Eddie Hearn is not afraid of Tyson Fury's loss last Saturday night to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, saying the Gypsy King showed he is still in the ““the pinnacle of his powers” He wants to talk to Turki Al-Sheikh about a fight between Tyson and Anthony Joshua next.
Last payday
Hearn wants to hold two fights between AJ and Fury, one at Wembley and the other in Riyadh. Trying to sell a Fury vs. Joshua fight to the public, with both coming off losses, seems desperate, as if the two are trying to get one last payday from the fans.
British fans will still buy the fight in large numbers, but it will be unpopular in the American market, where fans will see it as a money grab between two fighters who have never beaten strongmen during their careers. Both were manufactured Fighters who made their careers by beating 40-year-old Wladimir Klitschko. That was the important point for Fury and Joshua.
They are already rich, and it seems pathetic to fight this battle now. They were too late in the bout without coming back to pick up some solid wins against heavyweights like Martin Pacall and Daniel Dubois.
Hearn says Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) didn't look “poor”, and saw the fight as a draw. However, Fury lost via a 12-round unanimous decision, and fans did not believe he won, nor did they see him at the “peak of his powers.” It looked below average for him, but he was never great, even at the best of times.
The “only” battle.
“Tonight it's Usyk-Fury, but the truth is there's only one Tyson Fury fight, and that's Anthony Joshua,” Eddie Hearn told . DAZN boxingin response to Fury's loss to Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday night.
“It's the biggest fight in the history of British boxing. Everyone is going to want to see it. By the way, this wasn't Tyson Fury who looked like he was finished. This wasn't a flat performance. This wasn't a bad performance. He didn't look bombarded,” Hearn said, trying to put a positive spin on the situation. Fury's inept effort in last night's loss to Oleksandr: “It didn't seem like his resistance to punches was in question as we talked about it.”
“So, I think Tyson Fury is still at the peak of his powers. He's not good enough to beat Oleksandr Usyk tonight, but for me, AJ vs. Fury will be at Wembley (London Stadium), and then come back here (in the rematch between Fury And Joshua) for the Riyadh season. Hearn said: “I will push His Excellency (Turki Al-Sheikh) to fight, but that is another battle perhaps for another day.”
Fury seemed to fall apart last night against Usyk and will lose to several other heavyweights in the division. If Hearn doesn't take the Joshua-Fury fight now, it will be too late because neither can beat the top five heavyweights.
Usyk looked far from great last night but was still too good for Fury. As for Joshua, he can no longer take the punch and is only safe as long as Hearn protects him by matchmaking.
