Eddie Hearn remains adamant that Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua will happen after his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Uysk are scheduled to face off in a rematch on Dec. 21 following the Ukrainian's victory over Fury in May. 'The Cat' was crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion, the first since 1999, following his win.
Prior to the first Fury vs. Usyk fight, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn labeled a potential matchup between his client, Anthony Joshua, and 'The Gypsy King' as "the biggest fight in boxing history."
Hearn's comments were based on the idea that Fury would defeat Usyk and maintain his undefeated record. However, he remains adamant that even if Fury lost to the Ukrainian again, an all-British heavyweight clash between 'AJ' and the former WBC champion would still happen.
The Matchroom Boxing chairman was recently interviewed by iFL TV, where he was asked if a second defeat for 'The Gypsy King' would affect a fight with Joshua. He said this:
"It will be up to Tyson Fury... I'm just telling you what I would like to happen, when I've had discussions with [Turki Alalshikh], 'AJ' is gonna fight in September. If he wins that, obviously he's gonna want to fight the winner of Usyk-Fury 2. Win or lose, for Fury, 'AJ' can still fight Fury in a massive fight. But a lot of it's going to be down to Tyson."
Watch Eddie Hearn discuss Fury vs. Joshua below (43:30):
Eddie Hearn speculates on Tyson Fury's punch resistance after Oleksandr Usyk fight
Tyson Fury was handed his first career defeat in a back-and-forth clash with Oleksandr Usyk in the main event of the Ring of Fire card, held on May 18 in Saudi Arabia.
After Fury dominated the opening six rounds, his opponent began turning the tide of the fight, landing more and more powerful blows. In Round 9, 'The Cat' landed a massive overhand left that hurt the Brit badly, and the fight appeared on the brink of being stopped.
'The Gypsy King' survived the remainder of the round and was able to recover in time for the final two rounds of the right. Ahead of their rematch, Eddie Hearn discussed whether the former WBC champion had lost his punch resistance, saying this:
"I don't think it's left him. But I don't think it might be what it once was. I think that happens a lot when you've been in tough fights and you've been dropped. You're getting a little bit older as well. But they're heavyweights, you know."
Watch Eddie Hearn discuss Tyson Fury's chin below (4:15):