Hearn: "Fury won't be Lewis, he's been fighting one boxer for three years"

Eddie Hearn praises Tyson Fury's (31-0-1, 22 KOs) victory over Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) in Saturday's bout for the WBC heavyweight belt, but notes that "The King of Roma's" athletic accomplishments do not yet guarantee him the status similar to other legends of the royal division.

"He may one day beat everyone and go down in history as the strongest super-bantamweight of all time, but for that to happen, he has to beat the best opponents of his era, such as Joshua, Usik and White," the Matchroom Boxing head told IFL TV. - "Fury can become the second Lennox Lewis, but it's not enough to win three years against the same opponent."

Interestingly, Hearn announced that a duel between Fury and his boxer Joshua could easily be arranged in the near future.

"Anthony Joshua is a television free agent in the UK. He can go for a rematch with Usik with DAZN, BT, ITV or Sky. He can now also box Tyson Fury on BT," said the famous promoter, who, according to the recently signed contract, will represent AJ for the rest of his sporting career.