David Haye hopeful Tyson Fury will return to heavyweight boxing

David Haye and Tyson Fury __have been scheduled to fight each other twice in the past (Picture: Getty)

David Haye has revealed he would still love to fight Tyson Fury, but insisted his fellow British boxer has far greater issues to deal with than organising a fight with him.

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Fury has not fought since he became the unified heavyweight champion in November 2015 after becoming overwhelmed by mental health issues.

The Brit’s trainer, Peter Fury, recently said he hopes his fighter will return to the ring this year with Haye having twice pulled out of scheduled bouts between the pair.

And although Haye was reluctant to be drawn into speculation a fight may finally happen, he was clear he would be interested in the bout.

‘I genuinely __have no idea [whether Fury or his team would be willing to negotiate].

Haye is fighting British rival Tony Bellew next month (Picture: Getty)

‘The last thing I need to be worried about is him. He’s got enough issues going on,’ Haye told World Boxing News.

‘I’m not sure in reality if he’s even licensed to fight. If he does get a licence, it would be something to talk about, for sure.

‘But at the moment, it’s not really worth paying it too much mind.

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‘He’s got enough issues outside of the ring to contend with.’

Regardless of whether he ever gets the chance to face off against Fury, Haye says he hopes his fellow heavyweight returns to boxing.

‘I hope he does [return]. I think heavyweight boxing is more fun with him in it than not in it,’ he said.

Fury’s win over Wladimir Klitschko in Nov 2015 won him the IBF IBO WBA WBO belts (Picture: Getty)

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‘I always want what’s best for boxing and he’s a big character.

‘He’s always screaming and shouting all kinds of nonsense, so it’s better if he’s in boxing.’