Ex-world champ warns Tyson Fury he should ‘RETIRE’ after crushing Usyk rematch loss due to huge ‘risk’
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TYSON FURY has been urged to hang up his gloves following his crushing loss to Oleksandr Usyk. The Wythenshawe warrior suffered a second straight Saudi points defeat to the slick southpaw in their Riyadh rematch earlier this month. Fury, 36, is at a career crossroads following his failure to reclaim the unified titles and become a three-time heavyweight champion.
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A lucrative and long-overdue domestic dust-up with Anthony Joshua will soon be on the table, but former world champ Duke McKenzie Fury should swerve the fight and call it a day. The former three-weight champion told SecondsOut: “There is no need for a rematch.
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"Tyson Fury should just retire. "He’s got nothing more to prove, he’s been heavyweight champion of the world. "[You] can’t ask for more than that, and he’s got more money than he can spend.". McKenzie reckons sticking around for a huge payday against AJ, or anyone else for that matter, could end up being detrimental to the Gypsy King's health.
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He continued: “He [Fury] runs the risk now of one or two of the other heavyweights now that should retire that probably won’t. BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS. OLEKSANDR USYK took another controversial decision over Tyson Fury to regain his heavyweight throne.
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Seven months on from their split-decision thriller, this time the scorecards were unanimous 116-112 all in Usyk's favour. The Gypsy King stormed out of the ring as his promoter Frank Warren was left stunned by the cards. Here’s how SunSport’s Wally Downes scored the fight….
