Fury, known as "The Gypsy King," announced his own retirement at the beginning of the year, just weeks after his second loss to Oleksandr Usyk. The 36-year-old's career ended with two close 12-round battles against Usyk, both resulting in losses for Fury.
Now, Fury turns his attention to Wilder's career. The two fighters shared a brutal trilogy that Fury believes took a heavy toll on both of them.
In a recent interview on the "Pound 4 Pound with Kamaru & Henry" podcast, Fury expressed his concerns about Wilder's continued participation in the sport.
"Being truthful I'd like to see poor old Deontay retire from boxing. Since that trilogy we had, we took a lot of years out of each other's lives. That war we had which ended in the 11th round by knockout, that takes a lot out of your tank and you don't recover from fights like that. Between mine and Wilder's trilogy, there was 10 knockdowns."
Fury pointed out that Wilder, now 39, hasn't looked the same since their final encounter. Despite comeback fights against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang, Wilder's performances have been lackluster.
"It takes a lot out of a fighter and even when he's come back and had a couple of fights since against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang, he's only a shadow of his former glory. The only thing that's the same about Deontay is his name. I'd like to see him retire for sure before he does damage to himself."
Wilder, however, seems determined to continue his career. The "Bronze Bomber" has an upcoming fight scheduled for June 27 against Tyrrell Herndon. Wilder's goal remains to reclaim the heavyweight championship one last time.
As Fury settles into retirement and Wilder pushes forward, the boxing world watches with interest to see how the paths of these two former rivals will unfold.