Eddie Hearn/Matchroom - Best ever

[Dia bando]

Weather we like it or not promoters, are for us BOXING yes we may hate or like them, but
in the outlook at this moment in time Matchroom are top of the pile.!
Boxing fans are a funny lot,! and we are hard to please if most of us were in paradise it would
not be perfect.!!!!!!!!

[Beanz]

With only two months until the lights are out for 2013, British boxing has enjoyed a successful year thus far. Darren Barker and Scott Quigg both found international glory via contrasting routes, while Jamie McDonnell was controversially stripped of his world crown last week.

There is a striking correlation for all our current domestic world champions; Carl Froch, Ricky Burns, Barker and Quigg are all part of Matchroom Sport, controlled by the wily management of Eddie Hearn.

Once seen as a protégé of his father Barry’s successful career, Hearn makes a compelling case for stand-alone success, even in a relatively early stage of his promotional career.

Never have Britain’s fighters been given as many chances at international glory than under Matchroom. Among the success stories, Gavin Rees and Lee Purdy provide the stark reality that not all title fights result in victory. Yet without Hearn’s persistence and crafty management to get his fighters into strong or even mandatory positions, they would be nowhere near a shot.

He knows exactly what it takes to manoeuvre his boxers into the best positions possible. Rather than taking masses of one-sided ‘keep busy’ fights, Matchroom fighters know every bout serves a purpose, be it at domestic or international level. Take Darren Barker for example – after an 14 month layoff, Barker fought just twice before securing a shot at Daniel Geale’s IBF Middleweight title. Victory against Geale means the Londoner is set to defend on December 7 against a declining Felix Sturm for a life changing sum of money.

Britain’s 2012 Olympic success in the ring was beamed into the homes of millions across the country. Anthony Joshua and Luke Campbell went from regular GB fighters to household names within weeks and eventually turned pro, with both electing to sign with the Brentwood based organisation from a whole host of offers. Campbell’s hometown debut in Hull produced a sell-out crowd, while Joshua’s O2 Arena clash with Emmanuelle Leo brought fans out in their droves. Matchroom not only secured the brightest talents on these shores, but also coaxed casual and new fans to arenas nationwide.

The quality of Matchroom has at its disposal ensures the bills are top quality and keeps those new enthusiasts coming back for more. Sheffield’s show this weekend contains two world title eliminators, Scouse sensation Callum Smith and Joshua’s second fight along with other rising stars like Kal Yafai.

A similar story develops for the November 23 card in Manchester. Froch – George Groves tops the bill in a highly anticipated domestic tear up, Quigg defends his WBA Super-Bantamweight bauble along with a Commonwealth belt defence for Rocky Fielding and Anthony Crolla’s Matchroom debut.

18,000 tickets sold in just over 10 minutes for the Manchester show, which speaks volumes for British demand in top quality fights. With tickets starting from £30 for most shows, this represents unbelievable value for money in the eyes of the consumer. No wonder some of England’s largest venues consistently sell out given the high quality of show provided.

Given the superb quality of fight cards produced consistently, it is easy to see why so many have crossed the promotional borderline in the past 12 months. Burns, Groves and Stephen Smith to name but a few have defected from Frank Warren Promotions. These fighters will have watched with envy at the chances Matchroom hand their stable and all have flourished in 2013, with Burns enjoying several Glasgow sellouts in extremely close WBO Lightweight defences and Groves being handed the aforementioned shot at Carl Froch’s belts.

A successful year so far could be dampened should Barker and Quigg fail in their respective defences, while Liverpool’s Tony Bellew has a chance to shock light heavyweight ruler Adonis Stevenson. Despite any potential mishaps, Matchroom Sport has set the blueprint for years to come with their talent laden stable and world class promotional team.

Matchroom set the standard for British fighters | GiveMeSport

[smashup]

With only two months until the lights are out for 2013, British boxing has enjoyed a successful year thus far. Darren Barker and Scott Quigg both found international glory via contrasting routes, while Jamie McDonnell was controversially stripped of his world crown last week.

There is a striking correlation for all our current domestic world champions; Carl Froch, Ricky Burns, Barker and Quigg are all part of Matchroom Sport, controlled by the wily management of Eddie Hearn.

Once seen as a protégé of his father Barry’s successful career, Hearn makes a compelling case for stand-alone success, even in a relatively early stage of his promotional career.

Never have Britain’s fighters been given as many chances at international glory than under Matchroom. Among the success stories, Gavin Rees and Lee Purdy provide the stark reality that not all title fights result in victory. Yet without Hearn’s persistence and crafty management to get his fighters into strong or even mandatory positions, they would be nowhere near a shot.

He knows exactly what it takes to manoeuvre his boxers into the best positions possible. Rather than taking masses of one-sided ‘keep busy’ fights, Matchroom fighters know every bout serves a purpose, be it at domestic or international level. Take Darren Barker for example – after an 14 month layoff, Barker fought just twice before securing a shot at Daniel Geale’s IBF Middleweight title. Victory against Geale means the Londoner is set to defend on December 7 against a declining Felix Sturm for a life changing sum of money.

Britain’s 2012 Olympic success in the ring was beamed into the homes of millions across the country. Anthony Joshua and Luke Campbell went from regular GB fighters to household names within weeks and eventually turned pro, with both electing to sign with the Brentwood based organisation from a whole host of offers. Campbell’s hometown debut in Hull produced a sell-out crowd, while Joshua’s O2 Arena clash with Emmanuelle Leo brought fans out in their droves. Matchroom not only secured the brightest talents on these shores, but also coaxed casual and new fans to arenas nationwide.

