Eddie Hearn Calls Dana White Completely Cooked Over Fury vs Joshua Production Fight
Eddie Hearn escalated his feud with Dana White over who controls production for the December Fury vs Joshua fight.
Eddie Hearn ramped up his war of words with Dana White, calling the UFC boss "completely cooked" over a dispute about who controls television production for the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight on December 11.
The bout is scheduled for the Principality Stadium in Cardiff and will stream on Netflix. White has stated that his UFC production team will handle the broadcast, citing the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford event as precedent. Hearn is having none of it.
Hearn claimed he contacted SELA, the Saudi Arabian company involved in the event's financing, who he says confirmed White cannot assume production duties under their contractual agreement. "He cannot do that under the contract," Hearn stated, per Sherdog.
The promotional tug-of-war between White and Hearn has been the loudest subplot of the Fury vs. Joshua buildup. White, who manages Fury through his connection with the fighter, has been asserting a larger role in both promotion and production. Hearn, Joshua's promoter, continues to push back on what he sees as overreach.
With the fight just over two months away, the business side remains messy even as the athletic matchup generates massive anticipation. Who sits in the production truck matters for branding, advertising revenue, and future leverage in boxing's biggest events.
These two are never going to stop, and I'm here for it. Hearn calling White "completely cooked" is exactly the type of promoter-on-promoter violence that makes boxing drama almost as entertaining as the fights.
Here's the thing, though. White coming into boxing with UFC production muscle makes sense. He's proven he can put on a show. But if the contract says SELA holds the production rights, then it doesn't matter how many cameras you've got. A deal is a deal.
What's really happening is a power struggle for boxing's future. White wants to run it like the UFC. Hearn wants to protect his territory. Fury vs. Joshua is too big for either side to walk away, so they'll keep barking at each other until someone blinks. My bet? They figure it out two weeks before fight night and act like nothing happened.
KEEP TALKING FIGHTS.
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