\u201cI think he would have brought his weight down and I think over a period of time, with how hard Conor Benn trains, he just looked like\u2014I don\u2019t know whether it was his confidence or\u2014He looked lost. In the ring, he looked all over the place. Jumping around, diving in, he looked like a rabbit in headlights.\u201d<\/p>\n
Benn shocked the boxing world when he parted ways with Matchroom this past February to sign with Dana White\u2019s Zuffa Boxing promotion. His relationship with Hearn has been chilly since, but Hearn made sure to praise Benn for his work ethic, saying it is \u201cunbelievable\u201d how much the 29-year-old has improved since making his pro debut in 2016.<\/p>\n
However, Hearn also believes Benn has a ceiling that became evident to everyone watching Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose I\u2019ve got more reasons than most to sort of throw him to the wolves, if you like, but I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any need to,\u201d Hearn said. \u201cLook at what he\u2019s done. People get on his back now, \u2018He\u2019s useless. He couldn\u2019t win a British title. Who\u2019s he ever beat?\u2019 And they might be right, but he\u2019s done it, hasn\u2019t he? How has he, with the people that he\u2019s beaten, got in that position to make that money and be in those kinds of fights?<\/p>\n
\u201cListen, obviously I\u2019m extremely conflicted. My job is to hype up a fighter and position him into big fights, and I\u2019m not going to sit here now and say, \u2018He was never any good. And I never really believed in him,\u2019 because I do think Conor Benn is a good fighter and I think that he has also improved so much. \u2026 He deserves a lot of credit for how hard he\u2019s worked to get in that position. Now is he world class? I think what we\u2019ve found it is no he\u2019s not, but it doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s not a good fighter. It doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s southern area title-level. I just don\u2019t think he\u2019s good enough to win a world title or box that level, particularly at a weight class that\u2019s actually not suited to him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hearn still thinks there\u2019s money to be made with Benn, particularly if he\u2019s interested in pursuing a trilogy bout with longtime rival Chris Eubank Jr. The two competed in a memorable two-fight series in 2025, which was viewed as a continuation of the classic rivalry between their fathers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr. Eubank won the first fight, which was an instant 12-round classic, while Benn earned the decision nod in the rematch, which was considerably less action-packed.<\/p>\n
Then again, Hearn also wonders if Benn simply walks away from the fight game with a healthy bank account in tow.<\/p>\n
\u201cListen, Conor Benn will be done in the next year or so,\u201d Hearn said. \u201cHe may have one more fight. Who knows? He may not even fight again because he\u2019s made his money. \u2026 I think he wants his money, he\u2019s made a load of money. What else is there? He\u2019s not going to beat anybody of significance at 160, so what are you in the game for?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat Conor Benn\u2019s in the game for is to make his money. He\u2019s done that. He\u2019s absolutely had it off. \u2026 Conor Benn is not in love of the sport and chasing greatness. \u2026 I\u2019m not saying he didn\u2019t care about winning the world championship, but Conor Benn\u2019s life is not just boxing. He\u2019s interested in a lot of other things.\u201d<\/p>\n
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