Tyson Fury tipped to come out of retirement for £100m Anthony Joshua fight as theory on comeback is revealed
TYSON FURY will come out of retirement to fight Anthony Joshua so long as the money is right, it’s been predicted.
The Gypsy King seemingly put the final nail in the coffin of the long-overdue Battle of Britain in January when he announced his fifth retirement following consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
Tyson Fury announced his retirement in January after back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk[/caption]
His retirement seemingly put the final nail in the coffin of a showdown with Anthony Joshua[/caption]
But former two-time super-middleweight champ Carl Froch reckons ‘The Gypsy King’ could be coaxed out of retirement[/caption]
Team AJ haven’t given up hope of the mammoth melee coming to fruition but are starting to explore other options for the Olympian’s next fight.
Former super-middleweight champ Carl Froch reckons a £100million cheque from Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalashikh will prompt Fury to lace up his gloves for one last punch-up.
But he also believes he’ll fight again because he still has plenty of tread left on the tyres, telling the Action Network: “I just think Tyson Fury had a bit more left in the tank and could’ve tried harder [against Usyk].
“He’s the bigger man and is heavier. Maybe Fury is feeling let down by himself, and that might bring him out of retirement one last time.
“The fight with Anthony Joshua is still huge.
“As much as I think it’s not as big as it could have been and isn’t as exciting without a title — if he gets offered £100m, he’ll take the fight.”
Fury, 35, was irate as he made his way backstage after his second straight loss to Usyk last December, insisting the judges had once again robbed him of victory.
And Froch claims the Wythenshawe warrior is still seething, so much so that he could actually stick to his latest retirement.
He said: “When he digs his heels in, similar to me, he’ll double down on it. A lot of boxers are like that.
“He retired because, deep down, he probably knows he’s past his best.
“He lost twice to Oleksandr Usyk, and I know personally that he is p****d.
“I spoke to someone close to his team and he’s really frustrated and p*** off that he lost the rematch.
“But he did lose, and he lost fair and square.
“It was a close fight, but it wasn’t very entertaining, not like the first one, which had moments of excitement.
“In the rematch, not a lot happened, but I think Usyk did enough to win.”
Fury’s cousin, Andy Lee, recently claimed the former two-time heavyweight champion can no longer “be f****d” with boxing.
But Fury’s apparent disdain for the sport isn’t stopping AJ from dreaming of sharing the ring with him later this year.
Anthony Joshua is refusing to give up hope of fighting Tyson Fury[/caption]
During a recent interview with iFL TV, he said of the domestic dust-up: “I feel like it’s the best fight [for me].
“People might say [Joseph] Parker, people might say – I don’t know.
“But I think Fury, commercially, is a great fight and it’s a great man’s fight as well. So I think it makes sense.
“You could say it’s been years in the making. But listen, the heavyweight division has been thriving.
“And why I say it’s probably still a great fight is as I said Parker is, for me, a great story of someone that never gives up.
“And the thing is, there is going to be one winner and one loser.
“And there’s going to be bloodshed. And it ain’t gonna be mine.”
