Eddie Hearn Talks Fury vs. Usyk, ‘Childish’ Ryan Garcia, Joshua’s Next Step | The MMA Hour

Eddie Hearn discusses his Fury vs. Usyk attire, how he scored the fight, the 9th round, the world’s top pound-for-pound boxer, Fury vs. Usyk 2, how he’s treated at Oscar De La Hoya events, Ben Shalom, Haney vs. Garcia, Chantelle Cameron, Canelo vs. Crawford, and more.
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[@j.s3591]

Usyk hit Fury, so Hard that he thought it was in December, that's why he said "Happy New Year" that was the original date they were supposed to fight before Fury pulled out. 😆

[@doddsalfa]

Far from the worst analysis 😊

[@rilamountain9311]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheGeneral_LUFC]

Lmao

[@rianconnolly11]

hilarious hit him so hard knocked into the new year

[@JakeDetects]

He said happy new year in reference to Usyk being in camp through Christmas and new year and missing it with his family 👍🏻

[@deleqtronica8733]

Eddie Hearn is the best boxing promoter in the game, i love listening to him talk about boxing.

[@eddiehills3378]

Hi Eddie

[@Lennny197]

@@eddiehills3378🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Lennny197]

Ur using his amateur boxing name 😂😂😂😂

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

I can’t stand him lol. And idk why I don’t like him

[@n1x1864]

Eddie’s burner account.

[@kroxx2]

Interviewing Eddie is a joy.. man speaks the language the fans understands

[@zambianstallion1924]

100%

[@juanwalker7424]

Eddie speaks pure Yappanese my boy you must be one of the Matchroom Bot accounts 😂😂😂

[@kroxx2]

@@juanwalker7424 don't be silly calling me a bots kid.. I have been watching boxing since Tyson Vs holy field and I was 7 then but my uncles and parents loved the sports.. I'm not from UK either, I'm Nigerian and I have listened to all the promoters from the past and present.. Eddie is actually the only person who is open and friendly to speak with and gives fans the opportunity to ask questions and let us see the inside business of boxing. He has his fairy tales but I understand that he is a salesman man that's his job. Name me another promotion company that promoted their fighters like Eddie or Frank Warren.. them 2 are the gold standard at the moment.. Eddie is the new Don king. But he actually pays fighters faster and not stealing from them check the record and stop hating.. U probably a pbc hater

[@kevinchang5082]

@@kroxx2i agree, hes way better than guys like bob arum, leonard ellerbe, oscar de la hoya, and all those clowns. Obviously he still bullshits, thats the nature of being a promoter. But at least hes more realistic usually.

[@elvisthewart670]

​@@kroxx2Tyson fury never fought holyfield

[@dobianuli2742]

The fans criticised aj so much for losing to usyk. Fury was lucky the ref changed his mind and didn’t stop the fight. Yet everyone is respectful of fury.

[@ThomasOrtega-di4ex]

Happy New Year to Tyson Fury

[@rianconnolly11]

hit him so hard usyk knocked him into another year

[@DodgyDez]

Uysk gave Fury his toughest fight and Fury gave Uysk his toughest fight. Superb fight between the two best HW on the planet. Hope we see it again

[@bendybruce]

It was definitely a tough fight but I thinkUsyk's Toughest fight was Mairis Briedis. Of all his fights, it's the only one where you could argue he may well have lost.

[@wigglyman6713]

@@bendybruce was that at cruiser or heavyweight?

[@Df-li9mp]

@@wigglyman6713cruiser

[@manonamissionpart2]

Francis?

[@DodgyDez]

@@bendybruce definitely a fair point made there brucey.

[@timw4432]

I had it 115-112 Usyk

[@t.d6379]

Me too clearly, 7-5 + KD. Great fight.

[@jamescroxton]

Me also!

[@positivejamesuk]

Love this new unity between queensbury and matchroom, great for everyone, boxers, promoters and fans ! Nice one - thanks to his excellency for stimulating this !! Thanks to both promoters and their teams for continuing this !

[@derekjones2835]

Always brilliant hearing from Eddie. Him and Ariel seriously need to do more together.

[@myelectioneering]

The vibe in this interview is just cool, very open and respectful. I enjoyed the style of both men, great content, thank you.

[@albertmolina1781]

Hearn is a wolf in sheeps clothing.Smooth like a viper.Exactly,what you need to be in the boxing world.

