EDDIE HEARN believes Gervonta Davis' purse demands may very well have scuppered a fight with Conor Benn.
Negotiations over a shock showdown between the pair began just days after Benn's decision win over Peter Dobson in Las Vegas earlier this month.
Two-weight world champion Davis, however, has seemingly pulled the plug on the showdown - with Team Benn now turning their attention to a clash with Danny Garcia.
And speaking to SunSport earlier this month, Hearn revealed that Davis' asking price for the fight could very well scupper the out-of-the-blue bout.
The Matchroom Boxing chief said: “We’ve been speaking and going back and forth with numbers.
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“Gervonta is always gonna feel like the offer is not good enough.
“He made a lot of money against Ryan Garcia. But with pay-per-view upside and the gate, I think that fight can be huge."
Pitting surging welterweight contender Benn against the controversial Davis wasn't on Hearn's radar until the pair started going back and forth on X.
He admitted: "It’s not one that I ever really anticipated, but actually, when you think about it logically, it makes great sense.
“Conor is fighting a smaller guy who is very good and definitely the favourite on paper.
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“For Gervonta, he’ll think Conor Benn is easy work."
Should Davis have a change of heart, Hearn has no doubt in his mind that the dust-up will do well at the box office.
He continued: "I think it does very well at the gate, I think the pay-per-view narrative of the Brit who's got a huge following over here and a great profile.
“And Gervonta is massive in America, I think it could do really well.
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“We’re looking to stage that fight in America but there’s a long way to go.”
Benn's attention is seemingly no longer focused on Davis, who he issued a blunt message to on social media after learning of his rejection of the fight.
He said: " P***y [cat emoij] don't ever at me again. @Gervontaa."
Baltimore bruiser Davis, 29, hasn't set foot in the ring since stopping Ryan Garcia in the seventh round of their Las Vegas showdown last April.
