Frank Warren and Simon Jordan have been in a heated clash on TalkSPORT and Eddie Hearn has now had his say.
After Tyson Fury lost the undisputed fight to Oleksandr Usyk he suggested the judges sided with Usyk due to the ongoing Ukraine war with Russia.
On Tuesday, Fury’s promoter Warren went on talkSPORT and came to the defence of his man and suggested “his bipolar condition” was the reason for the comments.
Jordan hit back and asked “does this mean when Tyson and those around him go off on disrespectful, insulting and diminishing comments, does this mean that we have to feel sorry for Tyson because he has bipolar?”
A further row ensured as Jordan discussed the ban Fury has put on talkSPORT and now, speaking to Boxing Social, Hearn said he feels like Jordan takes too much joy in other people’s pain.
“I haven’t seen the whole thing, I’ve just seen bits and pieces. Obviously, Fury can feel that TalkSPORT have always had it in for him. I don’t necessarily feel like that cause I feel like they had it in for me and Conor Benn at one point.
“Now Fury banned them so they have doubled down but you’ve got to understand that outside of there it’s not actually real. It’s just a show, a game, Fury’s selling the fight, he said some stupid things sometimes, maybe some things he shouldn’t.
“But I feel like when you lose the fight you shouldn’t say haha. I feel like Simon Jordan is a haha merchant. Bitter. They enjoy people’s suffering, people’s pain, cause something is missing or something I don’t, know.”
He then got philosophical.
“I feel like the moment you’re set free is the moment you celebrates people’s victories whether they are with you or not, and you celebrate people’s happiness and respect their pain. I used to be a haha merchant.”
He was asked what changed his mindset.
“Maybe being more comfortable in myself, I dunno. As a kid growing up, I actually said, I won’t lie, there would be times when I would be playing a team game and I never wanted people to fail but if I was a batsman and someone got out before me I’d go yes.
“I was insecure, and I had a chip on my shoulder, and even in the boxing game there would be times where I wanted people to lose, and when he gets beat, yes! I can’t remember the last time I watched a fight and prayed for them to lose, honestly. I’m pleased for people if they do well now.”
Whatever he said in the ring afterwards, Fury has since said he will active his rematch clause and the pair can do it all again in October.
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