Tyson Fury issues new statement on retirement plans after Dillian Whyte fight

07.03.2022 - 14:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Tyson Fury has outlined his plans to hang up his gloves following his upcoming bout against Dillian Whyte, despite the likelihood of a unification bout. The 33-year-old stated last week that he will bring an end to his illustrious career after his clash against his fellow Brit at Wembley on April 23rd.

Those comments came as a surprise, with it widely expected that Fury would face Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight unification bout. However, Fury has made it clear he doesn't need to take any future fights as he has more money than he would ever need.

"The only thing I can gain is money. So after this fight I'll have earned over £100million. If I can spend that, I don't deserve any more, do I?" he told BT Sport. "I know Mike Tyson spent half a billion and Evander Holyfield 400million and all the rest, but I don't live their big flash lifestyles.

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"I live in Morecambe, in Lancashire. It's cheap there. I don't have any big habits like I'm gambling tons of money away. I don't do anything. I can never spend the money I've got.

"I've got stuff I want to do, a lot of opportunities that don't involve me getting brain damage. I've got six kids and a wife. When is enough enough? "Why do I have to be one of those people who went on too long and got injured? Just had one too many fights and blew it all for what? A few more quid?

"I want to retire on top, unbeaten heavyweight champion of the world. I want to do a Netflix documentary, a Hollywood movie, and be a good husband, father and son. Most of all I just want to be happy, and that's probably the hardest thing."

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