Fury branded the bout one of the worst heavyweight fights he’d ever seen
Eddie Hearn has hit back at Tyson Fury following comments made in the wake of Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
The Gypsy King came straight out of retirement after watching the bout, saying he would “annihilate” both of the fighters on the same night.
He branded the Saudi Arabia-hosted contest one of the worst heavyweight fights he’d ever seen on social media.
THE GYPSY KING IS HERE TO STAY!!!@WBCBoxing @frankwarren_tv pic.twitter.com/DaDCfbQvPI
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) August 20, 2022
Joshua lost by split-decision to Usyk.
The 32-year-old gave an improved showing in Jeddah but was ultimately outclassed once again by his Ukrainian adversary over 12 rounds, with Usyk retaining his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts.
Afterwards, Joshua appeared to yell at the governing bodies in attendance and tossed Usyk’s belts out of the ring before storming off, only to return moments later to grab the microphone and give a bizarre rant.
In his post-fight press conference, Joshua also broke down in tears and promoter Hearn feels his fighter’s emotional reaction was …