“It has to be the one!” Hearn demands Fury vs Joshua after Usyk defeat

Eddie Hearn is undaunted by Tyson Fury’s loss last Saturday night to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, saying the gypsy king showed he is STILL in the “Peak of his powers”, and wants to talk to Turki Alalshikh about making a fight between Tyson and Anthony Joshua.

The last day of payment

Hearn wants to arrange two fights between AJ and Fury, one at Wembley and one in Riyadh. Trying to sell a Fury vs. Joshua in the crowd, with both coming off losses, looks desperate, like they’re both trying to get one last payday out of the fans.

British fans would still buy the fight in droves, but it wouldn’t be popular in the American market as fans would see it as a cash grab between two scrappy fighters who never beat solid guys in their careers. Both were manufactured fighters who made careers after beating an old 40-year-old Wladimir Klitschko. This was the high point for Fury and Joshua.

They are already rich, and it seems pathetic to make this fight 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 a 12-round unanimous decision, and the fans did not think he had won, nor did they see him at the “peak of his powers”. He looked below average, but he’s never been great, even at the best of times.

The “One” fights

“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 Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.

“It’s the biggest fight in the history of British boxing. Everyone will want to see it. Granted, it wasn’t a Tyson Fury that looked finished. It was not a flat performance. It wasn’t a bad performance. He didn’t look like a gunman. It didn’t look like his punch resistance was in question as we talked about,” Hearn said, trying to put a positive spin on Fury’s inept effort in his defeat last night against Oleksandr.

“So I think Tyson Fury is potentially still at the peak of his powers. He’s not good enough to beat Oleksandr Usyk tonight, but for me, AJ vs. Fury is at Wembley (London Stadium), and then he’ll be back here (for the Fury-Joshua rematch) for Riyadh season. I’m going to push His Excellency (Turki Alalshikh) to do the fight, but that’s another maybe for another day,” Hearn said .

Fury looked gone 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 can beat the top five heavyweights.

Usyk looked far from great last night, but he was still too good for Fury. As for Joshua, he can no longer take a punch and is only safe while Hearn protects him with his wedding.