- Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury has announced his retirement from the sport.
- This is the fifth time that Fury has said he’s retiring from boxing.
- Many feel the 36-year-old Fury will return to the ring at some point, potentially against Anthony Joshua for a massive fight at Wembley Stadium.
Tyson Fury will go down in the history as one of the best heavyweights in the history of boxing. He has just two losses in 37 professional fights, and has won many titles.
After back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, Fury announced his retirement on January 13, 2025. This is the fifth time that “The Gypsy King” has said he’s done with boxing. Will this retirement stick?
Fury Retires (Again) as One of the Best Heavyweights in Boxing History
Fury announced his retirement via his Instagram account.
The 36-year-old Fury leaves the sport after losing in two close matches to Oleksandr Usyk. The second match seems to be the reason for Fury’s retirement, as he thought he had won the fight. Fury said:
"Hi everybody, I'm going to make this short and sweet. I'd like to announce my retirement from boxing, it has been a blast, I've loved every single minute of it and I'm going to end with this; Dick Turpin wore a mask."
Dick Turpin is a reference of an 18th century English man who was executed for stealing horses, but he stole other things and is named in many poems. This implies Fury feels he was robbed against Usyk.
If this is the end for Fury, he’ll go down as one of the greatest heavyweights in history. He won the British, Commonwealth, and Irish heavyweight titles, and beat Derek Chisora to win the European belt in November 2014. But his upset win over Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 put Fury in the spotlight, which boxing needed as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao were winding down their careers.
Fury had a classic trilogy with Deontay Wilder, which ended in two wins for the Englishman, and a draw. The first fight, which was a draw in December 2018, will go down in history as one of the best fights ever. Fury eventually got the better of Wilder, and won the WBC and The Ring titles.
However, it’s been a shaky close to Fury’s career. He didn’t take his boxing match against MMA heavyweight Francis Ngannou seriously, and even got knocked down in October 2023. Fury got the split decision, but many think he lost the fight.
He then lost the WBC belt to Usyk in May 2024 via split decision, and Uysk became the undisputed heavyweight champ. The two met in a rematch in December 2024, and Uysk won this time via unanimous decision, which Fury obviously doesn’t agree with.
Will Fury Actually Retire This Time? Will He Fight Anthony Joshua?
Fury has said he’s retiring four times, before this. The first was in 2013 because of cancellations for a fight with David Haye. The second was in October 2016, when Fury took time off to deal with mental-health issues. The third was in August 2017, but by December of that year, Fury reached an agreement with the British Boxing Board of Control, who suspended Fury after drug-use charges. The fourth was after beating Dillian Whyte in April 2022, but he was back in the ring by October, where he beat Chisora for the third time.
Now, Fury says he’s retiring, but many think it’s just a phase. Promoter Eddie Hearn said to the BBC:
“We've been here before. If that is the end, congratulations on a great career.
One of the best heavyweights of this generation and made a bucket load of money. If your heart's not in it, if the fight has been punched out of you, it's definitely time to call it quits.”
Hearn also said that Wembley Stadium is booked for Fury and Anthony Joshua, the two biggest English fighters of the last decade. Joshua called Fury out at The Ring Magazine Awards, but Fury announced his retirement instead. This fight has been rumored since 2020, and it would be the biggest fight in the history of English boxing. Will Fury be offered enough money to make this fight happen? There are also odds at boxing betting sites on a potential fight between Fury and Jake Paul.
Stay tuned because the general feeling is that, this isn’t over yet.
