Hearn questions the Tyson Fury challenge of Joshua

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has questioned the logic of Tyson Fury’s recent challenge to Nigeria born former heavy weight champion Anthony Joshua.

Over the course of the last few years we’ve seen boxing fans clamour for one thing above all else: Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua to determine the true king of the heavyweights.

Alas, between the Deontay Wilder factor and Joshua suffering two notable defeats, there have been more than a few bumps in the road – but many fans haven’t given up hope.

Fury seemingly sailed off into the sunset earlier this year following his knockout win over Dillian Whyte at Wembley, but ‘The Gypsy King’ hasn’t definitively ruled out a return to the squared circle.

He’s even suggested that if Joshua can get past Oleksandr Usyk in their August rematch, he’ll battle AJ under the right set of circumstances.

The stipulations, however, could pose a problem, with Fury wanting the pair to fight for free at Wembley Stadium with the contest being broadcast on free-to-air television in the United Kingdom.

Eddie Hearn, unsurprisingly, didn’t really believe Tyson was being serious when he spoke to DAZN about the offer.

“He’s a genius Tyson Fury because no one ever questions what he says,” Hearn said.

“On the one hand, he said you’ve got to pay him 500 million to come out of retirement, and in the next sentence, he says he will fight AJ for free on non-PPV. It’s absolutely brilliant.

“The only way Tyson Fury’s going to fight again is for a bucket load of money, and Tyson Fury will go to Timbuktu or Mars for a bucket load of money.”

If Joshua is in fact able to defeat Usyk next month, he’s almost certainly going to be the frontrunner when it comes to who Fury will face in a hypothetical return to the ring.

At the same time, it’s not the only offer in town with there being a whole lot of talk regarding Francis Ngannou crossing over for a superfight against the Brit.

It may seem silly but if they find a way to make it interesting via mixed rules, they could be on to a winner