Eddie Hearn: ‘Horrific Blow’ If Ryan Garcia Leaves Golden Boy | The MMA Hour

Eddie Hearn discusses the Edgar Berlanga vs. Jason Quigley fight, Oscar De La Hoya’s recent comments, if Ryan Garcia will leave Golden Boy, Devin Haney’s future, Canelo Alvarez’s next fight, Anthony Joshua’s next fight, if Joshua would fight Francis Ngannou, Ngannou’s boxing future, Nate Diaz’s chances against Jake Paul, Teofimo Lopez’s future, and more.
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[@derekjones2835]

I would be happy to see Eddie every week. He's a character and he and Ariel have excellent chemistry.

[@happywednesday6741]

I think they've kissed

[@aidan7413]

They have they facetimed me to show me. It was weird tbh.

[@bendavies4326]

@@aidan7413not one of your proudest tanks

[@EdEddington]

​@@bendavies4326was my proudest

[@jg5875]

26:40 is where Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul is brought up

[@ExhaleEdits]

🐐

[@pablovalerio1020]

I love you thank you m8

[@bearwolffish]

Who said Eddie again? Bring Eddie every time he in town.

[@ayou4525]

Couldn’t agree more

[@sike44]

Eddie always delivers. Great job Ariel.

[@happywednesday6741]

What about AJ vs Ruiz 3?

[@alexreid4131]

​​@@happywednesday6741 that'd be an interesting matchup. Doubt we will see it though. Not enough time left after other fights get made. But who knows? It's boxing so expect the unexpected lol

[@Last_Chance.]

​@@happywednesday6741wilder vs Ruiz is up next

[@chips_oman]

What fantastic quote from Eddie - love it. “I have a saying called one against the head. And what that means is, when you don’t want to do something but you go out and get it done, that moment, that session, whatever it is you’ve banked is twice as valuable as anything else.” - Eddie Hearn

[@Last_Chance.]

Meh......

[@francomenotti191]

yess. who knows, knows

[@dano1307]

I love when Eddie is on.

[@theguvnor3880]

Eddie playing the smart game by coming on the mma hour and increasing his exposure to a different combat sport US audience.

[@happywednesday6741]

Blimey almost as smart as Einstein

[@dobianuli2742]

You just figured this out now?

[@jimmythekidd01]

You should apply for a scholarship at Harvard bro!

[@theguvnor3880]

@@jimmythekidd01 And you should try stand up comedy.

[@jimmythekidd01]

@@theguvnor3880 Haha, sorry my bro. Have a blessed day.

[@jayw1666]

Eddie proving to b the best promoter in the game by taking actual time to do great interviews like this with Ariel

[@twenty8988]

That makes him the best promoter in the game? Just because he gets on MMA Hour?

[@tonykivanc]

The guy is pushing a fight with a boxer on PED

[@joshsigala53]

@@twenty8988for real. Ariel doesn’t give him a hard time either, it’s mostly just a good opportunity for Eddie to promote himself

[@JB-ve8ze]

@@tonykivanc Same as every other promoter in the game. Keep crying you Target shopper.

[@Insertnamehere287]

No he’s far from it these days, a lot of his fighters have been losing lately, and his roster has dwindled

[@sawymath]

Great chemistry between these two. They bounce off each other. I could watch them all day together.

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Really?

[@Ruminator]

Absolutely love Eddie

[@mikemorris9902]

Eddie is my favorite promoter in boxing and I'm from the USA

[@kroxx2]

THE ONLY REASON I LIKE EDDIE IS HE AT LEAST TALK FROM HIS HEART AND WORKRATE IS 💯

[@Shadykraig]

Primarily an MMA fan but have been very happy to be introduced to Eddie. Always interested when he is on the show

[@frederick8097]

Eddie hearn is the 🐐 i love him on the show

[@bahlsdeepe868]

Eddie is the best promoter in the game💯Great interview as always!🐐

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Is the audio out of sync for anyone else?

[@BadselS]

Eddie basically confirmed that Ngannou fumbled the bag hard 😂

[@matthewyarborough8328]

Ariel don’t wanna admit it

[@manonamissionpart2]

Time stamp?

[@Dous88]

I think respect is more important than money to him. he was not respected by Dana White.

