Re: Eddie Hearn : Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:45 pm  

Clearwing wrote:

I don't particularly like how he comes across but he's elevated British boxing's profile and ticket sales big style.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Even I could sell out an Anthony Joshua fight.

Re: Eddie Hearn : Sat Sep 29, 2018 9:38 pm  

They didn't do much with Leyton Orient thats for sure

Re: Eddie Hearn : Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:02 am  

King Street Cat wrote:

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Even I could sell out an Anthony Joshua fight.

Indeed. If what we want for this sport is for it to become s p-up in an arena preceded by staged "bust ups" at a press conference, he's our man.

If we want the sport to be relevant and credible, he's not the answer.

Re: Eddie Hearn : Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:49 pm  

There's more to Hearn's success in boxing than Anthony Joshua. Boxing is now more popular and relevant in the UK than its been in 20 years. He's made average fighters like Tony Bellew, and Anthony Crolla into stars and has then selling out events,he made Carl Froch into one of the biggest draws in the world, and he's also just negotiated a billion dollar online TV deal in conjunction with his TV deal with sky.

I don't want to see him involved in a central capacity, but it'd be interesting to see him involved in promoting events like Magic and the CC final.

Re: Eddie Hearn : Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:03 pm  

There's more to Hearn's success in boxing than Anthony Joshua. Boxing is now more popular and relevant in the UK than its been in 20 years. He's made average fighters like Tony Bellew, and Anthony Crolla into stars and has then selling out events,he made Carl Froch into one of the biggest draws in the world, and he's also just negotiated a billion dollar online TV deal in conjunction with his TV deal with sky.

Maybe the quality of boxing has gone up in UK making his job easier. Froch was a quality boxer not average.

Not unlike cycling with Wiggins, Froome, Yeates etc The quality has to be there.

Re: Eddie Hearn : Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:38 am  

Hearn is not the answer

Re: Eddie Hearn : Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:35 pm  

bramleyrhino wrote:

All of the clubs employ commercial, PR and marketing managers - it's their job to find new audiences, find sponsors, sell tickets and put the stars in the public eye. The first question to ask is why those people aren't earning their keep, rather than jumping into bed with a snake oil salesman who can spot a quick buck a mile off.

Spot on.
I'd fully expect Leeds to fill headingly every game next year or to have a new marketing department in place by 2020!

Re: Eddie Hearn : Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:13 pm  

Call Me God wrote:

Spot on.
I'd fully expect Leeds to fill headingly every game next year or to have a new marketing department in place by 2020!

Leeds have more corporate capacity than ever before, and I’m fairly confident in saying have more corporate capacity than any other Super League club. These corporates pay big money and is how The Rhinos will rake in the cash. This is where the marketing department will be focused on to ensure it’s sold out at every game rather than the terracing.

Re: Eddie Hearn : Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:32 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

Maybe the quality of boxing has gone up in UK making his job easier. Froch was a quality boxer not average.

Not unlike cycling with Wiggins, Froome, Yeates etc The quality has to be there.

No doubt it has the past 10 years or so. You only have to look at the amount of World Champs we have/had in that time and you can see that British boxing is at its absolute peak. It's been a bit of a knock on effect of the amount of money put into the amateur scene for the Olympics that has also brought about the upturn.

it isn't that long that we only had the likes of Hatton and Calzaghe as WC boxers and one or two others, now you can reel a list off of recent and present Champs.
Off the top of my head, there's AJ, Fury, Haye, Froch, Kell Brook, Khan, James DeGale, Billy Joe Saunders, Callum Smith, Liam Smith, Rocky Fielding, Josh Warrington, Ryan Burnett, Khalid Yafai, Groves, Eubank Jr, Crolla & Ricky Burns.

Also, agree Froch was an excellent boxer. The only guy that really schooled him was Andre Ward and he was ranked as the P4P best by Ring magazine and others during his LHW career. You don't beat the likes of Kessler, Bute, Jean Pascal, Jermaine Taylor, Dirrell, Abraham & Groves unless you're WC

Re: Eddie Hearn : Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:16 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Leeds have more corporate capacity than ever before, and I’m fairly confident in saying have more corporate capacity than any other Super League club. These corporates pay big money and is how The Rhinos will rake in the cash. This is where the marketing department will be focused on to ensure it’s sold out at every game rather than the terracing.

Indeed. I'm probably averaging an email from Rob Oates every month about Leeds' new corporate packages for next season.