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'Stubborn people!' - Hearn draws White comparison amid Joshua-Fury rumble
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Eddie Hearn admits that he and Dana White "are stubborn people", suggesting his promotional rival is not used to criticism.
The Matchroom supremo has been frequently engaged in a war of words with the Zuffa honcho over the past few months.
Much stems from White's claim that he will be lead promoter on Anthony Joshua's fight with Tyson Fury, superseding Hearn.
But speaking to DAZN's Chris Mannix, Hearn has pushed back against his rival, though he accepts peace could be made.
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"We're all stubborn people, we're all competitors," he said. "Those guys are used to getting their own way. They don't like criticism.
"It's a long, drawn-out war and it's given me fire in my stomach every time. It doesn't have to get personal, it doesn't have to get nasty.
"But know one thing - we're going to win. There is room for everyone in this sport, but they don't want room for everybody.
"There's a lot of stubborn people in this sport. I'm one of them. There's Frank Warren. These people are long in the tooth and great competitors.
"[His Excellency] Turki Alalshikh is our partner. We do a lot of business. We'll always listen to what he's got to say. Peace one day, war for now."
White has spent much of the past few months stoking suggestions that he will dictate the terms of Joshua's fight with Fury as a key dealmaker.
That has included rumours that the fight will be held in the United States, with both Los Angeles and Las Vegas mooted as potential options.
But Hearn has reiterated several times that plans to move Fury-Joshua from the United Kingdom would require contracts to be renegotiated.
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