Ricky Hatton believes a fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury must happen soon, admitting it has been ‘years’ since two British fighters dominated the sport.
Joshua holds the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles, while Fury defeated Deontay Wilder in February to become the WBC champion.
The two men are regarded as the world’s best heavyweights right now, and a meeting between the pair is undeniably the most-wanted fight in boxing.
And former two-weight world champion Hatton, who competed in the ring between 1997 and 2012, believes a fight between Fury and Joshua must happen in the near future.
“I have been a fan of the game and a fan of British fighters past and the present,” Hatton told talkSPORT.
“I remember years ago we would have two British lads competing for the title – but I had never heard of them.
“Now we have two of the best with different styles and different personalities.
“There’s no way it cannot happen.”
Meanwhile, AJ says a clash must take place to determine just who can claim to be the No.1 heavyweight.
He told Sky Sports: ”Yes, come fight me. If you really want to say you’re No.1, come fight me. Let’s get it on.
“I’ve got the rest of the belts so it only makes sense.
“I’m the unified heavyweight champion of the world, he’s the WBC champion.
“What it will prove, me and him fighting? There will be one dominant figure in the heavyweight division that will have all of the belts and become undisputed.
“Logically to prove yourself as No.1, I have to fight Tyson Fury. He has to fight Anthony Joshua.”
