Tyson Fury’s father, John, has spoken out against promoter Eddie Hearn following the collapse of a deal for his son to face Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury had been negotiating a fight with Usyk, who would become the first undisputed heavyweight world champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.
However, such an arrangement would need Anthony Joshua to accept £15 million in exchange for waiving his right to a rematch with Usyk on the condition that he fight the winner of the undisputed contest.
Hearn stated this week that Fury walked away after requesting a warm-up fight in March before facing the Ukrainian.
And Fury Sr. has confirmed that his son made a U-turn, with the world champion now ready to face Dillian Whyte. “Jealousy has overtaken his mind. Eddie Hearn has just blown AJ £100million! What kind of businessman is he? How can you take notice of Eddie Hearn? We can run rings round the likes of Eddie Hearn.
“He’s a young boy who thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread because his father gave him everything,” he told talksSPORT.
“You know the best thing about it all? The offer has been on the table for five weeks. £15 million for free, £5 million for free [for Dillian Whyte], and now Tyson has done a U-turn and decided, “F*** youse lot, you’re copping it.
“Eddie Hearn…” he thinks he’s clever but he’s not dealt with Fury before. He’s dealt with them now and wishes he’d never heard of the Fury name. He wishes the Fury name never existed.
“He’s just blew AJ a hundred million quid and he was receiving 10 per cent of all that… he’s blown himself [sic]£20million. We are laughing at you my friend. You’ve made a huge mistake!
“Do you want business, Eddie? Believe me, you should quit asking your old fella for guidance. A ten-year-old youngster could have arranged that transaction.”
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Hearn previously stated that he was “baffled” by Fury’s antics and blamed him for the discussions failing.
“Fury’s made it clear… I see all of his Instagram things laughy laughy, but he’s the one that didn’t want to face Usyk,” he told Boxing Social.