[@BadselS]

@@Dous88 he wetted his pants as soon as GOAT arrived in the division

[@thecastingdeck8148]

So funny. Dude got a massive pay day, and got everything he wanted from the promoter....money, freedom to box, his own sponsors, good money for other fighters, and people still act like he "fumbled the bag". People are such small thinkers.

[@ZepplinOnFire]

Love Eddie. Made a beeline to this interview over all the others in todays lineup (including on the nose). Music to my ears.

[@xTrueMendous808]

I’m not the biggest boxing fan especially when it comes to promoters but I never miss an Ep. when he’s on the show. Such a great personality and he genuinely gets me interested in some of the boxing story lines.

[@ayou4525]

Eddie interviews are better than some boxing fights no cap lol

[@amselite11tv]

in hindsight given the Ngannou situation, the MayGregor fight was perfect. Mayweather had pretty much completed boxing at that point. The heavyweights right now are still going it at competitively. Conor had just won his 2nd belt in spectactular fashion and his stock had never been higher. The timing was absolutely unbelievable.

[@billybats4745]

Yeah and more importantly it came together organically. The entire world sees what Francis is doing here and not many like it. He's just trying to get one big cash grab. Fair enough... Nothing wrong with that. But the way he's going about it is very unbecoming and he looks desperate. He's basically wanting to get a few million to get his head bashed in before he goes back to MMA. He won't risk losing in MMA before getting his cash grab. We all see it and it's just not a good look. It's too forced and Francis is not as popular as Conor was back in the day. Nobody really cares about Francis. That's reality.

[@sliccric2266]

Floyd was also significantly smaller, older and retired..it gave some people the illusion it could be competitive.

[@ChefBoR.D.]

​@@sliccric2266which it was

[@salvalooez2249]

​@@billybats4745wrong . It's the most wanted fight in the business..what that he'll are u talking about . Maybe your not, but don't be an ignorant and assume there isn't a world market for ngannou cus there is and it's as strong as Jon Jones. That is why he's a great ppv drawl . I assure u I will brake records .😅😅😅😅😅

[@deancollins4029]

Absolutely the perfect storm. There will never be another promotion to top it for a long time. That world tour was comedy gold 😂

[@amsterdamoriginalsaustralia]

Always been a big fan of Eddie he's so down to earth & speaks the truth

[@trdr9699]

Speaks the truth, Eddie would sell his own grandmother. What a deluded person you must be

[@markrobson9894]

How many eddie interviews you watch mate? Am guessing not many? Always speaks the truth....

[@ChargedWords]

The thing i like both about eddie and Ariel as they always give the feeling that they could have this same conversation whether it was filmed or not. They both have the understanding that conversations and podcasts work for their brand. There are plenty of people who think they are levels above this type of promotion.

[@cgvreid]

and he seems to genuinely enjoy the events

[@MotivationMindset100]

Why is the full one so hard to find??

[@EnergizedShow]

Ariel + Eddie = 🍿🍿🍿

[@chrishutch2387]

Don’t care whether you like, love, or hate Eddie, he’s changed and is changing the sport… best promoter RN IMO, as well as many social media news outlets have popped up as a result of match room, he’s absolutely smashing the competition…. I 🫡 you sir…:

[@chillibeef9947]

By far the best promoter! This is why the others are on his case all the time

[@BigTapTV]

Great interview with Eddie Hearn!👏🏽

[@RG-hc9ec]

Eddies the 🐐

[@ramonbriones4487]

Took me a few sittings to finish this but it was a lovley interview 😊

[@lanson668]

The combat hour is pretty nice should make the change

[@johnbryant5338]

Hope ariel sees that most of us love when eddies on , its always entertaining and one of my favourtie guests plus im getting into my boxing more and more and ita good to learn a bit about these boxers.

[@NeWayMan70]

The Simon Jordan disk jockey comment gets me every time 😂

[@grace_and_peace1550]

Eddie is good for the game - reason why he gets so much hate from these dinosaur promoters is cause his a threat and talks sense.

[@ayou4525]

Love the Eddie Ariel interview tremendous lol

[@jamesgordon7480]

This is now my new favorite segment

[@BeenDonatello]

I like watching how people talk in the entertainment industry lol like 3:00 min

[@joserojashernandez6168]

Eddie is one of the best guest ever! Sharp guy with good vibes.

