Eddie Hearn has made his predictions about the pay-per-view numbers for a potential fight between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford – and Hearn believes the numbers may not be as high as the two boxers have been put up to. believe.
Hearn told Against TV Hub that he would estimate an undisputed championship belt fight between Spence and Crawford to make between 400,000 and 500,000 pay-per-view purchases.
“If I was fighting [Spence vs Crawford], I’m budgeting for a fight between 400,000 – 500,000 buys. That’s where I’m comfortable paying bail.”
“Now, the boxers think it has a million because someone in the gym told them it has a million. But the reality is not. It could be 600, it could be 700. But if it was 350 – who would pay the price? “
“With the split, that is the best position for a promoter. You have no guarantees and no risks, the fight will do what it does and you get paid what you deserve. But we live in a boxing world where boxers aren’t paid what they’re supposed to, they’re helped more than they’re worth – and good luck! “
Boxing fans have been disappointed lately after it became clear that, despite a lengthy negotiation process, a fight between Spence and Crawford would NOT be next and Crawford would go head to head with boxing. European champion David Avanesyan.
The breakdown in the negotiations between the camps resulted in both fighters blaming each other To keep the fight from happening, Crawford posted a video in which he claimed Spence’s promoter Al Haymon was responsible for the collapse in negotiations.
