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Eddie Hearn is undaunted by Tyson Fury's loss last Saturday night to Alexander Usyk in Riyadh, saying the gypsy king showed he is STILL on “Peak of his powers,” and he wants to talk to Turki Alalshikh about making the next fight between Tyson and Anthony Joshua.
The Last Payday
Hearn wants to arrange two fights between AJ and Fury, one at Wembley and one in Riyadh. Trying to sell a Fury vs. Joshua fight to the public with both losing looks desperate, like the two are trying to squeeze one last paycheck out of the fans.
British fans would still buy the fight in large numbers, but it wouldn't be popular in the American market as fans would see it as a cash grab between two washed-up fighters who never beat solid guys in their careers. Both were produced fighters who made a career out of beating the old 40 year old Wladimir Klitschko. This was the high point for Fury and Joshua.
They are already rich and it seems a shame to fight this battle now. It's too late in the game without them coming back to pick up some solid wins against top heavyweights like Martin Bakole and Daniel Dubois.
Hearn says Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) didn't look “poor” and saw the fight as a draw. However, Fury lost by unanimous decision in 12 rounds, and fans did not think he had won, nor did they see him at his “peak.” It looked below average for him, but he's never been great, even at the best of times.
The “only” battle
“It's Usyk-Fury tonight, but the reality is there's only one fight for Tyson Fury and that's Anthony Joshua,” Eddie Hearn told DAZN Boxingreacting to Fury's loss to Alexander Usyk last Saturday night.
“This is the biggest fight in the history of British boxing. Everyone will want to see it. By the way, it wasn't Tyson Fury who looked finished. This was not a flat performance. It wasn't a bad performance. He didn't look intimidating. He didn't look like his strike resistance was in question like we talked about,” Hearn said, trying to put a positive spin on Fury's lackluster effort in his loss last night against Alexander.
“So I think Tyson Fury is potentially still at the top of his game. He's just not good enough to beat Alexander Usyk tonight, but for me AJ vs. Fury is the one at Wembley (London Stadium) and then he comes back here (for the Fury-Joshua rematch) for the season in Riyadh. I will push for His Excellency (Turki Alalshikh) to do the fight, but that's another one, maybe for another day,” Hearn said.
Fury looked upset last night against Usyk and would lose to many other heavyweights in the division. If Hearn doesn't make the Joshua-Fury fight now, it will be too late because neither man can beat the top five heavyweights.
Usyk didn't look great last night, but he was still too good for Fury. As for Joshua, he can no longer take a hit and is only safe as long as Hearn protects him with his matchmaking.
