Tyson Fury is considering retirement after losing his second title shot to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
The 'Gypsy King' has gone 24 rounds with Usyk over the past year, losing both fights on the scorecards in two heavyweight showdowns. Now he still has big potential nights ahead, including a showdown with his old rival Anthony Joshua.
But at 36 years old and after infamous wars with Deontay Wilder and now Usyk, he might decide to end it all. If Fury did that, he would still go down in history as a legendary boxing champion, despite losing at the end of his career.
Tyson Fury teases retirement after Oleksandr Usyk rematch
At several points during Tyson Fury's career, the Brit has told fans and media that he was 'retired' from the sport. Most recently, when he fought Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in April 2022, he insisted he hung up his gloves during the build-up and afterwards.
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But he faced Derek Chisora again in December, and the following year he took on Francis Ngannou before signing up for his two undisputed title fights with Oleksandr Usyk. However, if he were to hang up his gloves after two defeats, it would be the first time things have turned out differently.
Speaking to the media after his loss to Usyk, Fury gave the cryptic response: “Maybe you'll see me fight again, maybe not.” This is a stark departure from his exaggerated expressions of retirement in the past, and indicates he may be considering hanging up the gloves for real.
Tyson Fury's wife Paris wants him to retire
The only force keeping Fury from boxing has been his wife Paris and his large family for years. She urged him to hang up the gloves since Wilder's rematch, noting he had never lost at that stage and had already earned generational money for their family.
Back in 2020, she told The Mirror: “I would like him to beat Anthony Joshua and then retire. He is in the ring with supreme boxers and it is a dangerous sport. We both know the risks. I know one shot can change everything.
“I get nervous before a fight, but he is very calm, he is always confident. It's always 'when' he wins, not 'if'. Years ago I controlled my nerves better because I knew he was fighting boxers at British or European level and I knew he was among the elite.
“Now he is in the ring with superior boxers and it is a dangerous sport. We both know the risks, but that's what he wants to do. I know one shot can change everything.”
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