Promoter Eddie Hearn advised Blair Cobbs final Saturday night time that if he fights and beats Karen Chukhadzhian, he’ll get him a “Main combat.”
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Cobbs crashed the post-fight press convention for IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis following his 12-round unanimous resolution win over Chukhadzhian on the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia.
Hearn Provides Cobbs a Deal
The 34-year-old Cobbs (17-1-1, 10 KOs) requested Hearn to let him be the subsequent opponent Boots Ennis. That concept didn’t go over effectively with Hearn, who rejected it and advised Cobbs that he might combat Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) subsequent. Hearn stated he would even put the Chukhadzhian-Cobbs combat on considered one of his playing cards.
Not surprisingly, Cobbs didn’t chunk, maybe realizing that his possibilities of defeating Chukhadzhian could be slim and none. In Cobbs’ case, beggars can’t be choosers. If Cobbs did by some means defeat Chukhadzhian, he might doubtlessly get a combat in opposition to Ennis or Conor Benn, which might make him life-changing cash. It might not be sufficient to retire on, however he might presumably purchase a pleasant home in The Ridges in Las Vegas.
This is likely to be about pretty much as good because it will get. He’s not going to get any higher affords at this level, as he’s not ranked within the high 15 by any of the 4 sanctioning our bodies and can flip 35 on December thirtieth.
If Cobbs loses to Chukhadzhian, he’s proper again the place he began from. He’s overwhelmed no considered one of word throughout his profession apart from Adrien Broner, and that’s not ok to get a title shot in opposition to Boots. Cobbs misplaced to Alexis Rocha by a ninth-round knockout on March nineteenth, 2022. Since then, Cobbs has gained his final two fights in opposition to 35-year-old Maurice Hooker and Adrien Broner.
“Look, we all know the 2 choices that you simply need to choose, however there’s nonetheless a 3rd choice. That third choice is probably the most thrilling man in boxing, Blair “The Aptitude” combating Jaron “Boots” Ennis in a serious hit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,” stated Cobbs to promoter Eddie Hearn on the Jaron Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian post-fight press convention final Saturday night time.
“I acquired combat for you, Karen Chukhadzhian,” Hearn stated. “I’ll inform you what I’ll do. I’ll put the combat on, you in opposition to Karen. You beat him, we’ll get you a serious combat.”
In the event you’re Cobbs, you bought to simply accept the provide from Hearn as a result of there’s an excessive amount of to realize if he wins. Saying no to it could imply that he’ll proceed to combat washed up fighters till he ages out, and he’ll by no means get a whiff of a world title shot ever once more.
