Eddie Hearn has ripped into Tyson Fury for his reaction to Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Eddie Hearn called out the Gypsy King and accused him of hypocrisy after Fury’s own mental health battles when defending Joshua, who broke down in the ring after the fight before going on a bizarre rant. Joshua stole all the headlines following the loss, decided by split decision, when he flung two of Usyk’s belts out the ring.
He then returned to give an odd and confusing speech to fans both in the arena and at home, with the Brit being slammed by fans for comments on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it “not nice”. Since, the boxer has apologised publicly, showing remorse on his social media pages. Following the fallout from the fight, Hearn decided to stand by Joshua.
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In a now-deleted Instagram video, Fury said after the fight: “After watching that, the both of them were s***e,” explained Fury. “It was one of the worst heavyweight title fights I have ever seen. It was bulls***. Come on! I’d beat annihilate both of them on the same night. F***ing s***e.”
Hearn said in a press conference after the match: “You saw the reaction of the guy there. Tyson Fury openly says he’s had all these mental health problems, struggles, stuff like that.
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“You see a guy out there crying, as big and strong as AJ. For years, he’s put on a brave face. Tonight, like he said, you just saw chinks in the armour.
“If you want to a guy who’s been through this ‘mental health’ experience and goading someone when they’re down and they’re devastated, that shows you the kind of man he is.”
Fury took to Instagram on Sunday afternoon to taunt Joshua, sharing a video taking a jab at the boxer. He shared a video of himself running into the ring with the caption: “AJ running back to the ring to talk absolute rubbish.”
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