Another week, another high profile retirement from the fight game.
Last week we saw UFC champion Conor McGregor come on Twitter to tell the world he had retired – which turned out to be one big bluff.
Now, world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has told fans that his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko will be his last.
The 6ft 9in fighter, who beat the imperious Ukrainian last November to win the world title, says he wants to quit boxing 100% to be with his children.
https://twitter.com/Tyson_Fury/status/726750772067717120
This would put an end to any potential megabucks fights with WBC champion Deontay Wilder and Britain’s new IBF world champion Anthony Joshua.
Fury sounded sincere in his interview with iFL TV, saying: “To be honest with you, I’m well sick of boxing.
“It’s going to be my last fight. Sh*t or bust. All or nothing. As you say in poker, we’re all in.
“It’s going to be my last fight win, lose or draw I reckon. I just can’t be fucked with it. That’s the truth.
“Being here tonight, I’m so sick of it and I have no motivation to carry on.”
Fury made around £5m from the first Klitschko fight and could make even more from the rematch. But, if he walks away from boxing all-together he will miss out on the mooted £40m all-British superfight with Joshua at Wembley.
Fury says he’s not bothered and he’s happy to take one last pay day from Klitchko II before quitting the sport.
But fans just aren’t buying it…
@Leewilliams89 @Tyson_Fury @anthonyfjoshua he’s at the wind up ?
— Gary ✌ (@GaryLees23) 1 May 2016
@GaryLees23 @Tyson_Fury @anthonyfjoshua who does he think he in @TheNotoriousMMA
— Lee Williams (@Leewilliams89) 1 May 2016
@BoxingFanatic_ @tj_cummings @Tyson_Fury u don’t actually think he’s being serious though do u?u realise I’m a fury fan
— Tom (@tomberose) 1 May 2016
Tyson Fury to retire after Klitschko fight. As we all know, when a boxer retires, that’s it. Forever. No coming back. Yep.
— Andrew Ewart (@AndrewJEwart) 1 May 2016
@DarrenBarker82 @Tyson_Fury let’s see what Fury says once the ££££££££££££ signs are floated in front of him for the AJ fight:)
— Pyst0l Pete (@pyst0lpete) 1 May 2016
@OrganikHipHop @Tyson_Fury he won’t retire he just chats shit all day long.
— S.E.N.S.A (@sensauk) 1 May 2016
@Tyson_Fury mcgregor already pulled this one week’s ago . Spend time with the family u have had one fight in 12 months . Yawn yawn
— gaz82 (@gazmcm82) 1 May 2016
But a lot of fans on Twitter just think he’s ducking the big-punching, unbeaten Joshua…
.@Tyson_Fury bottling it and retiring so he doesn’t get embarrassed by @anthonyfjoshua #alltalk
— Daniel Evison (@DanielEvison) 1 May 2016
@Tyson_Fury scared of @anthonyfjoshua ??
— Ashley Raybould (@ashleyraybould) 1 May 2016
@Tyson_Fury slammed @TheNotoriousMMA saying the “Fighting Irish” would never tap out yet seems like he won’t defend his titles against AJ
— Stephen McCabe (@smccabe1992) 1 May 2016
@Amir_Kahn_ @Tyson_Fury @Klitschko Tyson fury running scared of fighting @anthonyfjoshua
— matt wooller (@Wooller82) 1 May 2016
@Tyson_Fury the reason is simple,u know joshua will knock u out and after all u have said u don’t want to look like a tit.
— chris cox (@coxontop) 1 May 2016
Best thing you can do @Tyson_Fury is retire!!! @anthonyfjoshua would batter you!!!
— Oliver saville (@Oliversav123) 1 May 2016
@Tyson_Fury is that a brown stain in the back of your shorts @anthonyfjoshua
— neil mathews (@nezmathews) 1 May 2016
