Matchroom CEO Frank Smith on AJ vs Fury, Dana White and Eddie Hearn

Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith joins Tony Bellew and Charlie Parsons to break down the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua mega fight and take aim at Zuffa co-founder Dana White.Frank reveals how Fury-Joshua negotiations were done in a Brighton karaoke bar on a Sunday night. He also ridicules Dana White's insistence that he is promoting the fight even though he skipped the press conference, and he and Tony discuss Zuffa's entry into the sport and whether it could harm it in the long term.They further discuss what happened at the Fury-AJ presser, whether the 2am ring walk will be a problem for British fans and Ben Davison training Joshua for the bout. Meanwhile, Tony and Charlie properly fight their corner over whether Tyson Fury has ever been a puncher in his career.Frank has a message for the YouTube commentators in Call Them Out and reveals whether a reunion between Matchroom and Chris Eubank Jr could be on the cards, while Tony explains why he still believes Moses Itauma will become a world champion in the future despite his flaws.

─────────────────────────────

🏆 LINKS Fight Your Corner is brought to you by Midnite, the betting app that's built different: https://www.midnite.com/

18+, please gamble responsibly.

─────────────────────────────

📑CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Fight Your Corner 01:56 Frank Smith and Tony recall their first meeting: Big Macs and £40

03:23 How Fury vs Joshua got made in a Brighton karaoke bar 06:11 “He is NOT promoting AJ vs Fury”: Frank RIPS into Dana White

09:20 Does Dana White still know his own product? 13:55 Could Zuffa make boxing UNSUSTAINABLE? 17:40 Loyalty, contracts and the AJ-Matchroom relationship 22:31 AJ-Fury press conference: was Max Kellerman the wrong fit?

24:30 Is American boxing dead? The state of the US market 30:16 Fury vs Joshua: The 2am ring walk problem 33:16 Ben Davison trains Anthony Joshua: Frank and Tony’s honest verdict 36:45 “Moses Itauma has flaws but WILL become world champion”

37:27 Tony and Charlie ARGUE about Tyson Fury 43:00 Frank Smith's Fury vs Joshua prediction: “Lifestyle will count”

47:50 Call Them Out: Frank on YouTube comments 49:18 Built Different Fight Ladder: best AJ vs best Fury 52:43 Frank on Chris Eubank Jr: could he return to Matchroom? 55:05 Outro

─────────────────────────────

📲 FOLLOW FIGHT YOUR CORNER YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Fightyourcorner?sub_confirmation=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Pssuxz511vDGxEdrEF1a5?si=81888608c91a433c IG: https://www.instagram.com/fightyourcornerpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fightyourcornerpod Linktree: https://linktr.ee/fightyourcorner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices