Ricky Hatton: Tyson Fury can be tempted back while Joshua rematch looms for Whyte

In his latest column, the British boxing legend assesses what is next for Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte after a stunning win for The Gypsy King and looks ahead to a huge night for Jack Massey on Fightzone.

It is hard to believe what comes out of Tyson Fury’s mouth at times, and I say that with love! If he has retired from boxing, he has done himself proud and I am proud to call him my friend after all he’s done inside and outside of the ring. He has been a credit to the sport.

But the only thing that makes me question how long he will be able to stay away is of course the situation with Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk. If I know Tyson the way I think I know him, he won’t be truly satisfied until he has ticked that box and fought to become unified champion.

I might be wrong of course. Because you do reach a point in your training, your dieting, when you are working and sacrificing every day of your life and you say: ‘I can’t do this anymore, I’ve had enough’. It is the hardest game in the world and when you’ve been in the fights he has been in, I would totally get it if he wanted to hang up the gloves for good.

I always said if Tyson uses his ability and avoided going to war like he has done in his last few fights, he would beat Dillian Whyte. And that is pretty much what happened. Dillian is a great fighter but he hasn’t got the fastest hands and fastest feet and it showed.

When Tyson has those physical advantages, you need that speed and that is not Dillian’s forte, Dillian is a knockout puncher. When you think about it, he never had a chance of closing the distance.

I don’t think there is another fight out there that could keep Tyson interested in sticking around in boxing other than the winner of Usyk vs Joshua –