Eddie Hearn on Joshua vs Fury: "I want money and the glory and success"

Planet Sport writerStaff Writer21 September 2020
Eddie Hearn hoping ‘Matchroom Square Gardens’ upstages rival promoters

Eddie Hearn hoping ‘Matchroom Square Gardens’ upstages rival promoters

Plenty of money to be made for everybody involved.

Promoter Eddie Hearn has backed his man Anthony Joshua to win the biggest fight in boxing today when he gets in the ring with Tyson Fury.

Hearn expects Joshua to bring him 'money, glory and success' in the big money fight against Fury.
The promoter has intimated that contracts for the fight are nearing completion.
"Is there a bigger fight in world boxing? Absolutely not. How much money is there when these two fights? Hundreds of millions of dollars. So you can't really go one way," Hearn said in an interview on IFL TV.
"What do you think I want? Money and the glory and success. And all three of those come from that fight, [because] he will knock Tyson Fury out."

Hearn revealed this week that negotiations between the camps are progressing and he has held constructive conversations with Fury's American promoter Bob Arum.

There is no doubt that both men want this fight, but a few considerable hurdles remain in the path to Joshua vs Fury.

Obstacles to Joshua vs Fury bout

Joshua and Fury will both fight in December with the former facing Kubrat Pulev and the latter fulfilling a contract for a third fight with Deontay Wilder. The British pair will then have to navigate their way around, or through, mandatory challengers for their titles.

Joshua could face a challenge from the winner of the bout between Derek Chisora and Oleksandr Usyk. At the same time, Fury could be pressed to defend his WBC title against either Alexander Povetkin or Dillian Whyte.

Despite those considerable obstacles, Hearn remains convinced that Fury and Joshua will meet not once but twice in 2021.

"Yeah, I've been talking to Bob Arum about various things," Hearn told Sky Sports.
"Fury against Joshua is a big ambition of everybody involved, to be honest.
"We want to talk about it, but we also want to take care of business, which is Kubrat Pulev for AJ, and Deontay Wilder for Tyson Fury.
"I'm very sure you're going to see two versions of that fight in 2021. I think we're on the verge now of papering that deal with Bob Arum. We haven't done it yet, but all the conversations are positive.
"We have a lot on our plates with the pandemic, making sure we keep boxing alive and trying to deliver those fights for AJ and Fury, but I think 2021, I'm very sure you'll see those two fights."