Anthony Joshua preventing Tyson Fury is inevitable, says promoter Eddie Hearn.
Fury has indicated he needs to finish his retirement and return to boxing subsequent yr, however a trilogy struggle with Oleksandr Usyk, relatively than a long-awaited showdown with Joshua, is alleged to be his goal.
Nevertheless, promoter Hearn is satisfied Fury and Joshua should struggle one another earlier than both can realistically name for a 3rd Usyk bout.
“He’s a competitor just like AJ, the only person that’s beat Tyson Fury is Oleksandr Usyk and he’s beat him twice and he’s beat him fair and square,” Hearn instructed Sky Sports activities.
“Two good fights, two aggressive fights. Identical with AJ. First struggle was a bit wider, second struggle was very aggressive. AJ would like to struggle Usyk once more. However he additionally understands it is not likely a struggle he can name for simply but as a result of he is coming off a defeat and he is misplaced to him twice earlier than.
“Just like the reality is Tyson Fury’s coming off two defeats. The trilogy being 2-0 down is not really something that happens a lot.”
Hearn insisted: “Nobody’s curious about Fury towards Usyk, nobody’s curious about AJ towards Usyk, they’ve seen it twice and it was the identical consequence each occasions. Individuals are curious about AJ towards Fury.
“I don’t know what the delay is for the inevitable of just saying of course [let’s make the fight].
“I feel [it has to happen]. Why delay the inevitable?”
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Usyk’s latest declaration that he intends to field for 2 extra years, relatively than retire after another struggle, leaves open the potential for a trilogy with Fury or Joshua down the road.
“He battered [Daniel] Dubois. He’s in his absolute pomp, isn’t he? If he wants to carry on and he’s happy and if he’s physically fit, why should he retire?” Hearn stated of Usyk.
“I guess it’s all about personal motivation. Is he motivated to fight Joseph Parker? Is he motivated to fight Moses Itauma? And if he is and he wants to continue testing himself, good luck to him. Whilst he’s in his prime, I don’t think he’ll be beaten.
“Perhaps the winner of AJ towards Fury fights Usyk, I do not know. Actually you possibly can’t examine the demand for AJ versus Fury to Usyk versus Fury, or AJ versus Usyk.”
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The speedy plan for Joshua stays a comeback struggle in February earlier than a serious one subsequent summer season, although Hearn didn’t rule out the potential of AJ having a “run out” earlier than the tip of this yr.
“It makes sense,” the promoter stated. “You’ve sometimes got to do what’s right for the fighter, his progression, his momentum, his confidence, his flow, everything. The thing with AJ, it seems every fight is mega-pressure, mega-stadium, but you never really get a chance to just go out and get that momentum.
“He is at all times underneath stress to struggle ‘somebody’ and there can be no stress in that struggle. It might be low key, simply an opportunity to go and blow the cobwebs off.
“That may happen this year, before we have that fight in February and then the one after that could be Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk or whoever we have to jump in the deep end against.”
