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Quote Originally Posted by Alpha View Post
Usyk doesn't need any help from Hearn to beat Bellew.


Probably doesn't but showcasing your new potential "global superstar" won't look good if he happened to lose his first fight on his new network.
Bellews last fight and we know Hearns a slippery fucker so just makes me wonder if there's a safety net already in place and it's all been agreed already.
There's been no talk of fight purses etc that I've seen so far which makes me wonder even more.
Usyk looks good winning on points against a name fighter to launch his name on two huge global networks, Bellew retires a rich man with his brain cells intact.
Everyone's a winner.
Purses are never revealed in Britain, that's an American thing (papers will guess at them, they're never official).

Also Hearn's contract with Uysk is not exclusive, it's in conjunction with K2 Promotions, probably a three fight deal which is standard. The whole idea of signing with Hearn is he's the ticket into the heavyweight division (Joshua) and currently has a "billion" quid to play with.