Tyson Fury retirement would be the right decision – it’s no good raking in a fortune if you’re unable to spend it
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TYSON FURY is on his way to making more comebacks than Frank Sinatra if the sceptics are to be believed. He has never found it difficult to change his mind after announcing he’s hanging up his gloves. Unexpectedly on Monday, Fury — for the fourth time — said he is quitting but nobody is sure if he really means it or if he’s behaving like a naughty schoolboy sniggering at everyone after pulling off a prank.
![[Tyson Fury announcing his retirement from boxing on Instagram.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tyson-fury-retires-boxing-instagram-963507514.jpg?strip=all&w=540)
If true it means he has snubbed a mega-million-pound showdown with bitter rival Anthony Joshua this summer to the disappointment of so many fans who waited ten years for it to happen. But I hope this time he is being sincere because it is the sensible thing to do.
![[Tyson Fury at a press conference.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tyson-fury-press-conference-following-959070914_435a0f.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The two-time world heavyweight champion is 36 and has been a pro for 16 years and, hopefully, understands it’s better he doesn’t fight again for his long-term health. The years of intense training, weight reducing and taking punches to the head in sparring sessions — besides the big-occasion real wars — eventually takes a heavy toll on the body however good a boxer is.
![[Tyson Fury during a boxing match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-tyson-fury-reacts-fight-959062566_2a5d7d.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
You either love or loathe the Gypsy King but no one can deny he deserves a long and happy retirement — a just reward for the entertainment he has provided. There are horror stories concerning the fate of so many elite fighters who have continued fighting long after their prime, Muhammad Ali being the classic example.
![[Illustration of Tyson Fury's retirement history.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GM_13-01_FURY-RETIREMENT_GRAPHIC.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
