Eddie Hearn wants to fight Dana White
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that he'd love to fight Dana White.
Eddie Hearn thinks he could make $30 million from fighting Dana White.
The British promoter has become engaged in a war of words with the Zuffa Boxing boss over recent months, and Hearn has now revealed that he would actually relish the opportunity to face his business rival in the boxing ring.
Asked if he'd be willing to fight White, he told The Ring magazine: "Of course, what a buzz would that be!
"Now, this is the thing, I can't really fight. I grew up around boxing all of my life, so when I was young, I thought I could fight. A couple of gym bouts as an amateur, but ... I'm pretty useless. He ain't bad. I've watched a couple of videos of him, he's probably the favourite against me.
"I watched him in an interview with Piers Morgan and he says, 'Yeah, I'll fight Eddie Hearn. Yeah, yeah, I'll fight Eddie Hearn'. So next thing, everyone is asking me the question: 'Will you fight Dana White?' They're putting it on me, and I go, 'Yeah, go on. I'll fight Dana White'.
"Then, they go back and say Eddie has accepted the fight.
"Oh, we're bums! Obviously we're bums. 'I can't believe he's saying that's a big fight, that's so disrespectful to his talent'. No, I'm just telling you, it's one of the biggest fights in boxing."
Hearn, 47, is convinced that the fight could do great business for them both and he would jump at the opportunity to make it happen, even though his boxing ability is modest at best.
The promoter said: "You know boxing, you know numbers ... it doesn't matter how good we are, it's just massive."
Hearn actually believes it would become one of the richest boxing events in recent years, with both men making tens of millions of dollars for the proposed fight.
The Matchroom Boxing boss - who promotes former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua - said: "The reality is, it's a $30 million fight each. And he says, 'I don't need the money, I don't think Eddie...' I want the money! I always want the money. How fun would it be?"
