The Commercial Reality: Eddie Hearn Reveals Why A Potential Anthony Joshua vs. Andre Ward Fight Lacks Appeal

Matchroom Promoter Eddie Hearn Disseded The Idea of ​​Anthony Joshua Taking a Fight Against The Retired 41-Year-Old Andre Ward.

Hearn States That The Former Super Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Ward “Numbers’ Commercially Think Thinks It Would It Ward Was One of the Best Fighters in His Generation, But It Was “A while ago.”

Ward’s Lack of Appeal

The Fighters That Hearn Is Focused on Joshua, Jake Paul, And Tyson Fury, Would Be Massive Commercial Draws, Making aj Aj Money. That’s What The 35-Year-Old Joshua Wants At This Late Stage of His Career, The Biggest Paydays Possible.

‘SOG’ Ward hasn’t fought 2017, and that’s a long time to be for a fighter that’s a big PPV attractions when fighting. It’s not like Mike Tyson Coming Back After 20 Years Out of The Ring.

Ward wasn’t a massive star When fighting, and His Last Two Contests Against Sergey Kovalev in 2016 and 2017 Were Ugly To Watch, Fights Involving and Wrestling by Andre. It wasn’t not Eye-Pleasing for Fans to Watch, and Both Fights Had Controversy Surrounding Outcome.

Targeting Paul and Fury

“We’re Negotiating With Nikisa (Badarian) and Jake Paul About Doing That Fight. The Tyson Fury Fight. Now Andre Ward Is Calling Him Out,” Said Matchroom Chairman Eddie Hearn Central Australian BoxingGiving His Thoughts On The Retired 41-Year-Old Former Two-Division World Champion Andre Ward Calling Out Anthony Joshua.

The Fight Between Joshua and Jake Paul is Early Wagon. He’s interested in Fighting Joshua This Year. So, Technically, Joshua Would Be Fight And Lady Ward, But Financially, It Would Sell Compared to The Fights That Hearn Is Eyeing.

“For me, I don’t think that big as some people think, Mainly from Andre’s Team. Andre Was An Amazing Fighter, One Of The Best Ap,” Hearn Said About Ward.

Andre Should Have a Long Time Back to Get The Wanted To Get The Lucrative Fights Against Stars Like Joshua. That’s His Mistake.

A Milmatch in Marketability

“Obviously, Looking at Jake Paul, Tyson Fury, and Those of Kinds of Fights, I Think of Our Lady Ward Might Expect to Make a Fight,” Said Hearn. “I Think They Would Disappointed Of The Commercials of That Fight. I’m Just Being Honest. So, It’s Not Even Something I’ve Looked at Him (Joshua).

“I Know Joshua Would The Fight, But I Think When It Spits The Numbers Out, What to Be Quite What They Seem,” Said Hearn About A Clash With Clash. And, Obviously, When We’re Talking About A Jake Paul Fight (It’s A Much Bigger One). “