Tyson Fury: I’d Be Very Sad and lonely after retiring from boxing

Heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has said he would feel “sad and lonely” when he retires from boxing. Fury, who is set to face former champion, Deontay Wilder, on Saturday, said nothing else compares to the excitement  that boxing  gives. This weekend’s match will be the third that the duo will clash. In 2018, Tyson and […]

Heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has said he would feel “sad and lonely” when he retires from boxing.

Fury, who is set to face former champion, Deontay Wilder, on Saturday, said nothing else compares to the excitement  that boxing  gives.

This weekend’s match will be the third that the duo will clash.

In 2018, Tyson and Deontay had their very first fight, which ended as a draw.

Two years later, they met but Fury won and took home the WBC belt.

Ahead of the defence of his WBC heavyweight title against Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas this weekend, Fury was asked about his motivation and why he fights.

“I’m not fighting to be the greatest of all time, I’m not fighting to be a legend,” Fury said.

“It wouldn’t benefit me earning another £50m or £200m, you don’t need to be rich to live my life.

I’m just a normal person who is very good at boxing and a very special, chosen person.”

Asked whether he thinks he could walk away from boxing after the Wilder fight, Fury added: “I’m boxing because I can – I don’t enjoy anything else, I don’t have any hobbies. After boxing, I will be a very sad, lonely person.

“I’ve tried looking after animals, four-wheeled driving, got a shotgun licence, clay pigeon shooting. Nothing turns me on.”

Fury’s father competed in the 1980s as “Gypsy” John Fury, initially as a bare-knuckle and unlicensed boxer, and then as a professional boxer.