Why Joshua Silent on Fury’s Retirement – Hearn

Eddie Hearn revealed that two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has remained silent after Tyson Fury’s retirement announcement.

On Monday, the ‘Gypsy King’ shocked the boxing world by announcing his retirement from the sport of boxing. This came after his recent defeat to rival Oleksandr Usyk last month. “Hi everybody, I’m going to make this short and sweet,” Fury said. “I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing. It has been a blast, I’ve loved every single minute of it, and I’m going to end with this: Dick Turpin wore a mask.”

After Fury’s defeat to the Ukrainian and Joshua’s devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in September, boxing enthusiasts were hoping to finally see the two British stars finally face off in 2025 – but the historic clash, which could have been worth £150million to both men, may now never take place.

Eddie Hearn doesn’t think Tyson Fury will really retire Photo by Sportsfile/Corbis/Sportsfile via Getty Images.

Joshua has been dealt a huge blow with his rival’s retirement announcement. However, Matchroom boss Hearn has recently revealed that he has yet to hear from his star client since Fury’s retirement post – suggesting that ‘AJ’ is unfazed by it all and is solely focused on his own career as he looks to get back in the win column this year.

Speaking about Fury’s retirement, Hearn told iFL TV: “Listen, one… we don’t really take it too seriously. Two… if it is serious there’s nothing we can do about it anyway. What do you think goes on, do you think Josh is going to phone me up and go, ‘Oh Ed have you seen the news mate’. He’s not that kind of guy.”

The boxing promoter was then asked if he’s received any word from Joshua since Monday’s announcement, to which he replied: “Not one,” before explaining: “He could have been doing it because he’s got the ump. He could have been doing it for some attention. He could have been doing it because it’s true. What’s the point in guessing.”