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01st May 2016

Fans are convinced Tyson Fury is bullsh*tting us all over retirement plans

Is he pulling a McGregor?

Ben Kenyon

Another week, another high profile retirement from the fight game.

Last week we saw UFC champ Conor McGregor come on Twitter to tell the world he had retired – which turned out to be one big bluff.

Now British heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has told fans that his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko will be his last.

The 6ft 9in fighter, who beat the imperious Ukrainian last November to win the world title, says he wants to quit boxing 100% to be with his children.

https://twitter.com/Tyson_Fury/status/726750772067717120

This would put the kibosh on potential megabucks fights with WBC champion Deontay Wilder and Britain’s new IBF world champion Anthony Joshua.

Fury sounded sincere in his interview with iFL TV, saying: “To be honest with you, I’m well sick of boxing.

“It’s going to be my last fight. Sh*t or bust. All or nothing. As you say in poker, we’re all in.

“It’s going to be my last fight win, lose or draw I reckon. I just can’t be fucked with it. That’s the truth.

“Being here tonight, I’m so sick of it and I have no motivation to carry on.”

Fury made around £5m from the first Klitschko fight  and could make even more from the rematch. But if he walks away from boxing all-together he will miss out on the mooted £40m all-British superfight with Joshua at Wembley.

Fury says he’s not bothered and he’s happy to take one last pay day from Klitchko II before quitting the sport.

But fans just aren’t buying it…

But a lot of fans on Twitter just think he’s ducking the big-punching, unbeaten Joshua…