Former champion criticizes curly boxing business – “The winner of the Joshua-Helenius fight should face Deontay Wilder”

Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and London Boxing Night promoter Eddie Hearn admit that the cancellation of boxing matches is frustrating.

Figuring out the best athlete in professional boxing is complicated. There are many sports federations, many fighters have championship belts, and the encounters between the best heavyweight boxers are not a given.

For example, the best in freestyle almost always compete in the UFC organization, so high-level matches are often seen.

Former WBA World Heavyweight Champion David Haye admits to Urheilu that following professional boxing requires patience.

– It’s a bit frustrating as a heavyweight boxing fan that the big matches you want to see are close, but don’t happen. You have to be patient, sooner or later the best have to face each other, says Haye.

Top heavyweight bouts may be negotiated for months, but that doesn’t guarantee anything yet. Boxers is also accused avoiding each other.

According to Haye Anthony Joshua and of Robert Helenius the winner of the match between should face off Deontay Wilder.

– The winner of that match would be placed Oleksandr Usykia against in order to get all the championship belts in the same place. Let’s throw Tyson Fury to get along, everyone should face everyone.

London Boxing Night Promoter Eddie Hearn he, too, would like to see an undisputed heavyweight champion who would hold the championship belts of all the major divisions. However, organizing big championship matches is difficult.

– I represented Usyk for a long time. There was no obstacle to the meeting between Usyk and Fury. Everything was ready, but the match could not be completed. It was very frustrating, says Hearn.

Entertainment sells

In addition to sport, boxing is also an entertainment business where huge sums of money are involved.

For example, WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury will box the former UFC freestyle champion in October Francis Ngannouta against, even if you could find more athletically challenging opposition from, for example, other heavyweight superstars.

Eddie Hearn partially understands Fury’s solution.

– We want to fight Wilder and Fury, but Fury will face Ngannou next. I understand that, but it’s a shame for boxing. Hopefully these big heavyweight matches can be arranged.

As a sports promoter, Hearn knows that entertainment sells.

– Boxing is in my heart, so I don’t want to see just entertainment. I want to see real sports, but we understand that sometimes entertainment brings followers to a sport. However, let’s make sure that the best in boxing face each other.