Norman,” said Hearn. “I want to see him beat Stanionis, and I want to see him in the fight with Mario Barrios, which is the hardest fight of the three,” continued Hearn.

If Hearn doesn’t want Boots to relinquish his IBF title, he will have to pay the champions the money they asked for because they are world champions, not wrestlers.

Does Hearn Like Joshua Over Ennis?

It doesn’t matter what these fighters did before they were promoted to tournament status via email. They hold the titles now, and Boot Ennis needs those belts to boost his stock. If Hearn remembers when he negotiated with Anthony Joshua to win his first title against IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin in 2016, he paid top dollar to fight for his prized AJ.

Martin received an $8.5 million purse to defend against Joshua in London. Before that, Martin had never received that much money, however things changed due to his holding of the IBF title. Joshua needed that belt to endorse him, so Martin was paid a fortune.

Now, WBO champion Brian Norman is in the same boat. Boot Ennis needs Norman Jr’s WBO belt to boost his status and make him a star, but this time Hearn is getting punched and he’s not willing to pay. What does that tell you?

It suggests that Hearn was more interested in helping Anthony Joshua than working with Boot Ennis, and you have to wonder why.

Is it because the boots are American? Hearn must face it and understand that he must be willing to pay the champion’s asking price if he wants Boots to become a star. He’s not the same now, and he didn’t look good in his last two fights against David Avanesyan and Roiman Villa.

“I think the reality is that Brian Norman is going to go and earn about 200 to fight the undercard of Keyshawn Davis. [on November 8th in Norfolk, Virgina],” Hearn said. “That’s how disrespectful that is, with all due respect to Keyshawn Davis, who I love.”

It doesn’t matter if Norman makes a small profit in his next fight in November. The important thing is that Hearn failed to fight for Boots Ennis against three champions who must fight to be unopposed.

Now, Hearn is kicking around the idea of ​​Bots vacating his IBF title and moving up to 154 because he can’t negotiate because of the demands he’s given to the champions. Again, if this was Anthony Joshua, who Hearn was negotiating with, would he get the money to get the fights he wants? He would do it. If you are Afrikaners, you should be aware of this.

“Imagine you just turned down $1.75 million in a fight to unionize 22,000 people at Wells Fargo. [Center in Philadelphia] getting a whopping $200 for a Keyshawn Davis undercard fight in Virginia in front of 3,000 people,” Hearn said.

Guess Hearn isn’t willing to up the ante to $2.2 million to help Boot Ennis fight Norman Jr. Now, why is that? Hearn is walking away from negotiations over the additional $500K that Team Norman wants from the $1.7 million offer. Can Hearn do the same thing to one of Joshua’s opponents, nickel and dime him?

“So when Norman’s Team throws themselves soup, they’ll be sitting around going, ‘Ah.’ What will they do? Where else can they make such money [$1.7M] fight with whom? It has to be the Brothers,” said Hearn.

Of particular interest is Shakur Stevenson’s opponent for his October 12 fight, Joe Cordina, who is rumored to be earning more than $2 million, even though he was knocked out of his last fight in May. If the rumors are true, they put things in perspective.

“Stanionis, what are you going to do? For Stanionis, [Shakhram] Giyasov is mandatory. Okay, do the battle of Giyasov. What are you going to do that for? “Mario Barrios is a bigger name, but still, it’s a money fight for all those guys with Boots,” Hearn said.

It goes without saying that Boots is the champion’s champion. The important thing is for Hearn to discuss the fight, not to focus on the fact that the champions did little without him. Hearn doesn’t understand that Stanionis, Norman, and Barrios will make more money in the long run as champions than they would if they were paid $1+ million per Boot fight.

“So, I don’t want to stop doing those [unification] to fight [for Boots]but those people have to deal with the facts,” said Hearn. “Brian Norman once [his manager] Adrian [Clark] and just [accept the offer given to them]. But it’s really hard to deal with people who don’t know. It is very worrying.”

Hearn seems too used to easy talk and can’t handle the hustle and bustle of facing a champion who wants to be paid well for a hard fight. Barrios, Stanionis, and Norman Jr. all will be under Ennis.

It makes sense that they would want to be paid well. Hearn would take a similar approach if he were negotiating from a position of weakness against one of his more popular players, such as Joshua. If he had known that AJ would be the underdog, he would have tried to get him more money, knowing that his reputation would go down after losing.

“Not 100%, but if you ask me the decision now, that’s what I think he should do. We are open to discussions between the team, Boots is in charge,” Hearn said when asked if Boots should defend his IBF welterweight title next in Philadelphia. This will mean that Ennis will be defending her IBF title against Karen Chukhadzhian in a rematch on November 9 in Philadelphia.