[@danny8465]

Gotta love an Ariel and Eddie interview! Would love to get him on every month even if its not to talk about boxing

[@taylordorrance7838]

Lol that's all eddie does is boxing wtf

[@Nicelifeinnature]

MMA hour is at its best with Eddie Hearn

[@davidpatterson2854]

Eddie is a breath of fresh air for boxing. He has changed and modernised it. Oscar and Arum are stuck in the dark ages.

[@timw4432]

Eddie is such a great guest. You too have great chemistry

[@tech1238]

Eddie is always a good in studio guest

[@lebraa]

Love listening to eddie. Not even a boxing fan

[@bazinbali]

why is the sound always slightly out of sync

[@danerwinde7717]

I'd be willing to bet darts would do well in New Hampshire, and we have tons of venues that would suit darts well.

[@hugofrutos9692]

These 2 are great together 🔥

[@sidneyliane6322]

GOLDEN BOY WORST MISTAKE WAS TO OPEN THEIR DOORS TO EDDIE. HE COMPLETELY DESTROYED THAT PROMOTION

[@spitzcf]

Open their door? When?

[@sidneyliane6322]

@@spitzcf Eddie needed a partner in America to launch DAZN. Oscar stepped in. Turned out to not being a great decision for his roster. He lost few fighters and the rest didn't develop well.

[@hennyspiderman9974]

⁠@@sidneyliane6322not what happened tho. Golden boy fall off was when they split with PBC in 2014. Ryan was their saving grace after losing Canelo. Then they managed to sign Munguia and Vergil Ortiz who have a massive Latino following that kept the promotion afloat

[@chanelcox4974]

People act like eddie owns dazn lol

[@matthewomalley6732]

​@@chanelcox4974he might as well at this point. Most people wouldn't have even heard of DAZN if it weren't for the deals Matchroom made with them a few years back.

[@TheChad138]

I don’t watch Boxing, but I would Eddie Hearn on at least once week, ty.

[@bloodup7841]

Most promoters seem dodgy, sneaky two faced. Eddie actually seems like a dude you could have a beer with 🍺

[@MeChoonChannel]

The fact that fast car doesn't seem like that is a testament to how good he is

[@jimmythekidd01]

@@MeChoonChannel what lol

[@MeChoonChannel]

@@jimmythekidd01 Fast car Eddie. He is dodgy, sneaky and two faced. But he has charisma and speaks well so he disguises it well

[@thebestninja80]

I really hope the billionaires in the middle east come through with the event Eddie's talking about. A whole heavy weight card with fighters that we thought would never face each other. Al held all these fight for years about time some1 took a page from the Don king page

[@jasonborotra4208]

Hopefully that's all he takes from that lunatic 😂

[@thebestninja80]

I see what you're saying but go back and look at kings hayday and he always stacked the cards up most fights were championship fights. Eddie already over pays so that shouldn't be the issue

[@simonmason9294]

I absolutely love when these two get together

[@eimhinp1]

Love watching Ariel and Eddie together, I’m glad Eddie has become a regular guest

[@jumpingilly732]

I’m not even a boxing fan but I’d listen to Eddie every morning

[@reallyharsh]

it'd be neat to hear eddie's mma analysis if he had been on the mma side of things instead of the boxing side of things

[@unforgiven8464]

Eddie our man, should be once a week On the Show 😉 we will make Eddie the Man of Boxing.

[@sdmfp333]

Should of pressure him more in the Canelo vs Benavides

[@deepaknambisan3251]

This aged well on Ngannou/Fury lol

[@mrgonzalez4583]

Nice to see Ariel promoting boxing 🥊

[@TruthSeeker-rn1tm]

Seriously Ariel, congratulations. One of the hardest things in life is to learn when to say no. Eddie respected you for that. And so he should.

[@AngryKefir]

Sound and picture out of sync drives me nuts.

[@joseph9686]

I love Eddie man but he really didn't say that Paul is a mismatch for Nate lol he also said that lomachenko would lose every round "convincingly" to Haney and look what happened

[@francmittelo6731]

"he also said that lomachenko would lose every round "convincingly" to Haney and look what happened" Haney won a judges' opinion decision.

[@jw3154]

That wasn’t a super unpopular opinion before that fight. Hearn also used to promote Haney.

[@mason9807]

Loma fans are ridiculous

[@PakLion92]

Gotta say I know he's very divisive in England, but I quite enjoy hearing this man talk. He's a promoter so he does always defend the stances of his fighter, but I do like the man's brutal honesty.

