Tyson Fury says today he has decided to remain retired rather than “tempt fate” and return to the ring. Former two-time heavyweight champion Fury (34-2-1, 24 KO) declares that he has retired 100% from the sport, leaving him “fine” with his abilities after a 17-year professional career.
No more tempting fate
The 37-year-old “Gypsy King” boasts that he has won every stripe, made tons of cash and hasn’t gotten “not a scratch” at him. He doesn’t want to take any chances if he can still walk in a straight line. I remember Fury getting knocked down by Deontay Wilder in 2018. He must have scratched himself with it.
Fury’s decision to retire means the mega-paydays he would have received for his two to three ‘Battle of Britain’ fights against Anthony Joshua and his trilogy match against Oleksandr Usyk will no longer happen.
“The Gypsy King is dead. I don’t want to tempt fate, you know what I mean, I don’t want to keep coming back to the world, because how many times can it be repeated without damaging the brain,” Tyson Fury told Rage about his decision to remain retired.
There’s a sturdy possibility that if Fury decided to fight for another five years, he would retire with a net worth of $500 million, and possibly even more if he was ambitious enough to fight three times a year.
Why another $100 million won’t matter
Tyson considers it “pointless” to continue his career. He is currently worth $160 million, but he says adding another “$100 million” won’t change his life. He says being “prosperous” didn’t make him “cheerful.”
“For example, if you give me another 100 million, what should I do with it? Like it won’t affect my life at all.”
Of course, wealth gave Fury time to spend his free time doing things he wouldn’t have had time for if he were still indigent and forced to work 12 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week to support himself.
Fury doesn’t know what it’s like to be indigent because he’s been making good money as a professional since he started playing. Of course, not millions at first, but since 2008 he received a decent income thanks to his talent.
“I thought being prosperous, renowned, successful and having everything you ever wanted would make you feel better,” Fury said.
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Fury doesn’t seem to know how to enjoy his money the way some people do. He doesn’t live in luxury mansions in Essex, UK, next to promoter Eddie Hearn. And that’s how he made a lot of money.
This is what Tyson looked like in his last three fights with Oleksandr Usyk [twice] and Francis Ngannou, the chances of him winning any fight against Joshua, Usyk and/or Moses Itauma are slim. He would make a ridiculous amount of money, but he wouldn’t enjoy it.
Fury seems more inclined to live frugally. He has the same mindset as the behind schedule billionaire John D. Rockefeller. It’s not like him to be a man in the city, showing off his money, buying costly cars, mansions and clothes to impress people he will never meet.
“It doesn’t really matter whether you drive a Ferrari or a Fiat 500. You’d think people would care, but no one gives and no one cares,” Fury said.
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