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A renowned boxing promoter has come out guns blazing to criticize boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and his upcoming UK exhibition bout. The former five-division champion will face former reality TV show star Aaron Chalmers in the O2 arena on February 25. Moreover, this will be the first time ‘Money’ has competed in the UK. Despite this, British promoter, Eddie Hearn has predicted a brutal fate for the fight.

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Many speculated that the fight will do good based on Mayweather’s drawing power. However, it seems that the fans are not interested in paying a whopping $38.53 for the PPV with Hearn claiming that the event will not even touch the expected buys.

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Eddie Hearn predicts low PPV buys for Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers

In an interview with Boxing Social, Hearn predicted that the exhibition will garner between 2,000 and 4,000 PPV buys. Moreover, he even took shots at ‘Money’ stating that nobody even knew the 46-year-old was competing in an exhibition and questioned who was pumping money into these over-the-top exhibitions.

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Somewhere between two and four thousand if that. We’ve had some bad ones but I’ve seen a map. Someone posted a map yesterday. I mean, I don’t know anyone that even knows Floyd Mayweather is fighting on Saturday. Who is putting money up for these events?” said Hearn.

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Mayweather who recently turned 46 didn’t seem too interested in training as he announced his birthday bash in the UK. In addition, it seems that fans have finally moved on from wanting to see ‘TBE’ in action against lower-level completion. However, Hearn also claimed that this fight could serve as an opportunity for Chalmers to showcase his skill but will lack the audience to see his boxing pedigree.

Eddie Hearn gives a brutal reality check to Aaron Chalmers

Later in the interview, the Match Room CEO, stated that he respected Chalmers’ boxing skills. However, according to him, Mayweather’s exhibitions were so tacky that people won’t pay too much attention if they tune in at all.

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I think that the Mayweather fights are so f**king naff to be honest with you. but at least Aaron Chalmers will go out. He can box and he’ll have a go or like whatever but literally, no one knows it’s even happening.” he added.

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Hearn certainly is not a huge fan of these types of exhibition fights and was not shy to speak his mind on it.

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Moreover, the fan sentiment regarding this fight can be perfectly portrayed by the British promoter as tickets remain unsold even on the day of the event.

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What did you think about Hearn predicting low PPV buys for Mayweather’s UK exhibition? Let us know in the comments.

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