[@themissingone32]

Lol yea so true.

[@sanch3z]

Oh absolutely. You have to be a shark to success in an industry like boxing. There’s no other way

[@tommoson2953]

More, like a snake. Boxing promoters are crooked

[@nickscarla-tl9xp]

^^ “Wolf in sheep’s clothing, smooth like a VIPER.”

[@adequatequality]

You could make a 20 minute long compilation of Eddie simply being a hypocrite and contradicting himself with how he views his fighters versus the standard he holds other fighters/promoters to. He'll absolutely say whatever he wants in that moment to sell the fight and make his guys look better at the cost of being honest

[@ally4822]

Eddie didn’t say Choo choo 🚂 he said Kerching kerching 💰😍

[@andymcnab2.0]

Boxing was on life support until Eddie made the Froch v Groves fight. How people call him a snake, he pays his fighters and puts a lot of work in his events.

[@NK-wy8wp]

Boxing is still on life support.

[@olliedeaney8740]

@@NK-wy8wp2019 heavyweight boxing was on top Crazy to think that was 5 years ago and the next big fight is Tyson v Paul 💀

[@Sealedsolid]

@@olliedeaney8740 Hardly going to have a big fight every week are you. Boxing has been great for the last year ish

[@Rivelino824]

The problem started when you got average fights on ppv. How many fights did dillian whyte have on ppv.

[@JBholmes420]

What an extremely brainless casual take. Froch vs groves had zero impact in America, it did not do anything for boxing in America. Too many casuals that can’t think

[@markjones5843]

I've got to say how fair Eddie is being about Tyson. It was a great fight and should be treated as that, it had everything I like about boxing and even though there had to be loser in the ring, outside the ring most boxing fans were the winners. It was a great show and all the brave fighters made it a real spectacle and deserve great credit and that's every single of of them

[@marcust123]

Spot on mate all the casuals and haters seem to think fury got destroyed which was not the case it was a very close fight there was only 13 punches in it between the 2 and 9 of those came in the 9th when fury was hurt very close indeed cant wait for the rematch

[@captaintruth]

@@marcust123 I actually think objectively Fury won more rounds by 1 but Usyks 9th round was miles bigger than anything Fury had which would have brought it to a draw on paper. but there's no way I couldn't edge it to Usyk, right man won on the night. was a hell of a fight and makes for a great rematch!

[@t.d6379]

Happy new year

[@StoychoBalchev]

first 6th rounds for Fury it is just ridiculous statement.. what the hell these people smoking

[@FLEXZILLAGAMING]

Fury won 4-7 usyk won every other round by out landing him in punches, corrupt sport at it’s finest

[@rianconnolly11]

not smoking anything just english bias, blinkered

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

Fury absolutely did not win 7. Fury only clearly won 4-6 and 11 and maybe 3 swing rounds

[@BB-nl4rl]

@@rianconnolly11most of us English think Fury lost

[@spurs6661]

Sorry, I may of missed it but I’m sure Eddie didn’t say Fury won the first 6 rounds as that would be insane.

[@sportsfan7460]

28:44 Undertaker interrupts Eddie Hearn 😂

[@katelyn9182]

Love an Eddie interview!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[@leetaylor8967]

Happy new year guys Big up eddie.

[@TheGeneral_LUFC]

How can u not love this guy. Legend.

[@Insideyou-xb3qq]

I love mma but there is nothing better than when boxing is on top

[@jorgegarci3718]

Agreed. MMA is not technical enough for me, they’re so sloppy and it just looks like a bar fight

[@mdavis1992]

The production is just light years away from UFC unfortunately. So many of these boxing cards feel like chores. But I agree, heavyweight boxing is on fire atm

[@mannythesmeller6994]

@@jorgegarci3718cringe

[@kmy19]

@@jorgegarci3718sloppy if you speak purely boxing in mma but its mixed martial arts. You cant expect all of them to be as accurate and graceful as boxers. But when you mix boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, judo, jujitsu.. it is not sloppy. These guys are very technical in “mixed martial arts”

[@JWB86]

​@@mdavis1992bro, Saturday night was fire! Usyk walking out dressed as a Kozack warrior. A lot more interesting than these pathetic UFC uniforms they have today. Imagine stopping GSP from wearing his karate gi 🙄

[@bison7664]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EDDIE HEARN

[@Aaronazza1234]

I will never get this obsession with what each other is wearing

[@bigpete4864]

The saviour of boxing!! 🙏

[@user-jd3wj2vl7o]

I don’t get where all this hate on Eddie comes from. Personal opinion - my fav boxing promoter who reasons with the fans and is relatable. Talks sense & sounds passionate about what he does

[@kieranhudson4938]

Great question on calling out against Ben Shalom.

