Eddie Hearn proves he does not and never cared about Joshua

AJ vs Fury is a nice retirement check for both. It’s not if but when this fight happens. Even with the losses piling up there is big money for this fight.

 

not as big as few years ago, the right time for the fight was straight after Wilder 2 while Wilder was recovering, would have been for all the belts and would have been HUGE!

 

Honestly it would be more dangerous to send Joshua back in with Dubois than Fury. Tyson might batter him but he's not going to have him doing fish impressions like Dubois did.

I agree with Hearn, the Fury fight is the one to make now. Maybe give him a stay busy type fight against Miller or somebody and then do Fury Joshua in May 25.

 

Miller isn't a certain win for AJ at this stage.

 

Agreed. Miller just feels relatively low risk while still being a credible opponent. And if he can't beat Miller then what's the point in the Fury fight anyway.

Assuming he does fight Fury next year, I'm not sure sitting out for 9 months waiting is the best idea. But obviously there's no point risking it against another big puncher like Zhang, Hrgovic, Bakole etc.

 

I agree. Turki Alalshikh stated he wanted a Joshua-Fury bout, regardless of whether they lose other matches until then. He knows that a Joshua-Fury fight has huge financial potential.

Judging by how Fury looked ringside, I’d say the bout will take place in the first half of 2025, with Fury ducking Usyk again. Fury wore a baggy black T-shirt that is supposed to make you look slimmer than you really are, but one could still clearly see he has gained weight again and is easily around or even over 300 lbs. There’s no way he will be in fighting shape for the most important match of his life in terms of legacy in less than three months. His whole narrative about how he beat Usyk but was robbed on the cards due to what’s happening in Ukraine is just laying the groundwork for all this. Joshua must seem like a very low-risk, high-reward option for him at the moment.

If you were Fury, what would you do? Try to shed around 40 lbs in less than 12 weeks while retaining power and gaining stamina to prepare for a very risky fight against the guy who beat you pillar to post a few months ago? On top of all that, even if you win, you’d receive the smaller portion of the purse. This doesn’t seem like a very appealing proposition, especially for someone who manages his career like Fury. From Fury's point of view, fighting Joshua in 2025 is a no brainer at this point. I really hope that I'm wrong, but I'm absolutely sure he will duck Usyk to fight Joshua next year instead.

 

Hearn is a world class liar and a parasite and for some reason has delusions that he is some kind of rockstar but credit where it is due, he has helped make Joshua a very rich man and usually has their best interests at heart.

Hearn's immediate problem though is that Joshua is aging, increasing fragile and just got schooled and beaten to a pulp by Dubois. Where do you go from there? No even sure there's a good answer.

 

Technically, he fought those "bums" in the span of 12 months.

But yea, time is running out so of course they are not going to spend time on rebuilding again. They are going to work with what they have.
Also, Hearn almost cried when Joshua lost, so obviously he cares about him.

 

Fight fellow over the hill guys like Wilder and Fury. Maybe take a tuneup vs someone like Miller. And then see where the chips fall.
Joshua clearly wants to become a 3 time champion, so they are likely going to do whatever it takes to get another title shot. This doesn´t mean taking the toughest challenges, but maneuvering the division for the optimal outcome.

 

Of course it isn't as big as it would/should have been but even Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles can see this fight is going to happen even if Fury loses to Usyk again which I suspect he will. There is still big money to be had from a gullible British public for this fight and a nice way for both guys to ride of in the sunset with a big check for retirement.

 

Joshua doesn't have time for another rehab and probably doesn't want one. He needs to take the biggest fights he can get while he has time. He has nothing to lose at this point but his long-term health, and he and the people who care about him are the only ones able to make that decision.

I do think that a promoter should bow out when it is glaringly obvious that a fighter is too far gone, but that's a high bar. Joshua is not at that stage yet.

 

Indeed. Hearn is a boxing promoter ffs, he'd sell his grandma.

 

As things stand, they should see if they can still sell the Joshua-Wilder fight. I don't see why not. Wilder has lost 4 of his last 5. Whereas Joshua has won 4 of his last 5. Joshua will be 35 soon, but Wilder is 39.
The fans will buy it because it would likely result in a KO, one way or the other. It's no longer a first-tier fight, probably not even second-tier, for the rankings. But it could be sold as sheer entertainment.

 

Exactly, even tho I remember readin somewhere they're close friends even outside of dis boxin game