Ricky Hatton: If Tyson Fury wants to hang his gloves up now, no one could blame him

In his latest column with Metro.co.uk, the British boxing legend looks ahead to the big decisions facing Tyson Fury following his thrilling win over Deontay Wilder, and looks ahead to a big night for Jack Massey on Fightzone next month.

What next for Fury?

If Tyson Fury wants a break after that war with Deontay Wilder, none of us can blame him. Everyone is asking what is next for him, but with boxing these days, it is hard to see that picture. With rematch clauses for everything it seems, it is hard to make plans.

We might not see him until after Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2. If Tyson wants a rest, that will give AJ a chance to try redeem himself against Usyk. And if he can do that, we get the fight we have all wanted.

When we are talking about whether Tyson is to carry on in boxing, it all depends on what fights are put to him now. He has been involved in some of the best fights in heavyweight history and he’s made one of the greatest comebacks in heavyweight history – both in the way he returned to the sport after his problems and how he came back from that knockdown in the first fight against Wilder.

There is only one box for him to tick now I think and that is the all-British title showdown with AJ. If that doesn’t happen, then I don’t think there is much more he can do in his career. He beat Wladimir Klitshchko, went through all his problems, came back and won the title again.

He’s had three thrilling fights with Wilder. If he wanted to hang them up now, I don’t think anyone would blame him. But knowing Tyson how I know him, he will want to sign off his career by beating AJ. But again, it wouldn’t surprise me either if it doesn’t materialise anytime soon and we see the end of Tyson in the ring. And he can hold his head up proud if that happens.

Tyson holds all the cards. He…