TKO will certainly disrupt a few feathers in the boxing world after the recent announcement of a new super power that enters the sport.
Between the ruthless schedule of the UFC and the recent deals that Dana White did with regard to Power Slap, there was no rest for one of the most important men in combat sports, but his plate became just much fuller.
White and Turki Alshikh recently announced their plans for a new TKO Boxing League with big plans to immediately leave their mark on the sport.
The new competition has already generated interest of the biggest star in boxing, Canelo Alvarez, who said he would be open to working with TKO and White.
It also means that the UFC president in this new company will work against him in Matchrome's Eddie Hearn on a certain extent.
Eddie Hearn does not agree with Turki Alshikh and Dana White's assessment of boxing
When Dana White first started flirting with the idea of being seriously invested in boxing, the sport needed a layer of fresh paint.
Boxing politics stood in the way of setting up the biggest and best battles, making it impressed in a constant cycle of fans.
In recent years, largely, largely because of the involvement of Turki Alshikh, this has not been the case and boxing has been steadily building momentum and interest again.
Eddie Hearn spoke about this during a recent interview with the pounding ground where he responded to the news of TKO's involvement.
Hearn said that as he welcomes them in sport, he believes that this movement proves that is currently a strong position in boxing, instead of the idea that it “determines” to a certain extent.
“The only thing I don't agree with his Excellency and Dana White, boxing is not broken. Boxing is in the best place it has ever been and boxing has been hot for a long time. Riyadh season, his Excellency, has he injected that new life of life and of course also a huge amount of money to have these big fights take place, so I don't think someone is going to repair boxing, but can we improve it? Can we put together better structures? Can we come up with competitions that will work and find one champion and all things like this? Yes, I think we should always look to evolve. '
Eddie Hearn is also uncertain about the approach of Dana White to have one belt and one champion
The other bottleneck for Eddie Hearn after reading the press release of the announcement was one of the most important points that Dana White wants to tackle in boxing.
For a long time there is boxing with too many belts and administrative bodies that make the entire sport muddy.
Although White's plan seems to be completely disturbing this by having one title for the single champion of each division, ignoring the need for the various other titles and administrative bodies, Hearn is skeptical because he believes that the legacy of these belts still means something for the hunters.
“I don't necessarily agree with the, what is Dana said:” We don't need three letters for a belt.
“Now you have the ring girdle, which is in my opinion, and I have said before, even before his excellence took over, the Ring Magazine Champion is a bit like the established number one in the division, but this whole thing about one champion is not new, but trust me when I say that those belts have a great value for the hunters and their heroes.”
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