Eddie Hearn doubts Tyson Fury hunger ahead of Deontay Wilder rematch

Tyson Fury is set to face Deontay Wilder later in the year for the third time, but Eddie Hearn believes Fury will still prevail despite questioning his desire.

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes that Tyson Fury will struggle for the motivation and hunger to defeat Deontay Wilder again, once a rematch is confirmed between the two fighters later on in the year, but still insists that 'The Gypsy King' will gain the victory and move on to targeting a super fight with Anthony Joshua.

Talks have remained ongoing for a super fight between Joshua and Fury, but only after Fury has dealt with Wilder after a rematch clause was inserted into the contract for Fury's second fight with 'The Bronze Bomber'.

Hearn believes that Fury may need extra edge to his mindset in order to prepare to complete the trilogy with the American, but believes that he is a superior fighter and will complete the task ahead and maintain his undefeated record.

He said to William Hill: "I think Fury has got to be a huge favourite, he’s beaten him twice already really,” Hearn told William Hill. “But Wilder is dangerous. And you never know a fighter’s mindset when they go from achieving what Tyson has achieved with a load of money in the bank. 

“How much does that hunger [in Fury] still exist? You can bet your life the hunger will be there for Deontay Wilder. But Tyson Fury is a big favourite in that fight. He’s really schooled him twice, and I expect him to do so a third time.”

After losing to Alexander Povetkin in a shock defeat at Fight Camp at the weekend, Matchroom fighter Dillian Whyte, who was set to face Fury for the WBC title, believes that Fury will comfortably beat Wilder, and has questioned whether Wilder has what it takes to adapt his style, and change the outcome of the fight from the first bell.

He said: "I think Fury is going to win again. He’s beaten him twice already and I think he’s going to win again. I think it will be easier this time around. Obviously, he out-boxed him last time and he knocked him out this time, so what is Wilder going to bring? He can’t say ‘my punch power, my punch power’ anymore, no. He’s been dominated. [Fury] took your punch away from you, put you on the back foot and stopped you. 

And then [Fury’s] also out-boxed him in the first fight when he was rusty, so what’s [Wilder] going to do? He’s not all of a sudden going to become a great mid-range counter-puncher that you haven’t done for 40-something fights.”

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