Ricky Hatton has raised a concern over Tyson Fury ahead of his mega undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
Hatton reckons Fury’s ‘lifestyle’ could mean he has ‘too many miles on the clock’ heading into the bout.
Fury and Usyk will finally step into the ring in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 17.
The pair have been trash-talking each other for a couple of years but the fight was finally signed last November.
Tyson Fury will fight Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia in February
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They will put all their belts on the line in one of the most eagerly-anticipated matches in modern boxing history.
Hatton then hopes Fury will enter the ring with fellow Brit Anthony Joshua at some point in the future.
However, he has concerns that Fury’s past may eventually catch up with him.
The 35-year-old has not been shy in detailing his huge weight loss during his break away from the sport.
Fury has since returned and had 10 fights since 2018, including a trilogy against Deontay Wilder.
Fury was sluggish last time out against Francis Ngannou.
And Hatton is worried about possible long-term effects Fury could be suffering from.
He told OLBG: “You don’t get a bigger fight [than Fury v Joshua].
“It’s one of the biggest fights in British boxing history. It’s a great clash of styles.
“Tyson’s always in entertaining fights, so is AJ [Joshua], and it was only a couple of fights ago we thought [Joshua’s] best days were behind him but in his last couple of fights, he has looked really impressive.
“But Tyson on the other hand has been the best heavyweight for a good number of years and I still have him as number one, but we just need to know what Tyson has got left.
“Don’t forget it’s not just the three Wilder fights, it’s the lifestyle he’s had as well where he’s had to lose ten stone in the past and what it does to the body and then having them three wars with Deontay Wilder.
“It might be too many miles on the clock for Tyson or maybe he took him lightly because he didn’t look in the best shape.”
Many felt MMA fighter Ngannou deserved the judges’ decision against Fury in his first professional boxing fight last October.
Ngannou will face Joshua in Saudi Arabia in March.
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Tyson Fury struggled in his last fight against Francis Ngannou
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But he has firmly his eyes set on a rematch with Fury by October this year.
Ngannou told MMA Fighting: “I win this fight [against Joshua] and I’m fighting Fury period.
“Whether or not he has the belt. Our rematch term was within next year, so it’s going to be October this year.
“I just want to be free and fight, the thing is with the title is this is a system I don’t want to fall into anymore.
“You have to make a concession with an organisation, I don’t want that political stuff.”
Ricky Hatton has doubts over a future Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua fight
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Ngannou said in a separate interview with TMZ Sports: “I’m not looking for the winner of Tyson Fury (and Usyk). I’m looking for Tyson.
“Tyson owes me a fight. I don’t give a s**t about the winner of Usyk and Tyson. I’m coming after Tyson. Win or lose, I want Tyson.”
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