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Eddie Hearn will pick Tyson Fury to defeat Oleksandr Usyk on points on Saturday night at his home DAZN PPV resumption in Riyadh. Matchroom promoter Hearn is very open about why he has picked the English-born Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) to win, saying it’s because he’s “british” and because of “what could come”, which is code for the mega fight against Anthony Joshua.
Money talks
The boxing establishment he wants the 36-year-old Fury to win this fight because having him as the unified heavyweight champion is great for business. Fury represents money. So it’s no surprise that there is a certain despair for him to emerge victorious against Usyk.
It lets you know what Usyk is up against on Saturday night. He is in the same position as Fury’s previous opponents, who appeared to beat him but were robbed of their victories. Tyson should have four losses on his resume, not one. It’s hard to beat a fighter when he’s as popular as Fury.
You have to give Hearn credit for being transparent about his bias, even if it is self service There is a lot of weight to the matchroom-promoted Joshua fight, which would make Fury fight if he emerges victorious on Saturday night against WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight champion Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
Honesty or self-interest?
“I think people are forgetting what the fight was like. It’s hard not to pick Oleksandr Usyk for this fight, but I got two rounds max for Oleksandr Usyk. Obviously, that was weird for those standing counts” , said Eddie Hearn Boxing match roomtalking about the first fight between Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk earlier this year on May 18th.
“I expect another very tight fight on Saturday. I’m picking Tyson Fury for a lot of reasons. I’m channeling my inner karma towards him, obviously because of what could come (Anthony Joshua’s mega fight), and because we’re British too.
If Hearn had nothing to gain from a Fury win on Saturday, it would be interesting to see if he would still see him as the winner. My guess is no. Even with his massive 40-pound size advantage, Fury isn’t on the same level as Usyk in terms of talent, and he doesn’t look the same fighter physically heading into the rematch as he did seven months ago when he lost a 12- split decision round.
“I have a sneaky feeling. I saw things yesterday and I thought he (Fury) looked very relaxed. Usyk is talking very cocky, very different this time. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, but I go to Tyson Fury and I to Tyson Fury on points,” Hearn said.
