Eddie Hearn claimed that boxer Tyson Fury was "terrible to watch" as he spoke at a charity Q&A alongside Anthony Joshua last week.

Speaking shortly after 29-year-old Fury announced he will return to the sport on June 9 at the Manchester Arena, Hearn provided a plethora of teasing answers to boxing fans suggesting a number of future fights.

The 38-year-old, who promotes a number of English talents including Amir Khan, Tony Bellew and Anthony Joshua, suggested that AJ's heavyweight rivals provided little competition to his client, although they would need to step up and prove that they were serious if they wanted to fight the Watford man.

Speaking at the charity Q&A, Hearn said: "It comes down to people talking, talking and talking. What Tyson did against Klitschko was great but he knows he is three or four fights away.

"My worry is that Tyson is very skilful and awkward; he is terrible to watch. And when he fights those guys [in his comeback] that are terrible, he will bring his performance down.

"It won't be pretty. We don't want that, we want him to look brilliant because I want Anthony Joshua to fight Tyson Fury.

"You have to understand, we all love sport. We all love watching great fights. I don't want to sit there, front row and watch one of our guys in a fight where I know the result. Trust me, that is not fun for me.

"The Klitschko night was one of the best nights of my life, as it was for many people. I love those nights.

"Where he has come from, to achieve the greatness of being the undisputed world heavyweight champion, money can't buy that." he continued. "And beating Fury along the way would be real, real sweet."

Responding to Hearn's comments, Fury's promoter - Frank Warren - argued that the 29-year-old would need "three or four" fights before challenging for a world title once again.

"The agenda will be Tyson's not anybody else's - when he is ready we will be good to go," Warren said at a press conference in London last week.

However, Hearn reassured fans that Anthony Joshua was keen for a fight with Fury, but also suggested that AJ could tempt a return from an old competitor.

"Anthony talks about going on for eight, ten years. You can't do that on Deontay Wilder and then a couple of others.

"We need Tyson Fury, maybe even Wladimir Klitschko to come back, Dillian Whyte, Luis Ortiz, Alexander Povetkin."