TYSON FURY has threatened to quit boxing for good and balloon up to 35 STONE unless he fights Anthony Joshua next.
Fury ended 16 months of retirement with a at Tottenham’s stadium.
Tyson Fury says he has three options from hereCredit: Getty
His top choice is to fight Anthony Joshua, who he called out after the fightCredit: Getty
However AJ was non committalCredit: Getty
And ringside at the 62,000-seat £1BILLION stadium was – who recorded the bout and Fury’s corner team on his mobile.
Fury, 37, called out Joshua, 36, afterwards and invited him into the ring for what would be their first ever official face-off.
But instead, , with the Gypsy King adamant his career relies on the Battle of Britain.
He said: “Here’s the thing. If it ain’t Anthony Joshua next, I’m not interested in boxing. I’ll eat a 1,000 Easter eggs, go up to 35 stone, I’m out.
“I’m not interested. It’s either him or I’m gone again. I’m not interested at all. I’m not interested in up and comers.
“I’m not interested in someone trying to prove a point over me. I don’t care. I don’t care about rankings. I don’t care about belts.
“I only care now about AJ that fight, that’s the defining fight for British boxing, you know, it’s either going to happen or it’s not.”
Despite saying he only wanted to fight Joshua, Fury contradicted himself later in his post-fight press conference by saying he was also open to a THIRD option – a trilogy fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
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will make his return in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov while Oleksandr Usyk takes on the king of kickboxing Rico Verhoeven.
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- Sat 16 – Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN
- Sat 23 – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – WBC title – DAZN
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- Sat 13 – Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hall – DAZN
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On fighting the man who beat him twice, Fury said: “If AJ don’t want it, let’s get Usyk in the trilogy. BUT I need some f***ing fair play.”
Joshua beat YouTuber-turned-boxer on December 19 after six mismatched rounds in Miami.
But ten days later, when visiting Nigeria with two close friends, he was involved in a fatal car crash which he miraculously survived.
Though tragically, childhood friend Kevin Latif Ayodele and recovery therapist Sina Ghami lost their lives.
Joshua has been recovering from the injuries he sustained while continuing to
He has resumed training – with old rival turned team-mate Usyk in Valencia –
And after refusing to face-off with Fury in the ring – AJ insisted he is still processing his return to the sport.
He told Netflix: “We’ll see. I was just in a serious incident, maybe four months ago.
“So I really need to check out what’s going on in my return to the ring. But I’m here, I’m keeping my eye in the game.
“There’s real stuff happening in my life. It’s not like I’m ducking no one. I know what my job is, I know what I’m here to do.
Here’s the thing. If it ain’t Anthony Joshua next, I’m not interested in boxing. I’ll eat a 1,000 Easter eggs, go up to 35 stone, I’m out.
Tyson Fury
“There’s just real stuff happening in my life that I’ve got to attend to. Once I’m 100 per cent, I’ll be ready.”
Fury responded: “God knows I’ve had problems myself. I’ve attempted to kill myself before.
“So I’ve been through it. I’ve been up and down. I’ve been one step out of the mental institution.
“So we’ve all had problems and that’s life unfortunately and you know if you’re in this game you’re either a boxer or you’re not.
Fury returned with a clear winCredit: PA
If he doesn’t fight AJ he will retire or look to face Usyk againCredit: Reuters
“The problem is with it all is taking in trim fights, heavyweight boxing, you can get chinned by anybody, do you understand?
“It’s not like oh well we’re two flyweights and I’m that much better than everybody else and it’s tip tap.
“Like I said, even a journeyman can knock a good man out because they’re heavyweights, they’ve got power and, if just say he did fight Wilder – and Wilder’s finished anyway – but just say Wilder detonated on him, does anyone want to see me and Wilder again?
“Because God knows I don’t! I’m not interested. Do you know what I mean? It is what it is. Let’s get the fight on or let’s not.”
‘I signed months ago’
Fury said he has signed a three-fight deal – which he hopes includes an overdue grudge match with Joshua.
Netflix even posted on social media that the bout is “happening” in the autumn and exclusively on the sports streaming platform.
That is despite Joshua’s exclusive deal with DAZN – who were financially compensated to allow his easy-money bout with Paul to go ahead.
Fury’s long-time promoter Frank Warren denied Netflix’s claim that the fight is sealed – but the Gypsy King claimed he has penned his side of the deal.
He said: “I’ve signed, done. It doesn’t really matter how many fights it is, let’s just get one done.
“He was brought here tonight, ringside, for a reason: to get the fight done.
“I signed months ago, I don’t know if he’s signed, and by the looks of it, he’s not gonna.
“He didn’t want it, he was shellshocked, he didn’t know what to say. If it was me, I’d have jumped in the ring, faced off, let’s get it on.
“After all this time, there’s still uncertainty about is this fight gonna happen next. I can’t do anymore. I know one thing, he wasn’t saying ‘yes’.”
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