Eddie Hearn provides Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua update - 'Timing's everything'
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Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has opened up on negotiations regarding an all-British heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. The two stars have been tipped to face off in the ring this year. The 'Gypsy King' was recently beaten once again by Oleksandr Usyk last month. Having suffered back-to-back defeats to the Ukrainian, Fury's career is now at a crossroads. As for Joshua, the two-time world champion was brutally knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September.
With both men losing their last respective bouts inside the squared-circle, it seemingly makes sense to pit the pair against each other. Fury and Joshua have been rumoured to fight each other for years - with the latter's promoter revealing why the clash hasn't take place yet. In an interview with Betfred, Hearn said: “[There's] number of reasons [why it hasn't happened yet].
"The time it was going to happen, which was the time we signed for the fight, was when Tyson had his arbitration with Deontay Wilder for the rematch. We signed to fight Tyson Fury and I believe Tyson was going to fight Anthony Joshua, but through the court ruling, he had to fight Wilder. That was taken out of our hands.".
Many within the boxing community believe both men are past their best, however, Hearn insists that's completely not the case at all. “Timing’s everything and I still believe both fighters are close to the prime of their careers. I know Tyson got beat, but he got beat by Usyk in a close fight," he said.
"There’s no shame in that and he’s still a great fighter. AJ’s still a brilliant heavyweight. So I think it’s a tremendous clash and right now, it’s very difficult to pick a winner in that fight, which is of course enthralling for boxing fans.".
