Tyson Fury admitted he will find it tough to retire from boxing.
Fury is in the latter part of his career as the 36-year-old suffered his first loss against Oleksandr Usyk. It was the biggest defeat of his career, missing out on becoming the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. However, looking back, Fury has come a long way. After his win over Wladimir Klitschko to unify the heavyweight division, Fury’s health spiralled out of control.
He suffered mental health problems and substance abuse as he left boxing. He made a remarkable comeback to win the WBC Heavyweight Title after facing off against Deontay Wilder in a memorable trilogy. While the WBC belt secured him every title at heavyweight, Fury took a lot of damage.
But boxing has helped the Gypsy King put his focus behind something. The Usyk performance, though, was worrying. Fury was almost knocked out in round nine, raising questions about whether he should retire. He has secured his financial future with the Usyk fights, earning him over $100 million. However, the Gypsy King recognized it would be tough to retire.
“I’m probably at the end of my career in the next few years. It’s been a love-hate relationship. It’s been toxic at times. When it’s good, it’s very good, and when it’s bad, it’s very toxic. So I’m in that relationship and I don’t just abandon things. I try and make things work and that’s where we are at the minute. We’ve been in this romantic relationship since I can remember, since I was a child, and now I am a fully grown adult with a family of my own. It’s like, ‘Do I abandon it, or do I not?’ I wanted to walk away a lot of times but it always drags me back,” Fury said