Tyson Fury may have only one fight left in him and it’s one Gareth A Davies believes ‘all Brits would love to see’.
Fury fought valiantly against Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch on Saturday in Saudi Arabia but it was still not enough to exact revenge as Usyk retained his belts thanks to a unanimous decision verdict.
The result preserved Usyk’s perfect record and cemented him as one of the all-time greats in the heavyweight division.
As for Fury, he is now at a crucial juncture in his career.
At 36 years of age, he only has so many years left at the top of boxing before father time inevitably catches up.
Additionally, the only two losses in his career are to Usyk, who has now beaten him twice on points.
But does he look to join the illustrious company of Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and Michael Moorer by making one final push to become a three-time heavyweight world champion?
Well, according to talkSPORT boxing experts Davies and Spencer Oliver, they don’t believe that will eventuate.
Instead, a long-awaited domestic dust-up likely 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 said.
“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 prove? What else is there to do? I tell you what might happen, I tell you where it’s going to go. I’m going to put it on the line right now and I think I’m right 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 thing is, where does Tyson Fury go now, what does he do,” Davies said.
“There’s nothing more to accomplish. He was a brilliant heavyweight champion, two-time heavyweight champion of the world.
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“If he wants the Anthony Joshua fight, fine. All Brits would love to see that fight.
“But I don’t think we’re going to see much more of Tyson Fury. He may fight Anthony Joshua, but I don’t see him coming back 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 defend his title against Kiwi contender Joseph Parker in February before he can shift focus towards exacting revenge on Usyk, who stopped the Brit in August last year.
Fury will no doubt enjoy a thoroughly-deserved rest after his second loss to Usyk.
But at some stage, he must have the conversation about what he wants to do next.
Speaking after the fight, Fury issued a cryptic response to whether he will fight again.
“You might see me fight again, you might not,” he said.
As Oliver and Davies pointed out, Joshua’s name is almost guaranteed to pop up in those talks.
Over to you, Tyson.