After Tyson Fury reaffirmed his retirement, he serenaded the 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium for the last time. “I’ve got something for you,” whispered the superstar, who was also undefeated in his 33rd fight, into the London night and started on the evergreen “American Pie”. If Fury keeps his word, boxing will not only lose one of the greatest heavyweights in history, but also a one-time entertainer.
And as definitively as Fury said on this cool spring evening after completing his duty against the hopeless Dillian Whyte, there can actually be no turning back. “I’ve achieved everything I wanted to achieve,” said the 33-year-old. “I’m quitting as the second undefeated heavyweight after Rocky Marciano. I was unbeatable in that game.”
Tyson Fury knocks out Dillian Whyte in round six
Whyte felt this too, and noticed his unclean boxing in rather unspectacular rounds. In the sixth round, Fury’s British compatriot was ripe for the knockout – and missed it in impressive fashion. A brutal right uppercut by Fury hit the target and Whyte just fell over. The challenger got up briefly, but when he only staggered through the ring, the referee had seen enough and broke off.
“It’s no shame. He fought the best in the world,” said Fury, barely marked by the fight. This knockout was a worthy end to the career of the “Gypsy King”, who can boast one of the most incredible boxing biographies. After beating Wladimir Klitschko, the man from Manchester was world champion of the four major associations in 2015. A brutal crash followed with positive doping tests, drug addiction, manic depression and suicidal thoughts. But Fury came back – and became world champion again.
Now, as such, he supposedly goes forever. This was emphasized by his wife Paris on Sunday night. “He has nothing left to prove. If there was anything else, I would say do it, Tyson. But there’s nothing left,” said Fury’s lady of the heart and then opened a small door. “I think the only reason for a comeback would be a unification fight.”
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It might also depend on the opponent. Fury holds the WBC belt, Oleksandr Ussyk the WBA, WBO and IBF. First, Ussyk will contest the rematch against dethroned champion Anthony Joshua. If Joshua wins, Fury could get in the ring again. After all, both camps agreed before Joshua’s clear defeat against Ussyk and Fury sees good chances of winning against his compatriot.
Things are different with Ussyk. The Ukrainian is extremely dangerous and can do exactly what all Fury opponents failed to do. He goes to the body with quick combos and then retreats unharmed. Against Ussyk, Fury would run the risk of losing his status as invincible. So why should he do it? Money would definitely not be a reason. “I have more money than I can spend in a million lifetimes.”