Tyson Fury insists he is retired, says no amount of money will draw him back to the ring – Ring News 24 | Boxing News

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury 32-0-1 (23) has again reiterated his retirement plans.

The 33-year-old Brit is coming off a sixth-round knockout of mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte’ at London’s Wembley Arena in front of 94,000 fans last Saturday night.

Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Fury said: “This is the truth, the gospel truth, nothing but the truth – I’m done. Every good dog has its day and like the great Roman leader said, there will always be somebody else to fight.

“When is enough enough? I’m happy, I’m healthy, I’ve still got my brains and I can still talk. I’ve got a beautiful wife, six kids, I’ve got umpteen belts, plenty of money, success, fame, glory – what more am I doing it for?

“Boxing is a very dangerous sport. You can be taken out with one punch as we’ve seen on Saturday and it’s one unlucky blow and you may not get up off that canvas.

“I’m quitting while I’m ahead, I’m undefeated and only the second man in history to retire as undefeated heavyweight champion. I’m very, very happy, very content in my heart with what I’ve done and what I’ve achieved.”

The news of Fury’s retirement will be disappointing to many fight fans who will feel deprived of bouts against British rival Anthony Joshua 24-2 (22) and current WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk 19-0 (13).

Ukrainian southpaw Usyk claimed the unified championship from Joshua last September and the pair are expected to meet again in the northern summer.

Pundits and fans were hoping to see the winner face Fury later this year. It now seems that will not be the case.

“It’s not worth it,” Fury said. “I’ve got four young kids to raise and two older ones, I’ve been away for the last 10 years all over the world travelling for boxing.

“When do I get time to be a father, a husband, a brother, a son? I need this personal time. The fans will always want more, they’re always baying for more blood, but at the end of the day I don’t have any more to give. I’ve given everything I’ve got, I’ve been a professional for 14 years and been boxing for over 20 years.

“Every good dog has its day in the sun and my time is to go out on a high. I always said I wanted to walk away on top of the sport and do it on my terms and didn’t want to be the person who said I should have been retired two years ago or whatever.

“They will not forget ‘The Gypsy King’ in a hurry – and no amount of material assets or money will make me come back out of retirement because I’m very happy.”