[@michaelm8838]

Fury vs AJ please, sooner rather than later, we remember how Khan vs Brook went down 🥊

[@f4llenstarr]

I love an Eddie Hearn interview, so funny

[@FUKAOKEVERSE]

Eddie talks a great game, BUT occasionally he's onto something...wot I like hearing here from Ed is the hypothesis if El Animal def DDD for the IBF in June, then loses it to AJ in Oct - a 2nd undisp fight in 12mths cud be on vs the victor of Fury v Usyk #2. Gimme sum o' that fer sure... 👋🏽💯

[@AmarThind-zq7ce]

Good interview as always

[@k.k8291]

Eddie always gives great interviews

[@mozilla1986]

The comments here are in sharp contrast to the boxing channel comments when Hearn is on the screen. MMA fans see the positives while use boxing are mad suspicious of him

[@NeoValeTudo]

Can they kowtow any harder? “His excellency is actually one of the funniest people I’ve ever met”

[@MainCardMinute]

Garcia vs Hearn, book it Dana

[@michaelm8838]

Honestly, Eddie could sell a pair of glasses to a blind man he's that good right now 😁

[@kevinmay3577]

If its a World cup final or conference league play off the rules are the same. It should be the same for boxing - resulting in the fight being stopped at the end of round 9 IMO

[@christopherstamp5946]

Always enjoy a Hearn interview.

[@bg4801]

Love the boxing content

[@REALISTICVIEWZ]

Is this the definition of a good promoter: I dnt watch boxing unless its a huge fight bt anytime Ariel has Eddie on I click just to hear him paint a picture of the nxt perfect fight that im probably not gonna watch 😂

[@mrdixon3765]

I believe if it was Usyk stumbling around the ring in round 9 he would of waved it off.

[@user-cr8wv4es2f]

"Also good luck with the power failure" Haha he just had to dig that one in. Ariel, we love you

[@RemyMac]

Ariel, you need to give Usyk more respect. Much more respect.

[@redygrgic8766]

there is no need. the whole world respects Usyk. true warrior.

[@paulstephenson5815]

Absolutely ridiculous , the referee shouldn’t have given a 20 second 8 count and the way he grabbed Usyk’s arm was like he’d stopped the fight . If it was the other way round the fight would 1 million percent have been stopped and why is nobody calling out the the WBC judge that gave Fury a 114-113 win ????

[@user-sv5iu6sb7k]

Eddie is 100% correct!

[@FizzyWizzy-sn1es]

Eddie is a brilliant talker

[@kroxx2]

Happy New year explained Fury's condition 😅😅😅😅

[@kristofrookx8452]

People didn't notice... But the first fight was sgeduled at 23dec. Fury had Scrambler eggs for brains

[@mistaschaub3280]

Saudi are on lunar calendar they celebrate new year in 5 weeks

[@t.d6379]

😂😂😂​@@mistaschaub3280

[@samhromyk2151]

That would be like saying happy New Year in late November for us. Doesn't make sense.​@mistaschaub3280

[@KareemAbdul-jabberUFC]

I wonder if Fury’s kids make him dress up as Gru for Halloween

[@cathalcuddy1815]

Atmosphere was dire. I was thinking at one stage it’s hard to believe this is an undisputed fight. Fight was great but felt like the place was empty at times

[@deanob77]

Hope Usyk retires now he's got NOTHING left to prove and refuses to rematch Fury like Fury did with Klitschko 🤞

[@scroolewse7733]

He can’t…..already signed, would be breach of contract

[@MannyRiberaOriginal]

Facts

[@MannyRiberaOriginal]

@@scroolewse7733doesnt matter if he signed a contract. He can retire and not get sued.

[@kroxx2]

Eddie is the real business man..its all business nothing personal

[@outshine5411]

“Led by his excellency, who himself puts forwards his ideas of who will fight, and obviously that rules all of us” Sounds like the Saudis have basically bought western boxing.

