Eddie Hearn hits out at Tyson Fury for “goading” Anthony Joshua after defeat

“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.”

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.”