Ricky Hatton believes Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren are to blame for the delay to a potential boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
For years, rumours of a blockbuster showdown have persisted - only for nothing to ever materialise.
Fury is currently retired from the sport, having announced his decision to quit back in January.
As for Joshua, the Watford-born boxer hasn't returned to the ring since being emphatically beaten by Daniel Dubois last year.
Ricky Hatton believes Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren are to blame for the delay to a potential boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua
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Fans would love to see Fury and Joshua face each other after so many years of speculation.
And Hatton feels that Hearn and Warren are to blame for the delay to any potential battle, with the 46-year-old stunned it hasn't happened so far.
"Tyson called it a day and I think we all took him with a pinch of salt," he told Betway.
"The fight has to be made now, we’ve been waiting 10, 12 years for it so are we going to wait another 12 months for it?
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Tyson Fury announced his retirement from boxing back in January
REUTERS"Tyson and AJ are getting older, a little bit more miles on the clock and I can’t understand why it’s not taking place?
"I don’t think it can be the fighters. They won’t get more money than what they could from Turki Alalshikh.
"It must be Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn. Turki Alalshikh is putting down the money and lately, Frank and Eddie have been working together with the 5 v 5 which has been fantastic entertainment.
"Turki, with respect, is the money man but is letting the people that know the boxing (finer details) put the shows on, but they won’t get any more money than what they could now.
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"Frank is Tyson’s promoter, and Eddie is Anthony’s promoter and Turki is saying here is the money so put the fight on.
"I can’t get my head around why it isn’t happening. It’s left me scratching my head.
"I don’t know what’s gone on but you have to think why is it not happening because none of this makes sense. I can only put it on Eddie and Frank."
Hatton also made it clear he doesn't want to see Joshua face a different opponent, instead of Fury.
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He added: "There’s only one fight I would like to see Anthony Joshua fight next and that is Tyson Fury.
"They should fight each other, and we have said for a number of years, boxing is the loser if the fight never happens and they’re both at similar points in their career.
"Tyson has had better days, Anthony has had better days, and it’ll still be as good of a fight, maybe even a better fight because they’re both at similar stages of their careers.
"People will still pay to watch it and it’ll still be a fantastic fight, but I only want to watch them fight each other and then they can put their feet up and enjoy what they worked so hard for and how proud they have made us all feel as British fight fans.
Anthony Joshua hasn't fought since losing to Daniel Dubois back in September
Reuters"I don’t want to see them going on and on and having fight after fight.
"Just fight each other and get the f**k out of there as far as I am concerned."
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