Tyson Fury, 31, plans to fight just THREE more times before retiring with Wilder, Joshua and Ruiz Jr on the horizon – The Sun
THE WORLD of boxing may get only three more fights out of Tyson Fury as the 31-year-old contemplates bowing out.
After stepping into WWE to fight Braun Strowman, the Gypsy King could retire after boxing his main heavyweight rivals – currently Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr.
Fury took on Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 claiming the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles.
Klitschko fought on until finally retiring in 2017 at the age of 41 and Fury believes he is coming to the end of his career ten years younger than when Klitschko retired.
Speaking to PA Sport, he noted: "I don't think I will have many more fights. Maybe another three maximum. That's it.
"I don't know what [Wladimir] Klitschko's motivation was. I think I am coming to the tail end of my boxing career at the ripe old age of 31.
"It's a young man's game. I've had my time in the sun. A few more fights and I will relax on the beach somewhere."
A rematch with American WBC champ Wilder is on the cards after his WWE venture but Fury isn't motivated by the belt.
He continued: “His belt doesn't mean anything to me because alphabetical titles don't mean anything to me. I am above all that.
"When you are the lineal heavyweight champion, you are the best of your era.
"There have been 44 lineal heavyweight champions and I am number 44, so whatever alphabetical titles exist out there – and there are a lot of them – I am not interested in them. I have won every one.
"Every big organisation belt I have won before; including The Ring Magazine and everything else. The belts, I am not interested in.
"Whoever says Tyson Fury is not interested in winning belts, they are correct.
"I have tonnes of belts at home and plenty that I hang my trousers with. Belts are very useful and the most useful belt is the one I am wearing today to hold my trousers up.
"I don't need a belt to be considered the best. I am the lineal heavyweight champion of the world, 44th in history."
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