Will Tyson Fury retire after Dillian Whyte fight?<\/strong><\/h2>\nFury already has a history of retirement following a positive test for cocaine in September 2016 ahead of a rematch against Wladimir Klitschko.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the positive test, he appeared to announce his retirement before claiming it was a wind-up, posting on Twitter: \u201cYou think you will get rid of the Gypsy King that easy. I\u2019m here to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amid a UK Anti-Doping trial in 2017, Fury once again appeared to call it a day via social media: \u201cBeen very blessed in my life & career achieve the upmost [sic] in boxing, was a epic journey along the way. Thanks to all the fans that supported & believed in me along the way. Hope you enjoy [sic] it as much as I did. THE END.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, he returned to the ring almost three years after his last fight and has fought back to the very top of the heavyweight rankings.<\/p>
In December 2021, two months after completing a trilogy fight against Wilder, Fury suggested the end really is on the way: \u201cEvery good dog has its day. Me being a good dog, my day is nearly over. I\u2019m 33 years old and I\u2019ve been through hell and back. I\u2019ve ballooned up and down to 28 stone. I\u2019ve been back up and down all my life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t got a 40-year-old career in me. I\u2019ve got maybe another year or so left, and that\u2019s it. Another couple of fights, and that\u2019s it. I\u2019m out. I\u2019ve got nothing to prove. I\u2019ve got nothing to finalise with anybody.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll I want to do is enjoy what I\u2019ve done now, and that\u2019s it. Have another couple of fights. I know my dad will be glad to see me walk away after a couple of fights. I\u2019ve got a couple of fights left in me. Win, lose, or draw them, you\u2019re going to see a good fight. That\u2019s guaranteed.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In the press conference for the Whyte fight, Fury said: \u201cThis is the final fight of my career, I\u2019m retiring after this, $150m in the bank, healthy, young, I\u2019m gonna buy a massive yacht abroad. I\u2019m retiring, I\u2019m out, this is my final fight, I\u2019m done.\u201d<\/p>\n
He told SB Nation: \u201cI\u2019m walking away. I have nothing to prove to nobody. I\u2019ve done what I had to do. That\u2019s it. Win, lose, or draw on Saturday night, we put up a good fight and we go home. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe great Julius Caesar said, \u2018There will always be somebody else to fight.\u2019 There will be. There\u2019s a million young guys coming up. I can\u2019t go on forever, just like Wladimir [Klitschko] couldn\u2019t, Joe Louis and Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis before me. Every good dog has his day and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nDuring a workout in the build-up to the big showdown, Fury said: \u201cThat\u2019s it. Get a good victory here on Saturday night, relax, sit back and enjoy life. I am loving every second of [this week].<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a long old journey, ups and downs in my career, lots of ups and downs. I\u2019m coming up to 34, 20 years as a boxer, that\u2019s enough for anybody. There\u2019s plenty of other stuff I need to do like look after my kids and wife and enjoy them.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, a few days before fight week, Tyson\u2019s dad John told talkSPORT: \u201cBulls**t. Tyson is as mad as a box of frogs, where\u2019s he gonna go without boxing?<\/p>\n
\u201cBoxing\u2019s his life. Tyson\u2019s the biggest wind-up merchant in the world, people should know him by now.\u201d<\/p>\n
A few days later, John said: \u201cI have no idea what Tyson wants, we know he will say one thing one day and a completely different thing the next.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I if know him, he will still be in the job when he is 40 years old. It is mood swings with him. It is hard work in training camp. It is very hard work and it can play with your emotions and your mood.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it is his last fight, so be it. If not, whoever wants to fight him, get in line. But there is only one fight for him if he does come through this which I\u2019m sure he will. And that is the winner of Usyk and Joshua, and that is not a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think this will be his last fight, no. There\u2019s Usyk or Joshua \u2013 there\u2019s more he can achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boxing promoter Frank Warren also weighed in: \u201cIf Tyson hangs up the gloves, I will support him wholeheartedly because he is the guy getting in the ring and it is his choice but who knows? We\u2019ll see what happens after the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nice and conclusive, then.<\/p>\n
