Tyson Fury's retirement announcement should come as no shock - there has never been a dull moment in his career, hopefully there's one more showdown to come, writes JEFF POWELL
Share:
Of one thing we can be certain as Tyson Fury announces his retirement for the umpteenth time. As he made that statement, he meant every brief word of it. And never mind that he was grinning like a Cheshire Cat as he dropped that bombshell as heavily as he floored many of his opponents on his way to winning multiple world heavyweight titles.
![[The former heavyweight champion has previously claimed he is stepping away from the ring before returning]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/18/94046761-0-image-a-2_1736791781062.jpg)
Whether he will mean it tomorrow, next week. this summer or next year, we know not. Nor, in all probability, does the Gypsy King himself. As for Anthony Joshua, who was reported to be in negotiations with Fury to bring their long overdue Brit bash to Wembley sometime soon, he has no idea.
![[The news comes as Fury had been slated to finally take on Anthony Joshua in an all-British showdown at Wembley]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/18/94045919-0-image-a-3_1736791831152.jpg)
Fury's promoter Frank Warren summed it up most succinctly: 'Never forget that Tyson is bi-polar. What he says today he means absolutely. If he says something different soon he will mean that just as much. Tyson Fury announced his retirement from boxing in a 17-second video posted on Instagram.
![[Fury's wife Paris had previously suggested that his time in the sport could soon come to an end]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/18/94046859-0-image-a-5_1736791918773.jpg)
The former heavyweight champion has previously claimed he is stepping away from the ring before returning. 'I haven't spoken to him yet this time but when we've discussed retirement before I've always told him he has my support whatever he and his family decide.'.
![[The Gypsy King has demonstrated an ability to battle back from adversity not seen since the days of Muhammad Ali]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/18/94046867-0-image-a-6_1736791971046.jpg)
Boxing's instinctive reaction is to expect that he is being as mischievous as any Traveller can be. Certainly, at a flicker on Instagram, he upstaged a big media launch in London for the February spectacular in Riyadh starring Daniel Dubois, the British heir apparent to himself and Joshua.
