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'Why delay the inevitable?' - Eddie Hearn believes Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua destined for bout
A bout between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is "inevitable", with Eddie Hearn suggesting the boxing public is uninterested in a rematch for either man with Oleksandr Usyk.
The former hung up his gloves at the start of the year following his second straight loss to the Ukrainian, and just the second reverse of a decorated professional career.
The latter meanwhile has not fought since September last year, when he was stopped by Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in his bid to become a three-time champion.
Both men have been linked with trilogy bouts against undisputed heavyweight Usyk, who will reportedly fight one more time before he hangs up his gloves and leaves the ring.
But Matchroom boss Hearn believes that the pair can only fight each other to earn the biggest attraction, particularly given their combined four losses against 'The Cat'
"He's a competitor just like AJ, the only person that's beat Tyson Fury is Oleksandr Usyk and he's beat him twice and he's beat him fair and square," he told Sky Sports News.
"Two good fights, two competitive fights. Same with AJ. First fight was a bit wider, second fight was very competitive. AJ would love to fight Usyk again.
"But he also understands it's not really a fight he can call for just yet because he's coming off a defeat and he's lost to him twice before.
"Just like the reality is Tyson Fury's coming off two defeats. The trilogy being 2-0 down is not really something that happens a lot."
"No one's interested in Fury against Usyk, no one's interested in AJ against Usyk, they've seen it twice and it was the same result both times.
"People are interested in AJ against Fury. I don't know what the delay is for the inevitable of just saying of course [let's make the fight]. Why delay the inevitable?"
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