[@MannyRiberaOriginal]

Money talks😊

[@markwrench6334]

I dare Usyk's team to wear crash helmets for the rematch whenever they are within half a mile of John Fury.

[@macndrey]

i’ll say it again. people who though fury won the fight had action on fury and are just upset they lost money on the fight. Usyk won that fight. unanimously. the judge who scored it for fury should be investigated.

[@samwarrilow2881]

I don’t think they should be investigated as there were some close rounds (personally I couldn’t give Fury more than 6 rounds even giving him all the swing rounds). However it shouldn’t be a surprise that it was the WBC judge that managed to find 7 rounds for Fury

[@macndrey]

@@samwarrilow2881 i understand it is more difficult to score a fight in real time, but i can’t imagine it is that hard to see when usyk landed 50+ more significant strokes than fury and his accuracy was 15% higher than fury’s. but also i understand there is such a thing as boxing politics and they would have good reason to score the fight closer than it was, to bring attention to the rematch.

[@marcust123]

@@macndrey Not unanimous not a chance you only have to look at the stats there was only 13 punches in it and 9 of those came from usyk in the 9th when he hurt fury it was very close where tf did you get 50 plus more strikes from usyk from lol go check compubox all the stats are there to see your either trolling or just plain lying

[@macndrey]

@@marcust123 tf are you talking about. thought the ENTIRE fight usyk landed 50 more significant punches than fury and had a 29% accuracy vs fury’s 13%. if you want to talk stats. check them first bud.

[@twentyfour5136]

Boxing is political always remember that. Politics are what the judges use for scoring not reality

[@craigrooney5459]

Usyk has ran through the British Isles.

[@johnnwaneri219]

Eddie is a legend

[@badmanfreezer]

It’s Al Haymon 🤣

[@HB-gj7gd]

Kissing the cross ✝️ Definitely helped Good interview

[@DU0ZA]

Another AJ Vs Usyk is pointless imo

[@user-jd3wj2vl7o]

Yet you’ll still watch it and be in the comments of videos about it

[@nyfolkhero]

Eddie Hearn is only 44? sheesh man has accomplished a lot at a relatively young age

[@aliencity9309]

Eddie is successful But this business was build by his father he just took it over And yes he took it to new heights

[@wonkeydonkeyTV]

Well done on been born to a millionaire Edward😂

[@libanalsomali7006]

​@wonkeydonkeyTV don't be a hater mate, your father could of done the same he didnt

[@wonkeydonkeyTV]

@@libanalsomali7006 definitely not a hater I think he's great but facts are facts 😂

[@stoicsavage509]

His Dad built it he just ran with it

[@thanevakarian9762]

1-3 Usyk 4-6 Fury 7-11 Usyk 12 toss up, plus the knockdown. Every time I watch it back Usyk looks even better. I guess people are scoring punches for fury that hit Usyks glove and arms and ignoring the clean work and shots that stung fury.

[@captaintruth]

think its as close as the first bit you put sounds! even if usyk blocks the shots if tyson is forcing him to work alot without getting into effective range then hes controlling the fight. if usyk is able to counter than make fury miss enough he gets in. usyks sheer grit gave him just enough moments inside! both men did well was close and a brilliant fight for the fans

[@hoei79]

Exactly on point!

[@derekbrettell8121]

I scored it exactly the same way

[@raheem123456]

That's how I scored it exactly 👍🏽

[@stevenfisher4629]

Watched it again because I was confused by everyone who was there thought fury was well up and still scored it the same as above

[@user-sb7mb9fd8m]

Your a combat sports guy no doubt bro. Loving your work Sir

[@zeebo9]

Happy NEWYEAR!!!

[@chriswest2290]

Liquid and substance 😅

[@Thematrix075.]

Fury saying happy new year after fight is wild lol

[@nerdjournal]

Bro. I've seen all kinds of Cope from the Fury stans from It was for the Gypsy New Year to it was the for the Muslim New Year. Neither of those things make sense. Gypsy New Year is like Jan 14th and Muslim New Year is the Middle of July. The closest thing I could figure was both times the fight was rescheduled, the original dates were within a week(ish) of the regular New Year for the December Match and a week after the Chinese New Year for the Feb 17th match. Bro simply got knocked back 6 months out of reality.

