Tyson Fury says he could RETIRE after Francis Ngannou fight and walk away from multi-million-pound Usyk fight
TYSON FURY admits he could retire after his controversial crossover clash with Francis Ngannou.
The WBC heavyweight champion faces the MMA superstar in a lucrative Saudi showdown in October, although his title won’t be on the line.
A historic and legacy-defining undisputed title fight with former pound-for-pound king Oleksandr Usyk awaits The Gypsy King, although he could very well be done with the fight game after facing Ngannou.
“Age catches up with everybody,” Fury admitted during an appearance on Heart Radio. “And every top-performance athlete at 35 is probably past their best.
“But I just feel like I’m getting better and more intelligent as I’m getting older. So who knows how long I’ve got left?
“Maybe not long, maybe a year, maybe two years. Maybe one fight. Who knows?”
Fury has flip-flopped on retirement several times over the last few years but has ultimately found it impossible to walk away from the sport.
And the soon-to-be dad of seven plans to make the most of what’s left of his career, saying: “I’m going to enjoy every minute that I have left.
“And every fight that I have left I’m taking it all in and enjoying it.
“I want my kids there – I want my little boys to walk me out and stuff.
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“I’m very happy with where I am in my life and that I’m in a position where I can give them this excitement and things to look forward to.”
Fury’s biggest fear is sticking around past his sell-by date and picking up an injury which prevents him from being the best dad he can be.
He said: “I think every fighter knows when it’s time to walk away.
“But they always leave it too long anyway. I’m sure I’ll make the right decision.
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“I’ve got a lot to do in my life.
“I’ve got a lot of kids and I need to be in the right mind.
“I don’t need to be getting injured or whatever because it would’ve all been for nothing – the whole career.”
Former unified heavyweight champion Fury hasn’t set foot in the ring since his December beatdown of Derek Chisora in their Tottenham trilogy fight, which he won via tenth-round TKO.