Tyson Fury says Eddie Hearn ‘knows nothing about boxing’ after his ‘golden goose got splattered by a fat man’

Hearn criticised Fury for the ease with which he defeated Tom Schwarz earlier this month, triggering a response from the former heavyweight champion

Tyson Fury launched a stinging attack on boxing promoter Eddie Hearn following criticism of his straightforward victory over Tom Schwarz, claiming he “knows nothing about boxing” and that he is only lashing out because his “golden goose” Anthony Joshua got “splattered by a fat man”.

The heavyweight domestic rivalry between Joshua and Fury has transformed into a war of words between Joshua’s promoter, Hearn, and Fury instead, and with no bout between the pair on the horizon, looks set to rumble on for much of the near future.

But after Hearn criticised the ease with which Fury’s latest victory came in his Las Vegas debut, the former WBA and WBO heavyweight champion launched a fierce verbal tirade on Hearn for what he perceived as a lack of boxing education, given the way that two of his boxers in Joshua and Derek Chisora suffered recent defeats.

He also claimed that Hearn was only trying to deflect from the troubles that have engulfed his stable of boxer’s by criticising Fury, who remains undefeated in 29 fights.

“Of course Eddie Hearn would say something negative because his golden goose has just been splattered by a fat man. He's got to try and discredit me to make himself look good,” Fury told iFL TV.

“Everybody who he doesn't have is s***; everyone he has something to do with is great. You can't believe a word he says; in my opinion he knows nothing about boxing.

“He got Derek Chisora beat by Agit Kabayel for not doing his homework. He got Joshua beat by Ruiz because he looked at the man's body and didn't study boxing; that's the truth of the matter.”

Hearn has predicted that the next fight for the WBC heavyweight title involving champion Deontay Wilder and former challenger Luis Ortiz will be scrapped so that Wilder can box Fury in a rematch of their December 2018 epic, and although he credited Fury for being “an amazing entertainer”, he doubled down on his claims he will attempt to face wilder next.

“What do I think about Tyson Fury? I think congratulations, you made great money to fight someone who probably couldn't win a European title, or couldn't win a British title, in Tom Schwarz,” Hearn said.

Tyson Fury launched a stinging attack on Eddie Hearn in response to criticism of his last fight (Getty)

“Tyson is an amazing entertainer, a great fighter etc. etc. but it was what it was. It was an exhibition, that's what it was, it was never going to be a competitive fight, there was no undercard whatsoever.

“I know [Bob] Arum will be trying very hard to make the Wilder fight next. They won't want to pay [Fury] again for beating someone like Tom Schwarz. [It] didn't do anything for ESPN. Didn't do anything on the gate. They won't want to spend that type of money again.

Hearn claimed Fury's opponent Tom Schwarz was not good enough to win a British title (PA)

“So Bob will be trying to push hard for the Wilder fight to happen next. I think PBC will say, 'No, we'll do it after the Ortiz fight.' We'll see what happens.

“I don't expect [Fury] to fight Jarrell Miller or anyone with a pulse if he's going to fight Wilder early next year.”