[@Advanceddd]

Guys, Fury before that mentioned that he wants a rematch in the end of the year. So its like winning there and happy new year, i guess.

[@JackTenrec-qk4zp]

@@nerdjournal he got discombobulated

[@qaidikramuddin]

@@nerdjournal 😂1000%

[@work89]

The only fight to make Is Fury v Usyk 2.

[@olliedeaney8740]

Usyk sat there in 2019 saw how on fire heavyweight boxing was and thought “meh”

[@redygrgic8766]

usyk openly said he has been training more than 10years for fury and josua. the guy missed even family birthdays and the birth of his daughter to fully commit to the fury camp. dude was on a mission. unstoppable

[@JWB86]

2018* AJ vs Povetkin

[@urbanboutiqueapartment6623]

Next you'll be saying Turkey's arse smells of strawberries ffs hahahahahaha

[@TobiasKamutzki-qp2fm]

Liquid AND Substance 😉😊

[@conniesteenwyk6511]

the fight reminded me of beowolf vs grendal

[@ShannonDavis-eq4fj]

Now fury can be a 3 time champ like ali after he wins the rematch

[@hassnatahmad5339]

These men arnt getting any younger either. Make these fights while they can!

[@jezedwards3858]

Well done Eddie.

[@XYZ-ef3mo]

Eddie is the acceptable face of an East End gangster. Very entertaining man to listen to.

[@olliedeaney8740]

Eddie the man who puts British fans first

[@redygrgic8766]

😂

[@IPLAYROUGH]

Eddie “I can play both sides” Hearn

[@tkthomaskelly1]

comprehensive victory and its 3 a piece haha

[@Yovu_]

Can’t imagine the breath of relief Usyk took after this fight. Rest well deserved.

[@Real_RanD]

Spot on analysis from Eddie.

[@nik.b430]

Im siding with Ryan but i like Eddie Hearn i dunno why some people hate on him he does his best to put on the best versus the best

[@MannyRiberaOriginal]

Ryans a clown who beefs everyone randomly.

[@truthhitman7473]

A good big man doesn't always beat the good little man. This is why you can't undermind the greats of the past. Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield.

[@sullykhan7237]

Eddy is the best

[@jameswilson9578]

Ask Eddie about Connor benns B sample

[@mckokiner]

It was so quiet 🤫 man you could hear a pin drop

[@skeemthepizzaman3462]

Mark nelson must be British 😮

[@budthechud9795]

Happy new year - Tyson McFly the master of punch propelled time travel.

[@shambleslongplay3566]

i had it 115-112 usyk. (with two rounds that could have gone either way IMO) so 114-113 to either fighter was fine, or 114-114 if you had a draw round in there. Frank waren told us he thought fury won. then said he gave 5 rounds to usyk and one draw.. so his score card was 114-114 (im not sure how he thinks that means fury wins though) It really was close i was actually sober scoring it for a change, and I think all 3 score cards were fine.

[@leolovetoparty]

I thought Eddie's hoodie shirt/top looked great!

[@michaelhill2300]

I think when they mention Ryadah season being a different time each year is because it’s planned to end as Ramadan begins, so Ramadan is a different time each year meaning the season will need to change ;-)

[@andyfollows5480]

Have you forgotten what a big fight feels and sounds like Eddie?

[@Funtruck]

I like Eddie

[@mikemorris9902]

It was Ron Lyle vs George Foreman that Frank sent Eddie to watch

[@kroxx2]

I will always respect Eddie..if anyone is honest.. Eddie is 70% honest

[@modmod392]

But only 30% of the time

[@Hff19927]

Eddie putting oscar in the middle of his events 😂 oscar probably think he’s rubbing it in

[@timw4432]

Eddie is the man. Love the chemistry between you 2

[@ludovisian5063]

Ref took away the knockout we all deserved to see.

[@phantom916]

Looks like Dana white with hair.

[@paulshallbbk6778]

Eddie said I choo choo choose the gravy train now where and how do you want me

[@melindanunez9903]

Give Ben a chance and be better, there is room for everyone.

[@doddsalfa]

Who is Ben?

[@melindanunez9903]

@@doddsalfa CEO of Boxxer

[@kieronkealy9016]

👏 👏 👏 👏

[@emlabc17]

💯💯

[@TMoney76]

Wouldn’t mind if Eddie was appointed as PM of Australia. He’s the king of common sense.