YOU would be hard pressed to find two more iconic promoters currently on the boxing scene than Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren.
And heavyweight fighter Derek Chisora has opened up on what it is like to fight for the fierce rivals.
Chisora has worked with both Hearn and Warren and has revealed that one of them actually pays more to their fighters than the other.
Speaking on William Hill's Up Front with Simon Jordan podcast he explained that the 71-year-old pays better, but it comes with an unwanted problem.
He said: "Frank Warren actually pays fighters more than Eddie Hearn, but he pays late.
"It’s true that Frank pays more, but when the bus comes it’s late. That is why I switched to having Eddie Hearn as my promoter, he pays on time!
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"I didn’t want to have to start going to Frank and begging for my money. I love him, he pays well, but he pays late."
Hearn and Warren have long been labelled as rivals in the boxing world after years of bitter swipes during interviews.
But when they met for the first time last week at the press conference ahead of Athony Joshua's bout with Otto Wallin, Hearn said he's ready to put the drama in the past for the good of the sport.
He told BBC Sport: "I met Frank Warren for the first time at Wednesday's news conference.
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"It was a very simple exchange. I said we should forget the rubbish, that this is a big opportunity for Queensberry, Matchroom, for boxing and our fighters, so let's not mess it up.
"He said pretty much the same to me. This could be a real turning point for British boxing.
"Matchroom and Queensberry will always be rivals, which is good for the fans because we will do our best to put on great shows, to be ahead of the competition."
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