Frampton is the proper champion, is the infinitely bigger draw and would be travelling to England for the fight and Hearn is treating him like a Mexican roadsweeper. There was never a chance of a deal without Hearn doing a co promotion with McGuigan and Frampton getting at least 50% of the promotional pot, not just a cheque while Eddie makes a bundle. Hearn must have known the deal would never be acceptable but the big cheque looks good in the papers and hides the fact that it's Quigg ducking Frampton.
(Neither guy is scared of fighting the other, Hearn just doesn't want to let McGuigan have any part of the pie and Frampton feels he is quite rightly the main attraction and deserves to be compensated accordingly.)
And who is Frampton fighting anyway? Has this guy been on the telly before?
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