The quality of Matchroom has at its disposal ensures the bills are top quality and keeps those new enthusiasts coming back for more. Sheffield’s show this weekend contains two world title eliminators, Scouse sensation Callum Smith and Joshua’s second fight along with other rising stars like Kal Yafai.

A similar story develops for the November 23 card in Manchester. Froch – George Groves tops the bill in a highly anticipated domestic tear up, Quigg defends his WBA Super-Bantamweight bauble along with a Commonwealth belt defence for Rocky Fielding and Anthony Crolla’s Matchroom debut.

18,000 tickets sold in just over 10 minutes for the Manchester show, which speaks volumes for British demand in top quality fights. With tickets starting from £30 for most shows, this represents unbelievable value for money in the eyes of the consumer. No wonder some of England’s largest venues consistently sell out given the high quality of show provided.

Given the superb quality of fight cards produced consistently, it is easy to see why so many have crossed the promotional borderline in the past 12 months. Burns, Groves and Stephen Smith to name but a few have defected from Frank Warren Promotions. These fighters will have watched with envy at the chances Matchroom hand their stable and all have flourished in 2013, with Burns enjoying several Glasgow sellouts in extremely close WBO Lightweight defences and Groves being handed the aforementioned shot at Carl Froch’s belts.

A successful year so far could be dampened should Barker and Quigg fail in their respective defences, while Liverpool’s Tony Bellew has a chance to shock light heavyweight ruler Adonis Stevenson. Despite any potential mishaps, Matchroom Sport has set the blueprint for years to come with their talent laden stable and world class promotional team.

Matchroom set the standard for British fighters | GiveMeSport

Lol was wondering why the fuck people thought i wrote all that

[Fenster]

If anyone helps to make Warren fall, im happy.
Hearn has brought some good stuff our way.

Give it a few years and you'll be hating Hearn just as much. He's not re-inventing the wheel here, he's just got a monopoly position at Sky.

And the UK elite so not a bad combo really , every fighter seems to like him too.

He's got the UK elite because he's got the Uk elite broadcaster. And fighters like him because he hasn't been doing it long enough to have fucked any of them over yet. Fans like him because he's perceived as putting on competitive cards. Let's give him time to get a track record and see what people think of him them.

Fans seem to like him because of the constant interaction. He's always updating news on his fighters and inviting fans to ask him questions and stuff. Have you seen the iFilmLondon videos? He basically answers anything. Explains why his fighters are taking that particular path and what the goal is.

It's a lot easier to accept a percieved "poor" match when an explanation has been given (whether or not it's bollocks ) as to why it's happening.

Eddie might by be new to boxing but Matchroom and his old man aren't.

[smashup]

If anyone helps to make Warren fall, im happy.
Hearn has brought some good stuff our way.

Give it a few years and you'll be hating Hearn just as much. He's not re-inventing the wheel here, he's just got a monopoly position at Sky.

And the UK elite so not a bad combo really , every fighter seems to like him too.

He's got the UK elite because he's got the Uk elite broadcaster. And fighters like him because he hasn't been doing it long enough to have fucked any of them over yet. Fans like him because he's perceived as putting on competitive cards. Let's give him time to get a track record and see what people think of him them.

Fans seem to like him because of the constant interaction. He's always updating news on his fighters and inviting fans to ask him questions and stuff. Have you seen the iFilmLondon videos? He basically answers anything. Explains why his fighters are taking that particular path and what the goal is.

It's a lot easier to accept a percieved "poor" match when an explanation has been given (whether or not it's bollocks ) as to why it's happening.

Eddie might by be new to boxing but Matchroom and his old man aren't.

The ILondon stuff is really good ;-)

I reckon Barry Hearn still pulls the strings but seems to be working, i have no complaints about anything Matchroom are doing

[Fenster]

Barry is still the guvnor without doubt.

I don't care about the promoter, I just want to see good fights regardless of whom makes them, however, these current Matchroom shows just look better than anything I can remember on Sky. The arenas never look half-empty.

For sure Sky are the biggest factor in their current success, but it's not surprising they gave the other promoters the elbow when you compare their shows with the current ones Matchroom are doing.

Thank fuck there are currently no more main events involving totally obscure Africans, that haven't got a prayer, but are sold as wrecking machines. That was the standard you'd get every week at one point.

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Barry is still the guvnor without doubt.

I don't care about the promoter, I just want to see good fights regardless of whom makes them, however, these current Matchroom shows just look better than anything I can remember on Sky. The arenas never look half-empty.

For sure Sky are the biggest factor in their current success, but it's not surprising they gave the other promoters the elbow when you compare their shows with the current ones Matchroom are doing.

Thank fuck there are currently no more main events involving unbeaten Africans, that haven't got a prayer, but are sold as wrecking machines. That was the standard you'd get every week at one point.

Exactly mate ;-). Unlike Warren starting out, Hearn doesnt have to build an empire up to get cash so is in the position where he can deliver top end fights straight away.
I read somewhere a while ago that Eddie Hearn tries everything he can to not just deliver the best for his fighters but actually enjoys making fights that he personally wants to see , must he great being in his shoes. Id fucking love it ;-)
He is genuinely a huge fight fan and not suprising growing with a dad like his ;-).