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Eddie Hearn is selecting Tyson Fury to defeat Oleksandr Usyk on factors on Saturday night time of their DAZN PPV rematch in Riyadh. Matchroom promoter Hearn is sort of open for why he’s selecting the England-born Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) to win, saying it’s as a result of he’s “British” and due to “what might come,” which is code for mega-fight towards Anthony Joshua.
Cash Talks
The boxing institution desires Fury, 36, to win this battle as a result of having him because the unified heavyweight champion is nice for enterprise. Fury represents cash. So, it’s not a shock that there’s a sure desperation for him to be victorious towards Usyk.
It lets you understand what Usyk is up towards on Saturday night time. He’s in the identical place as previous Fury opponents, who appeared to beat him however had their victories snatched away. Tyson ought to arguably have 4 defeats on his resume, not one. It’s arduous to beat a fighter after they’re as common as Fury.
You’ve acquired to present Hearn credit score for being clear about his bias, even whether it is self-serving. There’s a whole lot of dough the battle between the Matchrooom-promoted Joshua would make combating Fury if he’s victorious on Saturday night time towards WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight champion Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh.
Honesty Or Self-Curiosity?
“I think people are forgetting how close the fight was. It’s difficult to not pick Oleksandr Usyk for this fight, but I had it two rounds max for Oleksandr Usyk. Obviously, that was weird for these standing count,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to Matchroom Boxing, speaking in regards to the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk first battle earlier this yr on Might 18th.
“I anticipate one other actually shut battle on Saturday. I’m selecting Tyson Fury for a lot of causes. I’m channeling my interior karma to him, due to clearly what may come [Anthony Joshua mega-fight], and the truth that we’re British as properly.
If Hearn had nothing to achieve from a Fury win on Saturday, it could be attention-grabbing to know if he would nonetheless view him as successful. My guess isn’t any. Even along with his huge 40 lb dimension benefit, Fury isn’t on the identical stage as Usyk talent-wise, and he doesn’t seem like the identical fighter bodily going into the rematch as he was seven months in the past when he misplaced a 12-round break up determination.
“I’ve got a sneaky feeling. I saw the stuff yesterday, and I thought he [Fury] looked real relaxed. Usyk is talking real cocky, real different this time. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, but I’m going Tyson Fury and I’m going Tyson Fury on points,” mentioned Hearn.
