Promoter Eddie Hearn says he needs Anthony Joshua to struggle Tyson Fury twice in 2025 after which retire.
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Hearn is torn as a result of he needs Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) to avenge his loss to IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, however acknowledges the necessity for him to ‘The Gypsy King,’ who’s getting on in years.
Fury is 36, but it surely appears to be like like he’s 60. The mega-fight has to occur now, and Hearn realizes that.
If Hearn waits to make the Joshua-Fury struggle, Fury will doubtless preserve getting crushed, and so will AJ. Neither has aged like fantastic wine, and so they need to make the struggle between them earlier than no matter fan there was to see this match would disappear.
Hearn says he’ll wait to see the result of the December twenty first rematch between Fury and WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Nonetheless, the one cause Hearn will probably be watching it’s to search out out if Fury would be the unified champion to defend towards Joshua subsequent or if he’ll be coming off a loss.
Apart from that, there’s no actual cause to tune in as a result of Hearn has already determined he needs Fury subsequent for Joshua, win or lose. Sadly, that is how two fighters’ careers are proper now, however he’s bought to tug the set off on the struggle now whereas he nonetheless can.
Joshua has already achieved a rebuild, and it didn’t work, and the followers received’t be fascinated by seeing him repeat the method.
“Taking away AJ’s feelings, taking away the fighter in him, taking away the value. Can we wait till December twenty first and see what occurs with Tyson Fury, or can we leap straight again in with Daniel Dubois?” mentioned Eddie Hearn to DAZN Boxing about what Anthony Joshua ought to do subsequent.
If Fury loses to Usyk by a knockout, Hearn may have to think about ready till Tyson will get a win below his belt earlier than making the struggle with Joshua. It might look actually unhealthy if Fury goes into the AJ struggle off the again of a KO loss. That will be three consecutive losses for Fury as a result of his win towards Francis Ngannou in 2023 was extremely questionable.
For those who noticed that struggle, as I did, you’ll know that the three judges in Riyadh gave Fury a present resolution. Fury seemed feeble in that struggle.
“Daniel Dubois might be going to struggle in February. Are we able to go in February? Is that the proper transfer for us? That’s the following resolution. For me, we have now to struggle Tyson Fury earlier than it’s achieved,” Hearn continued.
“If Tyson Fury loses towards Oleksandr Usyk, my recommendation for these two [Joshua and Fury] is to have two fights in 2025 after which sail off within the sundown. Might the most effective man win. If Fury wins towards Oleksandr Usyk, AJ can struggle Fury for the unified heavyweight championship.”
“Now we have to struggle Tyson Fury subsequent” –@EddieHearn on subsequent steps for @anthonyjoshua 👀 pic.twitter.com/FqANAoyQWm
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) September 25, 2024
