Comments Thread For: 10 things easier to believe than Tyson Furys latest retirement

[BoxingUpdates]

Tyson Fury announced his retirement from boxing yesterday, yet many believe it was no more than a negotiating tactic and that he will, as he has done before, return when the right offer comes in. He mentioned **** Turpin, while everyone else thought about The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
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[JeBron Lamez]

Errrm, OK...

[Boro]

Fury has retire innumerable times, it's no more true now than it was then, it's just a negotiating tactic like Mayweather used to do all the time.

The big difference is Fury is no longer undefeated or considered the best, so truth be known that tactic doesn't hold anywhere near as much weight.

[jjscruff]

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[TheProudLunatic]

Not sure if his retirement fund can survive his food bill.

[Toffee]

Not sure if his retirement fund can survive his food bill.

The food intake will be the least of his problems.

[TheProudLunatic]

The food intake will be the least of his problems.

The blubber made him the "legend" that he is.

[PRINCEKOOL]

For the people kidding themselves 'That this is a just a negotiating tactic, they all need to stop it with that complete nonsense'.

What on earth is Tyson Fury negotiating? What is Fury battling against? There has never been a more easier and straight forward time EVER to make Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury. Neither fighter has any World title belts, and from a business perspective? The fight can be made and agreed from all terms within a mere few days'.

The only people claiming that Tyson Fury's recent retirement 'Are negotiating tactics, are the hardcore Fury fans or critics of Anthony Joshua'. Those two demographics of people within the boxing community, are hanging onto the idea? That Tyson Fury is some sort of fighting man, who will take on any fighter. I don't think that is the truth'.

I stated in the immediate aftermath of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Uysk II 'That people should not be surprised in the slightest, if Fury distances himself from the prospect of fighting Anthony Joshua. And since January 2025 came around? That is precisely what Tyson Fury has done. He has in my opinion, tactically once again avoided Anthony Joshua'.

Tyson Fury has a documented History of pulling those sort of moves. Back when Fury was the British and Commonwealth Champion, and there were masses of hype for the fight between David Price vs Tyson Fury. Fury tactically chose to vacate his British and Commonwealth titles, to avoid fighting David Price. The match up if it happened? Was being billed as one of the biggest UK domestic match ups since Frank Bruno vs Lennox Lewis, Chris Eubank Junior vs Nigel Benn, Enzo Maccrinelli vs David Haye. All of those fights were World title fights, but regardless? A British and Commonwealth title fight between David Price and Tyson Fury at the time, was approaching those sort of levels as a boxing event'.

Tyson Fury instead vacated his British and Commonwealth titles 'And fought a fighter called Vinny Maddalone i.e. By the way? That was Tyson Fury's 19th professional fight. In Anthony Joshua's 19th professional fight? He fought the version of Wladimir Kiltschko who Tyson Fury should of fought in their scheduled rematch. Tyson Fury did not fight Wladimir Kiltschko due to pulling out of their scheduled rematch twice, unfortunately due to his then circumstance'.

So, in Tyson Fury's 19th professional fight he fought Vinny Maddalone 'A domestic level American Heavyweight. While Anthony Joshua stepped up and fought the version of Kiltschko who Fury should of really fought. But unfortunately he did not, due to this then circumstance'.

On April 29th 2017, Wladimir Kiltschko vs Anthony Joshua was the greatest Heavyweight title fight of the past 25 years. Not only did Anthony Joshua beat Wladimir Kiltschko, he also stayed around at the summit and defended his titles conclusively taking the Heavyweight Division into a complete new dynasty

Tyson Fury historically has only taken on stylistically difficult fights, when he really had to. When Fury has had no choice to avoid a match up, then that is the only time he has fought fighters such as Wladimir Kiltschko I, and then 9 years after that point Oleksandr Uysk twice back to back. Apart from those two fights? If you check Tyson Fury's resume. Then you will understand that he is not been a fighter who has historically consistently, put himself in the position where he is being challenged stylistically'.

Tyson Fury since fighting Wladimir Kiltschko 'Ether fought fighters who he outweighed considerably, or fighters who were not regarded as great skill for skill boxers. Fighters like Deontay Wilder, Derek Chisora and Dillian Whyte, those are Tyson Fury's highest level fights since Wladimir Kiltschko. Fury fought those fighters a total of 7 times combined. The next best fighter Tyson Fury fought during this period of his career, was Otto Wallin. Who at that time in his career, was a domestic to high end European level fighter'.

Note: In comparison Anthony Joshua pretty much since his 19th professional fight, has continually been in fights that stylistically were difficult fights for him. Joshua has ether fought the best skill for skill Heavyweight fighters in the division, or the great offensive fighters of this era. Wladimir Kiltschko, Carlos Takam, Joseph Parker, Alexander Povetkin, Andy Ruiz Junior twice back to back, Kubret Pulev, Oleksandr Uysk twice back to back'.

All of those opponents who Anthony Joshua fought during that period of his career 'Stylistically they were challenging fights. Wladimir Kiltschko is the last true all-time great Heavyweight Champion, Alexander Povetkin was the 2004 Olympic Champion, former WBA regular Heavyweight Champion. And one of the most devastating and proven offensive fighters of his Heavyweight era. Both Carlos Takam and Andy Ruiz Junior are fighters with greater inside games than Anthony Joshua, especially during that stage of Joshua's career. Joseph Parker is durable and skill for skill a proven and very component Heavyweight fighter. 'Oleksandr Uysk is the most accomplished active fighter in the entire sport of boxing, and pound for pound 'His wins over both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, are the greatest feats of achievement in the sport of boxing in the last 15 years'.

Even Anthony Joshua's last fight against Daniel Dubois 'Was stylistically a challenging fight, Joshua continually puts himself in those situation's as competitor and fighter. Tyson Fury does not really approach competition, with that same conduct in my opinion'.

To conclude: Tyson Fury has lost his last three fights vs Francis Ngannou and Oleksandr Uysk I & II twice back to back. 'Tyson Fury and his team in my opinion? Are not now suddenly going to start match making, like he is the Heavyweight Version of Carl Froch'.

If Tyson Fury comes out if retirement, and fights again. In my opinion, it will be against a Heavyweight fighter 'Who he ether outweighs by 40 to 60 pounds, or a fighter skill for skill who clearly and universally is not regarded as World to Elite level Heavyweight fighter'.

Anthony Joshua is the 2012 Olympic Champion, former two times World Heavyweight Champion. Joshua has come into all of his fights, with conditioning comparable to the very best Heavyweight fighters from the 70's, 80's and 90's boxing eras. As people can clearly see? Anthony Joshua does not really fit the criteria to be a Tyson Fury opponent' etc.