Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury continues to enjoy retirement.
‘The Gypsy King’ announced in a surprise post on social media back in January that he was leaving the sport behind after a storied career that began as a professional in 2008.
Fury lifted his first world title in 2015 with a points win on away soil versus the long-ruling champion Wladimir Klitschko.
After well publicised battles with mental health issues andd addiction kept him away from the sport for two years, he returned in 2018 and, by the end of the year, was challenging fearsome knockout artist Deontay Wilder. That fight ended in a controversial draw after Fury was put down hard in the final round but still managed to rise from his feet.
The pair fought twice more with Fury winning by KO on both occasions. He also beat the likes of Derek Chisora and Francis Ngannou before losing in back-to-back fights in 2024 with Oleksandr Usyk as he attempted to become the undisputed champion.
Speaking to Pound 4 Pound with Kamaru & Henry, Fury suggested it was time for Wilder to hang up his gloves.
“Since that trilogy we had, we took a lot of years out of each other’s lives. That war we had which ended in the 11th round by knockout, that takes a lot out of your tank and you don’t recover from fights like that. Between mine and Wilder’s trilogy, there was 10 knockdowns.
“It takes a lot out of a fighter and even when he’s come back and had a couple of fights since against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang, he’s only a shadow of his former glory. The only thing that’s the same about Deontay is his name. I’d like to see him retire for sure before he does damage to himself.”
Wilder looked in poor form in his losses to Joseph Parker (points) and Zhilei Zhang (KO) and hasn’t fought in a year, but returns in June against relative unknown heavyweight Tyrrell Herndon. A win there may open the door to another big fight, potentially against Anthony Joshua, who is hoping Fury may reverse his own retirement decision for an all-British mega fight
