Eddie Hearn informed Sky Sports activities he would “kick himself” if Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury by no means fought, calling it the “biggest fight in boxing”.
Joshua has not boxed since being knocked out by Daniel Dubois a yr in the past, whereas Fury’s final outing was in December 2024 in a second successive factors loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury introduced his retirement after that defeat however Hearn is hopeful the unified heavyweight champion will launch a comeback.
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Former undisputed champion Lennox Lewis is eager on the opportunity of a Fury-Joshua showdown, saying the ‘entire world’ needs to see it
The Matchroom chairman mentioned: “It would be a real, real shame if Tyson and AJ never fought.
“I do not actually have many regrets however I feel we might all the time kick ourselves if we by no means noticed that combat. It is the most important combat in boxing.
“You’ll be able to’t even examine something that we have performed up to now – Carl Froch-George Groves, AJ-Wladimir Klitschko, Benn-Eubank. That is simply fully totally different.
“It shuts down the country. They’re two very different but great fighters, two great personalities, two completely different individuals. For me, it’s a must.”
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Tyson Fury was requested once we can subsequent anticipate him within the ring…
“Tell me a bigger fight in boxing? It doesn’t exist. It’s not just fighting and beating Fury for AJ. It’s just giving the British public what they’ve wanted for so long.”
‘AJ is fired up and we nonetheless imagine he is acquired quite a bit to present’
Joshua referred to as Fury “dippy” throughout a current social media publish and Hearn insists that reveals how a lot the 35-year-old needs to combat Fury.
Hearn says Joshua could be in search of a tune-up bout in January or February and expects Fury to need one, too, earlier than a possible all-British showdown.
He added of Joshua’s Instagram publish: “I love it, I like to see it. AJ’s always a guy who has held his tongue. I think now as he comes to the back end of his career, he’s almost like, ‘why not?’
Hearn says Joshua (pictured) nonetheless has quite a bit to present
“He wants this fight. We want the fight, we’re ready to go, we’re ready to talk about it. This isn’t goading Tyson Fury, it’s just stating facts.
“The excellent news is that AJ is recovered, injury-free and able to begin coaching camp. And he has acquired the bit between his enamel to get again in massive fights within the heavyweight division. He is fired up and we nonetheless imagine he is acquired quite a bit to present.
“You can see across Fury’s social media, he’s training, which gives you hope. I think people around him feel like he’ll return, but you never know.”
Requested whether or not combating Joshua and shedding represents a threat to Fury’s legacy, Hearn mentioned: “I’m not really a kind of legacy-damaged kind of guy. Ultimately you take the fights and if you’re good enough you win, and if you’re not you don’t.
Fury has not fought sine a factors defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024
“I don’t think you should worry about gambling on your legacy. The legacy comes through giving people great fights and fighting anybody.
“Personally, AJ needs to knock Fury out. However from a legacy perspective, the legacy is combating everyone. AJ needs to be remembered as a man that fought everyone.
“If you want to be critical of Fury’s CV, it’s very easy. But at the same time, he’s a tremendous fighter. Let’s find out who is the biggest name and best Brit of that generation.”