You can purchase Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte to watch on BT Sport Box Office<\/a>\u00a0via the online BT Player.<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our Sport<\/a> hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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In the press conference for the Whyte fight, Fury said: \u201cThis is the final fight of my career, I\u2019m retiring after this, $150m in the bank, healthy, young, I\u2019m gonna buy a massive yacht abroad. I\u2019m retiring, I\u2019m out, this is my final fight, I\u2019m done.\u201d<\/p>\n
He told SB Nation: \u201cI\u2019m walking away. I have nothing to prove to nobody. I\u2019ve done what I had to do. That\u2019s it. Win, lose, or draw on Saturday night, we put up a good fight and we go home. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe great Julius Caesar said, \u2018There will always be somebody else to fight.\u2019 There will be. There\u2019s a million young guys coming up. I can\u2019t go on forever, just like Wladimir [Klitschko] couldn\u2019t, Joe Louis and Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis before me. Every good dog has his day and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> During a workout in the build-up to the big showdown, Fury said: \u201cThat\u2019s it. Get a good victory here on Saturday night, relax, sit back and enjoy life. I am loving every second of [this week].<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a long old journey, ups and downs in my career, lots of ups and downs. I\u2019m coming up to 34, 20 years as a boxer, that\u2019s enough for anybody. There\u2019s plenty of other stuff I need to do like look after my kids and wife and enjoy them.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, a few days before fight week, Tyson\u2019s dad John told talkSPORT: \u201cBulls**t. Tyson is as mad as a box of frogs, where\u2019s he gonna go without boxing?<\/p>\n
\u201cBoxing\u2019s his life. Tyson\u2019s the biggest wind-up merchant in the world, people should know him by now.\u201d<\/p>\n
A few days later, John said: \u201cI have no idea what Tyson wants, we know he will say one thing one day and a completely different thing the next.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I if know him, he will still be in the job when he is 40 years old. It is mood swings with him. It is hard work in training camp. It is very hard work and it can play with your emotions and your mood.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it is his last fight, so be it. If not, whoever wants to fight him, get in line. But there is only one fight for him if he does come through this which I\u2019m sure he will. And that is the winner of Usyk and Joshua, and that is not a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think this will be his last fight, no. There\u2019s Usyk or Joshua \u2013 there\u2019s more he can achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boxing promoter Frank Warren also weighed in: \u201cIf Tyson hangs up the gloves, I will support him wholeheartedly because he is the guy getting in the ring and it is his choice but who knows? We\u2019ll see what happens after the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nice and conclusive, then.<\/p>\n
You can purchase Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte to watch on BT Sport Box Office<\/a>\u00a0via the online BT Player.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our Sport<\/a> hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Michael Potts Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 at 12:00 am Tyson Fury is an enigmatic character, unpredictable in the extreme and his manner in the build-up to fighting Dillian Whyte has been no different. The self-professed Gypsy King heads into war with Whyte in front of more than 94,000 fans at a jam-packed Wembley […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14293,"template":"","categories":[7,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/will-tyson-fury-retire-after-dillian-whyte-fight-at-wembley.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/will-tyson-fury-retire-after-dillian-whyte-fight-at-wembley-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/will-tyson-fury-retire-after-dillian-whyte-fight-at-wembley-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/will-tyson-fury-retire-after-dillian-whyte-fight-at-wembley.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/will-tyson-fury-retire-after-dillian-whyte-fight-at-wembley.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/will-tyson-fury-retire-after-dillian-whyte-fight-at-wembley.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/will-tyson-fury-retire-after-dillian-whyte-fight-at-wembley.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Michael Potts Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 at 12:00 am Tyson Fury is an enigmatic character, unpredictable in the extreme and his manner in the build-up to fighting Dillian Whyte has been no different. The self-professed Gypsy King heads into war with Whyte in front of more than 94,000 fans at a jam-packed Wembley…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/14292"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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