Eddie Hearn maintains Anthony Joshua will ‘do a job’ on Tyson Fury due to ‘plan’

The Matchroom promoter has revealed how the unified heavyweight world champion is dialled in on an undisputed fight later this year

Jack Rathborn
Monday 08 March 2021 13:50 GMT
Comments
Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua will ‘do a job’ on Tyson Fury
Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua will ‘do a job’ on Tyson Fury (Getty)

Your support helps us to tell the story

This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.

The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every month. Unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock you out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. But quality journalism must still be paid for.

Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference.

Eddie Hearn maintains Anthony Joshua will “do a job” on Tyson Fury in what he has proclaimed to be “the biggest fight of all time”.

The world heavyweight champions are on a collision course after accumulating every belt in the division with the winner of the all-British encounter to be crowned the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000.

After blitzing Kubrat Pulev, Hearn believes Joshua has focused solely on Fury, who was last seen in the ring in February 2020 when he dismantled the previously undefeated Deontay Wilder.

And while Hearn concedes Fury is a “fantastic fighter”, the promoter is adamant Joshua is laying the groundwork to beat his rival and emerge as the No 1 in the division.

READ MORE: Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury finally agree terms for undisputed fight, says Bob Arum

“He would say that he’s tailoring his training for his career. He is training, sleeping, resting. I want to rein him in for a rest,” Hearn told Sky Sports.

“He is so focused. Although he’d tell you that he’s training just to improve as a fighter, I know that all he’s thinking about is Fury.

“He’s working on the plan to beat this guy and become undisputed. I love the work he’s doing, the improvements he’s making, the mind-set.

“He has the mind-set of a winner, of a champion. Fury is a fantastic fighter but AJ will do a job on him. The preparation starts now. Don’t think Fury isn’t doing the same. He knows. This may be the biggest fight of all time.”

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in