‘See you in six months’ – Fans convinced Tyson Fury’s retirement is confirmation Anthony Joshua fight definitely happens
TYSON FURY appeared to announce his retirement from boxing today.
But fans aren’t entirely convinced he is hanging up his gloves just yet.
The Gypsy King, 36, took to Instagram to share his announcement – three weeks after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the second time.
He said: “Hey everybody, I am going to make it short and sweet. I would like to announce my retirement from boxing.
“It has been a blast and I have loved every single minute of it.
“I’m going to end with this – Dick Turpin wore a mask.
“God bless everybody and see you on the other side.”
Fury has announced his retirement from boxing on several occasions in the past.
But, the heavyweight legend has continued to go back to the sport.
So it’s no surprise that many fans have already called his bluff – especially as he is yet to fight fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua.
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One person responded to his video by commenting: “See you in 6 months lad.”
Another joked: “Fight announcement incoming.”
A third said: “The AJ negotiations have begun.”
While a fourth wrote: “Ain’t no way your retiring before fighting AJ. You wouldn’t let it happen.”
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn revealed at the weekend that he recently booked out Wembley Stadium for a potential bout between Fury and 35-year-old Joshua.
The Matchroom chief appeared fairly relaxed when learning about Fury’s latest retirement announcement.
He told the official Matchroom Boxing social media account: “Yeah, I think if you haven’t got the heart for it anymore and you don’t want to compete anymore I think retirement is the best option.
“It’s disappointing obviously for British fight fans because we’ve got the chance to make the biggest fight in boxing.
“But if that is the last we’ve seen of him, he’s had a great career.”
Hearn then went on to suggest that he doesn’t believe the announcement, adding: “I doubt it. But it’s always best to come into retirement to make sure someone pays you to come out of retirement.
“But if that’s his lot then I wish him all the best.
“I just think if I was looking for the right deal then I’d go into retirement too, but I can’t speak on his behalf.
“I think it’s a natural play. But maybe that’s his lot, I don’t know enough to comment really. He’s the man to make his own decisions.
“It’s not the kind of sport you want to play in if your heart’s not in it anymore, and if his heart’s not in it anymore then it’s the right decision for him.
“Hopefully it’s not the case and we get to see the AJ fight but if not, I wish him all the best.”
Leading bookmaker William Hill believe there is a 75 per cent chance that Fury WILL fight Joshua this year.
If they do, the odds of Fury winning are 8/15 while the odds of Joshua taking the victory are 6/4.
Not his first retirement...
THIS isn’t the first time Tyson Fury has retired.
His first came 12 YEARS ago, when in 2013 he grew frustrated when a fight with David Haye fell through.
He declared at the time: “Hi everyone, I have officially retired from boxing. There’s too many bent [crooked] people in the sport. They will have to f*** someone else. Goodbye boxing.”
Then, he took a three-year break from the sport between 2015 and 2018, during which many didn’t expect to see him again.
In 2022 he retired TWICE.
Speaking in the ring after defeating Dillian Whyte at Wembley with a sixth-round finish, he revealed he’d made a promise to wife Paris.
He stated: “I’m a two-time undisputed world champion. [I have] £150million in the bank and nothing to prove to anybody.”
Later in the year, he stated his plan to “100 per cent” return to the ring.
But then just four days later he posted on X that he was quitting again.
He posted: “Massive thanks to everyone who had an input in my career over the years & after long hard conversations I’ve finally decided to walk away & on my 34th birthday I say Bon voyage.”
It means there will be serious doubts that his latest declaration truly means we’ll never see him in the ring again.