Eddie Hearn
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Like you've just got to be good enough to deal with it, you know?
I think they'd probably rather he just went straight into the fight because every fan's just like, why do I have to wait?
But if AJ goes out there and demolishes this guy, the fight's going to grow and grow and grow.
We've got to do what's right for him at the end of the day.
He's now training with Usyk and his team, which is pretty cool.
And we spoke to them, and even Usyk had a bit of input.
You know, we were like, we could go straight into the fight.
And he's like, whoa.
He said he's just, you know, he's had the crash.
He's had a lot of injuries.
Let him get that fight, and then we'll do the fight.
And I think it will be the best thing for Ojo.
I think it will give him the best opportunity to win the fight.
No, but people are quick to forget.
You know, like, obviously, what happened to him was terrible.
And, you know, at the time, people had a lot of sympathy.
And it's only a couple of months since, like, and people are like, whoa, Sturkey's like, yeah, mate, like, do you do realise what happened to him?
Like, I mean, it wasn't just, obviously, the physical injuries were bad, but obviously, emotionally, I don't think you ever get over something like that, you know, like.