Eddie Hearn revealed what Tyson Fury said to him in a FaceTime discussion after his WBC title victory over Dillian Whyte.
Whyte and Fury fought on Saturday to contest Fury’s WBC championship at Wembley Stadium, and the mandatory challenger suffered a sixth-round knockout after a decisive uppercut from the champion.
Speaking on the DAZN Boxing Show, Hearn recalled what Fury told him while he was celebrating victory.
“I couldn't hear him that well, as he was out drinking, and I was in a restaurant,” he began.
“I think he was saying that he was trying to call AJ, and asking me for his number. I think he was just harassing everybody, basically!
“He was having a few drinks, and he was celebrating. I just told him, "well done". But he's just retained his title, and he's calling me and trying to call AJ!”
The Matchroom promoter predicted that there is little chance of Fury walking away from boxing despite his claims in the immediate aftermath of the fight.
“Tyson Fury is... very popular at the moment, and anything negative you say about him won't go down very well,” he said.
“But I will say that Tyson Fury is a great bluff merchant. And he ain't retiring. The biggest fights for Fury haven't happened yet. And I will say one thing again: he's the best heavyweight on the planet right now. I'll give him that. When we talk about generational greatness, he could be a great for this exact generation.
“But please, with victories over [Deontay] Wilder, [Wladimir] Klitschko and Whyte, please do not talk about him being in the same breath as [Muhamed] Ali, [Joe] Frazier and Lennox Lewis. But if he beat AJ and Usyk, I'd give him all the respect of being up there with Lewis.
“If we're giving Fury that kind of credit for those wins, please give AJ the same credit. He beat two of those three. The jury is out on Wilder. He may go on to do great things but his biggest win was against Luis Ortiz.”
You can watch the full, exclusive Eddie Hearn interview tonight (April 25) on The DAZN Boxing Show with a DAZN subscription, during which Hearn breaks down Fury vs. Whyte, updates us on the Joshua vs. Usyk rematch, previews Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano and more.