Undefeated Tyson Fury rules out retirement and pitches astonishing ‘FIVE FIGHT’ plan ahead of undisputed title fight in May

Tyson Fury has so far had a glorious career in the world of professional boxing.

Undefeated Tyson Fury rules out retirement and pitches astonishing ‘FIVE FIGHT’ plan ahead of undisputed title fight in May

Tyson Fury (image credit- The Sun)

The highly anticipated undisputed heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has been facing several hurdles. Initially, the fight was set to take place on December 23, 2023. However, the fight got postponed after Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou and it was deemed that he needed time to recover. Subsequently, the fight was set to happen on February 17 but it was again postponed after Fury sustained an injury.

Hence, after Fury sustained a cut above his eye during a sparring session, the fight had to be shifted to May 18. Furthermore, many people including Usyk’s promoter claimed that Tyson Fury was scared to fight Usyk.

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People even suggested that Fury should consider retiring now, especially after his performance against Ngannou. In response Fury stated,

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That’s five fights to whet your appetite. I’m going nowhere, nowhere. I'm 35 and in the prime of my life.

Fury doesn’t share the sentiment of the people because he bluntly shot down the idea of retirement. Moreover, he has announced that he has at least five fights ahead of him and two of them are against Usyk. He further made it known that he plans on fighting Anthony Joshua at least once and wouldn’t mind giving him a rematch after defeating him.

Fury also announced that he will be fighting Ngannou in their highly anticipated rematch. Hence, he has already set his goals for his next five fights and thus, has no plans of retiring anytime soon. Fury believes that at 35 years old, he is in his absolute prime.

Tyson Fury’s sparring partner believes the former’s injury was from a punch

Fury was training in Saudi Arabia ahead of the clash and sustained a severe cut above the right eye during a sparring session. A video of the precise moment he was struck was posted online, with the angle of the camera suggesting Fury could have been struck by a slicing elbow.

Footage of Tyson Fury being cut revealed
Footage of Tyson Fury being cut revealed (Via X)

Furthermore, The MMA world has shown us several times that direct elbow hits can be devastating. However, the person who cut Fury claimed that it wasn’t an elbow, but a real punch. Subsequently, Agron Smakici, the training partner for both Fury and Joshua did an interview with iFL TV.

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Smakici made it clear that the blow was unintentional and that he felt really bad about it. In addition, he admitted that the cut was caused by a punch and not his elbow. He is confident about the assessment because he felt the punch connect with Fury’s head before his elbow made contact with the latter’s eye.

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