Hearn has criticized Fury after the ‘Gypsy King’ sent a mocking message following Joshua’s defeat by Usyk in their heavyweight rematch last night
Eddie Hearn has slammed Tyson Fury for his “goading” social media video which criticised Anthony Joshua’s performance against Oleksandr Usyk, reports Ben Davies, boxing and MMA writer for the Mirror.
Joshua was looking for revenge against Usyk last night in a lucrative rematch with a Saudi Arabian backdrop, but he was unable to exact a winning game plan with his rival having his hand raised by a split decision. ‘AJ’ was emotional after the fight and after launching an X-rated speech following the final bell and marking his frustration, Joshua burst into tears at the post-fight press conference.
‘AJ’ was clearly overwhelmed with his first career defeat and just admitted he was trying to be himself when acting the way he did in the ring after the result was announced. Fury quickly responded to the outcome of the fight on Instagram in a video, where he said: “I’ll be honest with you guys, after watching that, the both of them were s***e.
“It was one of the worst heavyweight title fights I’ve ever seen. It was bulls***! I would annihilate both of them on the same night. F***ing s***e. Get your f***ing cheque book out cause the Gypsy King is here to stay forever!” Hearn later took issue with Fury’s comments and claimed the unbeaten champion has shown his true colours.
” Tyson Fury openly says he’s had all these mental health problems,” he said. “You see [ Anthony Joshua ] crying, for years he’s put on a brave face. A guy that’s been through this ‘mental health experience’ is goading someone when they’re down, that shows the kind of man he is.”
The ‘Gypsy King’ had a huge battle with mental health issues after his victory which saw him balloon in weight and resort to substance abuse. However, he came back stronger than ever by losing the weight and is now considered the best heavyweight in the division despite Usyk’s win.
Anthony Joshua was distraught after his loss to Oleksandr Usyk (Image: Getty Images)
Fury was quick to stake his claim to a fight with Usyk despite having stated he is retired from the sport on multiple occasions. It appears a fight with Joshua now looks further away than ever, with the British star now required to begin rebuilding to reach world title contention again.
Joshua was evidently emotional after the fight and struggled to hold back the tears following his expletive-laden speech which drew criticism from many in the sport. He explained that his emotional speech came from the heart and was based largely on raw emotion. “When you try and do things from the heart… it was from the heart,” he said at the post-fight press conference.
“I knew I was mad at myself, not at anyone, just at myself. I thought I had to get out of there because I was mad. Like anyone, when you’re mad you might do stupid things. Then I realised, ‘S*** it’s a sport, let’s do the right thing and come back.”
