Eddie Hearn revealed that two-time heavyweight star Anthony Joshua had remained silent after Tyson Fury’s retirement.
On Monday, the ‘Gypsy King’ shocked the boxing world after asserting his retirement from the game of boxing. It comes following his current defeat to rival Oleksandr Usyk final month. “Hello everyone, I’m going to make this quick and candy,” Fury stated. “I’d prefer to announce my retirement from boxing, it has been a blast, I’ve beloved each single minute of it and I’m going to finish with this; Dick Turpin wore a masks.”
After Fury’s defeat to the Ukrainian and Joshua’s devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in September, boxing purists had been hoping to see the 2 British stars lastly face off in 2025 – however the historic conflict, which might have been price £150million to each males, might now by no means happen.
Joshua has been dealt an enormous blow following his rival’s announcement. Nevertheless, Matchroom boss Hearn has just lately revealed that he has but to listen to from his star consumer since Fury’s retirement submit – hinting that ‘AJ’ is unfazed by all of it and is solely targeted on his personal profession as he appears to be like to get again within the win column this 12 months.
Talking about Fury’s retirement, Hearn advised iFL TV: “Pay attention, one… we don’t actually take it too significantly. Two… whether it is severe there’s nothing we are able to do about it anyway. What do you assume goes on, do you assume Josh goes to cellphone me up and go, ‘Oh Ed have you ever seen the information mate’. He’s not that type of man.”
The boxing promoter was then requested if he’s obtained any phrase from Joshua since Monday’s announcement, to which he replied: “Not one,” earlier than explaining: “He might have been doing it as a result of he’s received the ump. He might have been doing it for some consideration. He might have been doing it as a result of it’s true. What’s the purpose in guessing.”
In a separate interview, Hearn said that he believes Fury’s announcement is solely a negotiating tactic. “I’m not going to accuse him of not being real however I feel you get a greater deal popping out of retirement or perhaps he simply hasn’t received the abdomen for it anymore,” he stated. “He received beat twice and has had sufficient. I doubt it however who is aware of? I don’t know him effectively sufficient to know however perhaps he’s accomplished.
“My intestine feeling is we’ll see AJ towards Fury this summer season. However, perhaps he’s for actual. I can’t consider that he would try with out doing that struggle. But when he genuinely isn’t having fun with it anymore, he ought to retire.”