BOXING legend Ricky Hatton is wary that Jake Paul may not give Tommy Fury another chance to fight him after the Brit pulled out of their bout.
Paul and Fury were set to go head-to-head on December 18 until the latter withdrew due to injury and a severe chest infection.
Paul will now take on former UFC fighter Tyron Woodley, while Hatton fears the YouTuber turned boxer may not give Fury another shot at a fight.
Writing for Metro, Hatton said: “It’s a shame and I certainly hope Tommy hasn’t lost his chance. But I suppose it is really up to Jake Paul, the ball might be in his court going forward.
“If he wants to fight Tommy and prove his point then hopefully Tommy can get another shot.
“But there is a risk, there is every chance Paul turns around and says: ‘F**k it, you’ve lost your chance.’
“I have a feeling that might happen but I hope not for Tommy’s sake.”
Hatton though reckons the influence of Tyson Fury and dad John will eventually result in the fight being rescheduled.
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Fury blamed a broken rib and a severe cold as the reasons for pulling out of the fight.
The news came soon after the Fury’s shared videos to social media of his brother Tyson slamming a medicine ball into Tommy’s ribs.
And Hatton went on to say: “There has been a bit of speculation that the injury might have come from those training sessions we saw, where Tyson was bouncing those medicine balls off Tommy’s stomach in the gym.
“It can be done. I remember Floyd Mayweather Snr doing a similar thing with me.”
Meanwhile dad John has claimed a ‘complete idiot’ who weighs 17stone broke Tommy’s ribs with a ‘bare knuckle’ punch.
The outspoken John has also called on Paul to fight his son in March – and threatened to take matters into his own hands if the demand is not met.
Speaking on Behind The Gloves, Fury said: “He [Paul] sucked the life out of the Fury name for three months, he’s had his money’s worth.
“But I’ll tell you what Jake Paul; if you’re any kind of a man at all mate, let’s renegotiate this fight for March or I’ll come to America and give you and your brother a good hiding.”
