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Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua may retire without facing Tyson Fury


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As unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua 20-0 (20) puts the finishing touches on his preparation to face WBO counterpart Joseph Parker 24-0 (18) at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on March 31, his promoter Eddie Hearn has come out and said that the popular 28-year-old could hang up his gloves before facing lineal champion Tyson Fury – despite calling it the biggest fight in British boxing.

 

“Tyson Fury is a fight we’d love to make, the biggest fight in British boxing,” Hearn told talkSPORT. “The other fight is the (Deontay) Wilder fight. The Wilder fight is the one that gives him the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. That’s different level, that doesn’t happen anymore.”

 

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It's not undisputed if the lineal heavyweight champion is active again and not fought to regain his titles.

 

Fury gave up the lineal when he retired. Also, he lost his boxing licence. Inactive two and a half years and busted for PEDs and Coke. Winner of Joshua/Parker vs Wilder will be considered Undisputed and lineal by most.

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Re: Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua may retire without facing Tyson Fury

 

I wasn't aware he had retired, he was just medically unfit to fight wasn't he?

 

He announced it a couple of times. Kept coming back and retiring despite being suspended and having no boxing license. He still hasn't announced a comeback fight or date.

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Tyson was stripped of the IBF belt because he ducked his mandatory, Vyacheslav Glazkov. (Trying to wangle a more lucrative Klitschko rematch instead, which he in turn ducked out of citing an ankle injury). Glazkov fought Charles Martin for it who subsequently lost it to AJ who still holds it.

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Re: Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua may retire without facing Tyson Fury

 

Translation:

 

"Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua may retire without facing Deontay Wilder, and will use Tyson Fury as an excuse."

 

 

You don't think they want the Wilder fight?? :whistle:

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Re: Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua may retire without facing Tyson Fury

 

--- Ring after a very generous interim finally took Tyson out of their rankings as champ, however to those "lineal" nutcases that each keep their own beating hearts warm with their very own made up lineal rules, Tyson is the forever champ until beaten.

 

Fact: Tyson generates 3x the revenue as Deyonce and has a much better chance of beating Josh.

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Re: Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua may retire without facing Tyson Fury

 

He announced it a couple of times. Kept coming back and retiring despite being suspended and having no boxing license. He still hasn't announced a comeback fight or date.
Oh yeah, the Twitter threats to retire - I never took those seriously, he was just doing a Ronnie O'Sullivan and talking bollocks for the attention. Strange that it's geeting on for 3 years he's been gone though - seems like 5 minutes. Still, if he comes back and looks decent, he should get his shot at redemption.
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Oh yeah, the Twitter threats to retire - I never took those seriously, he was just doing a Ronnie O'Sullivan and talking bollocks for the attention. Strange that it's geeting on for 3 years he's been gone though - seems like 5 minutes. Still, if he comes back and looks decent, he should get his shot at redemption.

 

I hope he looks decent and can stick with it. There isn't a great amount of depth and he'd be involved in some big fights. I think he needs two fights and then look at fighting Joshua or Wilder in 2019.

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Re: Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua may retire without facing Tyson Fury

 

Is that a serious question?

 

Yes!!

 

Wilder was being schooled by 50 year old Ortiz before he clobbered his head off.

 

Money talks and this is THE beg, career defining fight for both.

 

It happens.

 

Unless Whyte beats Wilder first! Imagine that :haha:

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Re: Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua may retire without facing Tyson Fury

 

--- Win/lose or draw, we know Whyte will be beating Deyonce into a pulp.

 

Whether he has a big enough punch to finish him remains to be seen. I'd also guess if goes to the cards, Deyonce will have the suits in his corner knowing a whyte rematch with Josh is not nearly the potential money spinner a unification with Deyonce would be. Hearn making the WBC come begging to whyte is priceless.

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