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Harry Davies

Eddie Hearn blamed for Anthony Joshua's downfall amid heavyweight's struggle

Chris Eubank believes Eddie Hearn is to blame for Anthony Joshua's demise in the heavyweight division.

Former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua, 33, has looked a shell of the knockout artist he once was in recent fights. The Olympic gold medalist had an unprecedented rise through the divison, looking virtually unbeatable on his way to capturing the unified belts against Wladimir Klitschko in 2017.

Two years after that historic win at Wembley, 'AJ' would lose his belts in a shock upset to Andy Ruiz Jr. Despite winning them back in their rematch later that year, he eventually lost them against Oleksandr Usyk and failed to reclaim the titles in their rematch. Eubank thinks Hearn is at fault for rushing 'AJ' into a world title fight less than three years into his professional career.

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