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Tyson Fury may have only one fight left in him and it’s one Gareth A Davies believes ‘all Brits would favor to check’.
Fury fought valiantly in opposition to Oleksandr Usyk of their rematch on Saturday in Saudi Arabia nonetheless it changed into collected no longer ample to real revenge as Usyk retained his belts thanks to a unanimous resolution verdict.
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The final consequence preserved Usyk’s ideally suited file and cemented him as one of the all-time greats within the heavyweight division.
As for Fury, he is now at a in reality vital juncture in his profession.
At 36 years of age, he only has so many years left on the high of boxing before father time inevitably catches up.
Additionally, the only two losses in his profession are to Usyk, who has now beaten him twice on facets.
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But does he stare to affix the illustrious company of Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and Michael Moorer by making one remaining push to become a 3-time heavyweight world champion?
Successfully, in line with talkSPORT boxing specialists Davies and Spencer Oliver, they effect no longer believe that will eventuate.
As a substitute, a long-awaited home dust-up seemingly awaits.
“He’s got to go back and take a well-earned rest and just decide what he wants to do with his career now,” Oliver mentioned.
“He’s achieved everything, hasn’t he? He’s done it, rolled the dice, tried to avenge a loss. It never went his way. Another great, great contest.
“What else is there to point to? What else is there to enact? I remark you what may happen, I remark you the attach it’s going to scramble. I will keep it on the highway excellent-searching now and I believe I am excellent-searching with this.
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“We get Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury next. Why? Because they want it in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and I know that Turki Alalshikh wants it because he wants the best fighting the best of modern eras.
“That’s the next fight for both of them.”
Davies agreed with Oliver in terms of Joshua being the next logical opponent for Fury.
But outside of Joshua, Davies struggled to envisage any other logical opponent for Fury.
“The facet is, the attach does Tyson Fury scramble now, what does he enact,” Davies said.
“There may be nothing extra to enact. He changed into a best heavyweight champion, two-time heavyweight champion of the enviornment.
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“If he wants the Anthony Joshua fight, fine. All Brits would love to see that fight.
“But I don’t believe we will check mighty extra of Tyson Fury. He may fight Anthony Joshua, nonetheless I don’t glimpse him coming benefit to fight anyone else.”
Even though Joshua and Fury are both coming off defeats, with the former being stopped in spectacular fashion by Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September, a bout between the pair would undoubtedly be a lucrative one.
Joshua and Fury’s star power, especially in England, has not waned in the face of their recent defeats and would almost certainly sell out at Wembley Stadium, if it was to be held on British soil.
However, with Joshua and Fury being 35 and 36 years old respectively, there is a limited timeframe for this fight to be made while the two are still somewhat in their primes, even if it may be at the tail-end of it.
An immediate rematch against Dubois does not appear to be on the cards for Joshua, as the former confronted Usyk in the ring after his second win and challenged him to a rematch.
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Dubois must first protect his title in opposition to Kiwi contender Joseph Parker in February before he can shift focal point in direction of exacting revenge on Usyk, who stopped the Brit in August closing year.
Fury will no query revel in a completely-deserved leisure after his 2nd loss to Usyk.
But at some stage, he must have the dialog about what he needs to enact subsequent.
Talking after the fight, Fury issued a cryptic response to whether or no longer he will fight all but again.
“You may glimpse me fight all but again, you will no longer,” he said.
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As Oliver and Davies pointed out, Joshua’s name is almost guaranteed to pop up in those talks.
Over to you, Tyson.
