Some boxing fans are skeptical of claims Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) that the fight with Dillian Whyte this Saturday will be the last in his career. Derek Chisora called this statement an attempt to attract interest, but another interview with the WBC heavyweight champion provides new food for thought.
“I am thirty-four years old, and I am gradually getting too old for this. In the past, I have struggled with being overweight, having problems with alcohol and drugs, and my body is probably depleted. Now it is more like a 60-year-old than a 34-year-old. This day is coming for everyone, no matter how good it may be. At some point, age begins to take its toll very quickly. Once I told Klitschko that he is a great champion, but he should leave and give the younger one a chance. He didn't, and time caught him. Now I am in the same situation. I don't want to repeat the mistakes of Wladimir Klitschko or Roy Jones Jr., who should have fought Mike Tyson after defeating John Ruiz. Klitschko wanted to enter a new era, and that was his mistake. These great champions have stayed in boxing for too long,” said Fury, who is not motivated even by a possible duel with Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs).
“The status of the absolute champion really means nothing to me. What will a fight with an inflated middleweight give me? It will end the same way as the fight between Vitali Klitschko and Tomasz Adamek. To be honest, in my eyes, Usyk has already lost to Derek Chisora. I don't even need to be in good shape to beat him," Fury added.
