Tyson Fury returns to the gym after announcing retirement from boxing
Also; Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew reunite seven years after the pair fought
Tyson Fury has returned to the gym despite retiring from boxing after back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
In a video posted on social media, Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) is seen walking on the treadmill alongside wife Paris, expressing how he will train her ‘right up’ and ‘how much of a sort she’s going to be.’
Well, if Fury’s history is any indication, this training clip could be a sign ‘The Gypsy King’ is already getting bored of retirement, and a comeback bout this year remains a serious possibility.
When Fury informed the boxing world he was retiring, he used the phrase ‘Dick Turpin wore a mask’, which is a reference to an English highwayman who robbed travellers in the 18th century.
But, in this instance, Fury was implying that he was robbed by a Ukrainian man instead after he failed to get the judge's decision in both contests against Usyk while not becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era and not establishing himself as the best heavyweight of his generation.
Regardless, Fury has had several ‘retirements’ throughout his career, and after each statement, the Lancashire native has eventually returned with a succession of lucrative fights.
I was at Wembley Stadium when Fury knocked out Dillian Whyte with a peach of a right uppercut in the sixth round, before calling it quits in the ring and then returning eight months later to stage a trilogy with Dereck Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
One thing that is undeniable about Fury is his prizefighting motivations and with Anthony Joshua revealing no plans to hang up the gloves, it would not be a surprise to see the British rivals finally face-off.
And in some ways, Fury-AJ makes more sense than ever. Both victims of Usyk’s brilliance and at the latter stages of their careers, one last money-making hurrah has surely got to get The Gypsy King’s juices flowing, especially after watching Dubois destroy AJ in five one-sided rounds last September.
At the same time, with the Saudi elite around, a Fury return is not going to be cheap and more records may need to be broken if one of the biggest British fights of all time comes to fruition.
Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew reunite on the London Eye
Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew were spotted together on the London Eye around seven years after the pair fought.
Usyk and Bellew battled for the undisputed cruiserweight championship at Manchester Arena on November 10, 2018.
Despite a bright start by Bellew where he was up on two of the judge’s scorecards, Usyk figured Bellew out like a Rubix cube and stopped him in the eighth round.
Bellew was coming off back-to-back wins against David Haye and was in the form of his life, but Usyk showed there is a difference between good and great fighters like he has done throughout his career.
After all, Usyk beat Bellew in his UK backyard - the same way he overcame Anthony Joshua in London, Murat Gassiev in Moscow, Mairis Briedis in Latvia, Marco Huck in Germany, Michael Hunter in America, and an undefeated Krzysztof Glowacki in Poland.
Despite losing to Usyk, Bellew has always had good words to say about the Ukrainian and their meeting is a good example of sportsmanship.
usyk beating bellew was a in his prime super heavyweight versus a past prime great cruiser. Pound for pound tony was the better smarter boxer in my, and many others opinion. Plus hes got class. Fury needs to learn class starting with he lost both fights and accepting only frank agreed with him.