Via Barry Holbrook: Promoter Frank Warren notes that Anthony Joshua’s failure to reclaim the IBF, WBA & WBO heavyweight titles from champion Oleksandr Usyk means that Eddie Hearn is now out of championship-level fights. world in department.
Hearn is permanently not on the list of world heavyweights. To be sure, once the four belts are vacated, Hearn can quickly move Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) to grab one of the dropped belts against a capable opponent.
Despite Joshua’s recent bad luck against Usyk in consecutive defeats, he’s still more than capable of beating the likes of Joseph Parker, Andy Ruiz Jr, Joe Joyce and Filip Hrgovic to claim one of the belts. .
Warren took the driver’s seat for the undisputed heavyweight clash between WBC champion Tyson Fury and IBF/WBA/WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Whether that fight can be successfully negotiated depends greatly on Fury’s wallet needs. If Fury asked for more money than the showdown with Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) was likely to produce, the fight wouldn’t have happened.
Obviously, Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) will need to come down to earth and give up his $500 million fantasy dream for his next fight because that’s not going to happen.
“Whatever happens, after Joshua’s defeat last weekend, Hearn is now free from the heavy title picture“Frank Warren said to Daily Star.
“Joshua failed to regain the WBA, IBF and WBO titles last weekend when he was trailed by Usyk again.
“Eddie Hearn came out this week and said Oleksandr Usyk was going to beat Tyson Fury.
He said that Deontay Wilder would beat Tyson three times.
He said Dillian Whyte would beat Tyson and we wouldn’t be in business for that fight, but it broke the Wembley box office record, and our man won by knockout. He said Anthony Joshua would knock Usyk out twice,” Warren said.
It’s clear that Hearn isn’t Nostradamus with his predictability, but that doesn’t mean Joshua won’t win another world title. If stick around long enough, Joshua will soon win the real title.
Both Fury & Usyk are likely to retire after the next fights, so that would put Joshua in a position of having to snatch one of the vacant belts.
