Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua is fascinated with solely two fights in 2025: a rematch towards IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and the ‘Battle of Britain’ conflict towards Tyson Fury.
Hearn prefers Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) due to the massive curiosity. He says it’s the “largest struggle in boxing.” Nevertheless, he could also be misjudging the curiosity followers outdoors of the UK have in seeing Joshua and Fury struggle at this stage.
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Neither was ever common in the USA, and now it’s even much less so. Most followers see it as a going-away sale between two shopworn heavyweights who by no means actually proved themselves towards really elite-level fighters throughout their careers.
The struggle will do properly within the UK on PPV, and if Turki Al-Sheikh can construct it up, it’d do respectable numbers worldwide if he stacks the undercard. It’s undoubtedly not the largest in boxing, and that’s laughable.
“For us, there’s solely two fights had been fascinated with. Daniel Dubois rematch and Tyson Fury,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to iFL TV, speaking about Anthony Joshua. “He’d [AJ] love one other likelihood to turn out to be world heavyweight champion.
“So, now the Fury struggle is there. It may not be as huge because it may have been, however it’s nonetheless the largest struggle in boxing. Inform me an even bigger struggle in boxing. It doesn’t exist. AJ-Fury is the largest struggle within the sport of boxing.
“So, as soon as the mud settles, I assume it’s as much as me and Frank and the blokes. Proper now, I doubt that Fury is considering combating once more or combating AJ. He’s nonetheless pissed off, and he’ll go away and spend time together with his household. I discussed two names for us [Joshua]. Inform me two names for Tyson Fury. There’s just one.”
Given Fury’s current efficiency final week, together with his 12-round unanimous resolution loss to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Ushyk and Joshua’s knockout loss to Daniel Dubois, Hearn must match them rapidly earlier than another person beats them.
“For me, Fury fights AJ, or I don’t know who else he’d wish to struggle. No, there’s no demand for a 3rd struggle,” mentioned Hearn.”His Excellency isn’t seeking to make a 3rd struggle,” mentioned Hearn when requested about the opportunity of Fury combating a trilogy towards Oleksandr Usyk.
“Everyone knows these two [Fury and AJ] come collectively, and it’s only a monster. I don’t assume it’s a time to name it out, however frequent sense, hopefully, will prevail. We’re all getting on, we’re all speaking. All of us wish to do nice fights and do huge enterprise. So, hopefully, you’ll see that, and if not. If Dubois comes via Parker, we’d [Joshua] just like the rematch,” mentioned Hearn about AJ.
