\u201cI followed it on social,\u201d Hearn said. \u201cIt was different, wasn\u2019t it? I\u2019ll say this: if I put on that card, I\u2019d get absolutely rinsed. I\u2019d get abused for a month. But they\u2019re starting out. They\u2019re getting the ball rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was vintage Eddie. A dismissive wave, a grin, and a subtle reminder that he\u2019s held to a different standard.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t go for the jugular, though. He cast Zuffa as a project that needs time, but he couldn\u2019t help poking at the early contradictions. Zuffa talked a big game about ignoring traditional belts, then turned around and headlined with one. To Hearn, the boxing politics are way more entertaining than the actual fights.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m more interested in the soap opera,\u201d he joked. \u201cThey say they\u2019re not recognizing belts, then they\u2019re main eventing a WBC title fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also moved fast to kill any rumors about Zuffa snatching up Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez. Matchroom exercised its matching rights at the end of Bam\u2019s contract to keep him right where he is.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re in a good position with Bam,\u201d Hearn said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be announcing his next fight very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
No massive explosions or insults this time. Just a reminder that Hearn is always watching, even when he says he isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
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