[@Davethedog911]

Why don’t Matchroom build a boxing venue in the UK, bespoke designed for boxing…

[@baronsamedi5224]

Ngannou vs Chisora sounds great, well at the very least better than Fury vs Chisora 55

[@gar8860]

I see Eddie more than the boxers he’s promoting…Diddy Hearn,all up in the videos,all up on the records…dancin’ ✌️

[@zeebo9]

Love Eddie 💪🏽

[@MrMcSwiftface]

I don’t care about any of this but I love listening to their conversations

[@TheOneAndOnlyVaYnE]

im sure eddie is shady or atleast wouldnt doubt it but he seems the most genuine promoter in the game, seems like a great guy that owns up to his own mistakes.

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

Legendary 👍

[@LimerickR266]

I hope it's Canelo vs Charlo next, I like that fight. Also, I don't really have anything against Oscar but it would be funny if Ryan left him for Eddie lol

[@semyaza555]

16:50 Canelo doesn't want the Bivol fight at 168 because he'll lose those belts if he gets cooked again (which is highly likely).

[@Insertnamehere287]

Nail on head my friend. The canelo nut huggers don’t wanna admit it.

[@dannymilne4681]

Best promoter in boxing.

[@bredin9199]

Best promotor in fighting

[@danielpagan2848]

Ariel + Eddie Hearn is always a fun watch.

[@kroxx2]

HAHAHA HAHA HAHA 😅😅😅😅😅😅 EDDIE IS GOLD HIM TALKING ABOUT HATERS IS JUST FUNNY

[@tezkid93]

Its right Nghannou chose the worsed time to look for these boxing matches the heavy weight division hasnt been determined all the big names are circling each other. Also due to jon jones hes got unfinished business this should have come 2-3 years down the line.

[@adamzaneagle]

Eddie Hearn is tapped in with everything

[@thisislilraskal]

Has Ariel had Bob, Frank, Oscar, Ellerbe or Haymon on the show? Anyone got a link to their episode? Eddies been invited back multiple times because Matchroom / DAZN are the best in the business.

[@PhilMitchell.]

Nope they’ve never been on

[@maggiobrc]

24:36 lol

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

Win winner 🐓🍛 -eddie is a Legend

[@haymonsworld14]

Canelo just left Trashroom. What a horrific blow. PBC is booming

[@Group.B]

Eddie has given boxing fans fights we wanted and maybe single handedly revived the sport.

[@brodiethegoaty849]

Lmao what fights? Please list them.

[@bigwill585xx89]

I’m not sure if Eddie is the best promoter in boxing but he definitely seems like the most transparent and outgoing promoter

[@jonliapis538]

Eddie is the man and I’m not into boxing!

[@SpoonDawg]

It's a shame Eddie has all but forgotten about the UK market, other than Joshua and Canelo, I havent watched a single Matchroom card since he left Sky.

[@rafaeladrian1510]

there's always a bulk of the Puerto Rican community that'll reject any PR fighter whose first language isnt Spanish so that's probably why some don't rep Berlanga

[@Ray-bn1ry]

You should instead be disgusted about the mink coat. Animal abuse like that should be called out.

[@sportsareforwomen3428]

Eddie is goated

[@pjswoman0829]

Ariel needs to change the name to The Combat Hour most definitely hands down.

[@smittyboi1755]

Eddie seems like a cool dude to hang out with.

[@mjn8825]

Bloody Eddie. He could talk you into jumping off a bridge with a mouth full of marbles. The man is slick.

[@chris_chitown97]

Eddie Hearn surpassed Oscar de la Hoya as a promoter. Eddie is very intelligent and a hard worker.

[@UnholyDarkness587]

I dont know how people can dislike eddie

[@amirkazaz3994]

Good guy eddie

[@kingdomcitizenship5613]

Darts is Eddie Hearn's verison of Dana's PowerSlap

[@Sui_Generis0]

49:30

[@michaelhill2300]

When I saw Hearn Vs Jordan I felt it was a draw myself, there was parts were Jordan destroyed Hearn and then parts were Hearn destroyed Jordan

[@Slightly_JD]

Golden boy did Ryan pretty dirty after the Tank fight though

[@rickflose]

The best promoter for fans

[@naahass7078]

Eddy en Ariel, the worst huggers ever 😂