The Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight has quietly moved from a commercial plan to an uncertain possibility, and the shift comes from the man who once talked about it as a target rather than a theory.
When Eddie Hearn says now Yahoo Sports there are “no guarantees” that Anthony Joshua will fight again, and following that by admitting that he doesn’t know if a fight with Tyson Fury “will ever happen now,” the temperature around the greatest all-British heavyweight fight of the era has noticeably dropped. Promoters usually do not raise doubts unless they are preparing the public for a long delay or a different outcome.
The tone has changed
Before the December car crash in Nigeria that killed two of Joshua’s close friends, the road seemed clear. A March return was booked, followed by Fury. It was talked about as a sequence rather than speculation, and the commercial logic behind it was clear.
Now the language has changed. There is no timeline attached and no sense that anything is imminent. Hearn said Joshua is training but not ready, and that the Fury fight may or may not happen. This is a significant shift from the certainty that once surrounded the game.
Joshua’s circumstances are serious and personal. The December accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele changes priorities in a way no fight date can compete with, and Hearn is right to say he needs time. However, from a business point of view, time is not unlimited, and the longer it drags on, the harder it becomes for Joshua–Fury to act.
From ‘When’ to ‘If’
For years, that fight felt inevitable because it was treated as something that would happen once the timing aligned. Now that assumption feels weaker, and Hearn no longer speaks like a man closing a deal, but like someone keeping every option open. The shift from “when” to “if” is subtle, but it explains exactly where things stand.
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Last updated on 02/11/2026
