EDDIE HEARN turned down the opportunity to sign Tyson Fury in 2017, because he was too overweight.
Matchroom's promoter met with the Gypsy King of Monaco, and regretted his decision in hindsight.
Eddie Hearn refused to sign Tyson Fury, believing that the Gypsy King would never be able to get in shape after his ballooning to 27st 7lbs
Fury grew to a staggering 27 st 7 lbs by November 2017, when he met Hearn.
He lost a remarkable 8st in his fight with Sefer Seferi in June 2018, and an additional 1st 4lbs for his draw against Deontay wilder in December 2018.
Fury is the WBC heavyweight champion, widely considered to be the best in the division.
When asked which fighter he would have signed, Hearn said that the Gypsy King.
He spoke in 2020 to 'Doing the Rounds’: "I mean, you could say Tyson Fury."
"I had the opportunity to sign him. "I was in Monaco and I believe I could have signed him.
"I did not want to give him fights at that time because it was too expensive and the fights weren’t good enough. To be fair, I probably should have done it.
"I looked at him, and I thought, "You ain’t ever going back anyway, look how big you are," but he surprised everyone and proved me wrong.
Fury made his historic comeback by demolishing Deontay Wilder on February
"Fury is certainly up there, and there are a few other. A few American men that I may have had the opportunity to sign as well.
Wilder was twice defeated by Fury to win the WBC heavyweight title.
Now, he is set to retire to meet Oleksandr Usyk.
After beating Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia, Usyk now holds the WBA and IBF straps.
