“Only Doing This Now for Paychecks”: Tyson Fury Makes Honest Confession About Retirement Ahead of Francis Ngannou Fight

Tyson Fury is a unique British boxer with an unmatched track record. No one in modern boxing is likely to reach his level of greatness. He comfortably sits at the top of the heavyweight division. Fury last fought in 2022 against Derek Chisora. After which, finding a fight for ‘The Gypsy King’ was quite difficult. According to Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, apparently no boxer was ready for a “real challenge.” However, the British Boxer was finally able to procure a fight against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

As the bout takes place in the next four days, people worldwide eagerly await the big fight between the two giants. The fight follows Ngannou’s exit from UFC, exciting fans and followers. The ten-round match will occur in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the WBC confirms it will count in the records, even though it’s not a title fight. Beyond the fighters’ reputations, the year’s most significant crossover fight is set to bring in huge earnings. Discussing his view on his upcoming fight, he also shared his perspective on retirement. Apparently, Fury is only fighting for paychecks.

What are the plans of Tyson Fury for retirement?

In a recent interview with IFL TV, Tyson Fury made it clear that he has lost interest in fighting. In fact, he stated that he would be content if he never stepped into the ring again. Despite this, he continues to fight solely for the financial gain it offers.

Interestingly, he admits that even if he were to receive a trillion dollars, it wouldn’t significantly impact his life. According to him, the thrill for him lies in the act of making a deal rather than the money itself. Once he has the money, it becomes almost meaningless to him.

Fury said, “If I didn’t fight again from tonight if I didn’t fight on Saturday, if I didn’t fight anybody else, I am done. I’m very happy. I do not give one high hooter about fighting anybody else. I’m not interested at all. I’m only doing this now for the paychecks, nothing else. And even if you give me a trillion tonight in my account, it’d be a buzz for doing a deal because I love the dealing back and forward. However, once I had the trillion, it wouldn’t really mean much to me.”

Consequently, he emphasizes that the money would serve no real purpose in his life. Therefore, he suggests that giving him large amounts of money is essentially pointless, as he would neither spend it nor put it to any meaningful use. Instead, he would just save it, potentially until the end of his life, which he acknowledges could come at any time.

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As he said, “It wouldn’t alter my life 1%. I wouldn’t even spend it; it’d just sit in a high-interest account accumulating money. It’d be pointless. You may as well give it to somebody else because I would not put it to any use. I’d just hoard it for the next 30 years until I die. It could be tomorrow; I don’t know. But it would be pointless giving me any large amounts of money because I’d never spend it.”

As of now, Fury’s passion lies in making deals, not in boxing victories. He’s still in the ring for financial gain, but even that money holds little value for him. As fans await his next fight, the real takeaway is that for Fury, the fight is just a means to an end, not the end itself. On the other hand, fans await to see him perform his best yet again in the ring.

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