EDDIE HEARN claimed Anthony Joshua is just one step away from securing the “biggest fight of all time” against Tyson Fury
The great rivals have tried but failed in the past to commence a Battle of Britain bout.
But with Joshua in line to face Deontay Wilder at the end of the year, Hearn believes it could help pave the way for a blockbuster with Fury.
He said: “If Anthony Joshua fights Deontay Wilder and beats him, it makes the AJ vs Tyson Fury fight the biggest fight of all time.”
Hearn has been locked in negotiations for Joshua, 33, to fight Wilder, 37, in December in Saudi Arabia.
And boxing bosses in the Middle East want to host Fury, 34, against Oleksandr Usyk, 36, on the SAME NIGHT.
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But whether or not the heavyweight bonanza can be achieved or not, Hearn insisted AJ is still on course to face Wilder.
He told Stamina for Sale: “The situation is, Saudi Arabia would like to do Fury against Usyk, AJ against Wilder on the same night.
“I went out there two weeks ago, they’re deadly serious, I’ve done two big fights with them before, I know they deliver.
“As I understand it, they’ve been doing their own negotiations with Deontay Wilder, which has gone very well.
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“They’ve been talking to Usyk for a year, because he boxed AJ over there and they know the rough kind of numbers that we want based on what we received for the Andy Ruiz fight and Usyk fight in Saudi Arabia.
“Fury is another story altogether, but not my business. But all I’m concerned about is doing the deal for AJ against Wilder, because if they can’t get Usyk and Fury over the line they will still do AJ against Wilder.
“This is what they want. They want this big quartet. AJ’s already told me ‘no problem’.
“You hit the numbers that we want for the fight, that aren’t unreasonable and not hugely out of proportion in terms of what he received there last time, we’re in.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
