Boxing fans have vowed to cancel their DAZN subscriptions after Eddie Hearn branded anyone who called Dillian Whyte's win over Jermaine Franklin a robbery as "thick as s***".
The Matchroom Boxing boss enraged fans with his post-fight press conference, where he mocked those who questioned how two judges scored the fight as wide as 116-112 in Whyte's favour. Hearn scored the fight 115-113 in Whyte's favour, meaning just one round changing could make it a draw, while two could see Franklin taking the upset victory.
But supporters took to social media to voice their outrage after he branded those who believe Franklin had his unbeaten record "robbed" at Arena Wembley as stupid. Some voiced their plans to cancel their monthly DAZN subscription, where Hearn broadcasts his events, while others just mocked him for his comments.
"I've looked at Dan Rafael, Mike Coppinger, all these journalists and it's not a robbery at all," Hearn said during the post-fight press conference. "It was a very close fight that could have gone either way, I felt like 115-113 Dillian Whyte, if that's the case then I could see a draw, could I see 115-113 to Franklin? Not really, maybe.
"I don't think a draw would have been a terrible scorecard in all honesty - I gave Dillian Whyte 10, 11 and 12. I certainly gave him at least three rounds in the first nine. So if I'm giving him four out of the first nine plus 10, 11, 12 which he won unquestionably, he wins the fight 115-113.
"When it's 115-113 people can score it either way, but [calling it a] robbery is a joke. Anyone who says that's a robbery is thick as s*** in all honesty. If you're giving a guy three rounds at the end are you saying he didn't win two or three rounds, even if you just give him two that's 115-113 for Franklin, so the other way is a robbery?
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"People start scoring the fights differently and during the fight they start getting on the underdog and thinking, 'Oh Dillian Whyte is going to lose' and give another round to Franklin. It's a very close fight."
One fan wrote in response to Hearn's take: “Absolute robbery. I canceled my DAZN sub and will not pay for another PPV or anything associated with Eddie Hearn. Disgusting." Another added: “Jermaine Franklin won that fight. He deserves Anthony Joshua next. Would demolish him with the hand speed. No surprise Fast Eddie pulled another fast one. Sad.”
And the feeling about getting rid of their DAZN subscription, which would also effect Golden Boy Boxing whose events are broadcast there as well as KSI's Misfits Boxing, was a popular one, with another saying: “Everybody should boycott DAZN. Jermaine Franklin won that fight tonight and was robbed because Eddie Hearn wanted AJ and Dillian Whyte."
