Larry Holmes: 'Boxing is in Fury's blood, he'll be back just like me'

Larry Holmes One of the greatest heavyweight champions in history. Today, number one in this weight category is Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs), despite the announcement of his retirement. One way or another, Holmes is convinced that fans will still see the "Gypsy King" in action.

On April 23, Tyson dominated Dillian Whyte for five rounds and knocked him out in the sixth with a right uppercut. Both before and after the duel, Fury stated that we would not see him in the ring again. But boxing is like a drug. The legendary "Easton Killer" who ruled heavyweight from 1978-85 knows a thing or two about this. And he didn't end his career until 2002, when he was fifty-three years old.

Even the wife of the reigning WBC champion admitted that she would agree to one more fight if all the championship belts were at stake. The rematch between Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs), potential opponents of Fury, will take place on August 13 or 20 in Saudi Arabia. Fury's clash with the best of the pair would again guarantee huge profits and high fees for boxers.

“I also announced that I was leaving, but continued to box when I was fifty. I'm sure Fury will return to the ring too. If boxing is in your blood, and Fury is in his blood, then he will return to boxing. Now the heavyweights are not as strong as they were in my time, and Fury has no particularly serious competition. I have met with such opponents as Ken Norton, George Foreman, Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry, he has no such opposition, ”said Holmes.