Tyson Fury’s time as an active heavyweight competitor has come and gone, according to his former promoter Bob Arum.
Fury announced his retirement in the aftermath of his second career loss to Oleksandr Usyk late last year, stepping away from the sport with a record of 34-2-1 and with a reputation as being one of the best heavyweights of his era.
But with those two defeats to Usyk largely obstructing any path back to a heavyweight championship, Arum says that the 36-year-old Fury has achieved all he can in the sport and doesn’t expect him to once again reverse a retirement decision. Fury has announced his retirement from boxing in the past but has returned on each occasion.
“If I was a betting man I would say he will never fight again,” Arum told 5 Live, as reported by the BBC.
“Marvin Hagler had an expression: ‘a rich guy who goes to bed wearing silk pyjamas doesn’t get up in the morning to do road work,'” Arum added. “Tyson, really, I don’t think wants to get up in the morning and do road work and go through the experience of having to train when economically he doesn’t have to do it any more.”
Fury has maintained a low profile since announcing his departure from the sport. However, fight fans have speculated that the ‘Gypsy King’ could return one more time for what would remain a high profile heavyweight clash with British rival Anthony Joshua, whose own title ambitions appear in need of a jolt following a knockout loss to Daniel Dubois last year.
Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, suggested earlier in April that the bout remains a possibility — but suggested that Fury would have to approach Matchroom in order to achieve a deal.
