Eddie Hearn isn\u2019t selling a fight between himself and Dana White short, even if White isn\u2019t as convinced.<\/p>\n
The feud between Hearn, chairman of Matchroom Boxing, and White, UFC CEO, continues to build following the two butting heads on the business end, with White signing Hearn\u2019s boxer Conor Benn, and Hearn countering by signing UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall to a management deal.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve reached the point where they\u2019ve actually spoken about fighting each other, with Hearn calling it \u201cthe biggest fight out there right now.\u201d Hearn spoke about White\u2019s reluctance to accept the offer at the Ben Whittaker vs. Braian Suarez post-fight press conference<\/a> in Liverpool, England on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, I\u2019m pretty useless, but I can fight a little bit,\u201d Hearn said. \u201cHe is also useless, but he can fight a little bit. He may have better ability and movement than me and I might get knocked out, but I would definitely be willing to do it. So when he called me out and he keeps calling me a p*ssy, right? I just said, \u2018Listen, p*ssy, if I\u2019m a p*ssy, come and show me I\u2019m a p*ssy.\u2019 So you called me out for a fight? I accept. And now he\u2019s going, \u2018Well, I\u2019m 57 years old.\u2019 I said, \u2018No, you told me you wouldn\u2019t do it and I\u2019m a p*ssy, so what are you? An old p*ssy?<\/p>\n \u201cListen, it\u2019s good fun, isn\u2019t it? But I would genuinely do it.\u201d<\/p>\n Hearn maintains that a novelty bout between him and White would not only settle their beef, it would put tens of millions in both of their bank accounts if done right.<\/p>\n \u201cI know the numbers,\u201d Hearn said. \u201cI know the business. I know the numbers it does and it\u2019s huge. So the only thing that can stop the fight happening is Dana White.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDo you not think we\u2019d sell out the O2?\u201d he added. \u201cDo you not think we\u2019d do over a million buys, globally? Don\u2019t forget, he is big name. Some may say bigger than me. I don\u2019t know, but certainly in America. So we\u2019ve got the American audience, we\u2019ve got the U.K. audience, can you imagine how I would sell this show?\u201d<\/p>\n