Tyson Fury Retirement: Gypsy King Gets Brutally Honest on Fears of Brain Damage, Ending Up in a Wheelchair

Tyson Fury disclosed that serious health risks were the main reason why he decided to retire from boxing.

In April, The Gypsy King ended his flawless career with a brutal sixth-round TKO victory over Dillian Whyte at Wembley.

Boxing fans worldwide are hopeful that Tyson Fury will come out of retirement for a mega undisputed title battle against the victor of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua.

The Gypsy King concluded his undefeated career in April with a nasty sixth-round TKO victory over Dillian Whyte at Wembley. But the father of six has made up his mind because he is afraid of incurring a devastating injury, as per a report from The Sun.

Fury said: "People say, 'One more, two more.' But if I was in a wheelchair and say, 'I had four more fights guys and got brain damage.'

"I'm the one getting punched in the head by these giant men... I mean it, people. I've had enough and I don't wanna fight no more," he noted.

13 Years of Fighting Is Enough

Tyson Fury added that he has been on the road for 13 years as a professional and "fought the best fighters" all over the world, per Talk Sport.

Fury remarked: "There are seven billion people in the world. Just think about that number. Seven billion people and I'm the f***** heavyweight champion of the world. Number one. Out of all those people, the biggest, fattest, baldest, ugliest mother**** on the planet, that's me."

Tyson Fury claims that the severe beating he received in his trilogy match against former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder last October is what spurred him to decide to quit boxing.

"I knocked him out in round 11, but it wasn't just hunky-dory, and let's all skip back to the changing rooms," Fury remarked about his trilogy victory over Wilder, per Boxing News 24.

"I was feeling the back of my head, and I had lumps on the back of my head like fists, he added. "I didn't know if I had brain damage. I didn't know what was up with me. I was very frightened because I had these massive swellings on the back of my head. I was thinking, 'I could end up with brain damage."

Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) was dropped twice in the fourth and appeared to be knocked out. Fury claimed Wilder's punches caused a concussion and half-"lumps" on his head after the fight.

A Possibility for Fury To Go for One More Fight

Fury hasn't given up his WBC championship despite whining about the beating he received from the 6'7" Deontay in October. He seems to be in a holding pattern as he awaits the outcome of Anthony Joshua's rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on August 20.

If Joshua prevails, Tyson Fury's retirement might end because he stands to gain financially from the fight, which would be significant for the British but not as much for the Americans. Eddie Hearn commented that Fury would remain retired if Usyk wins over Joshua because Gypsy King is not interested in that fight.

Fury has not accomplished as much as he believes because he never battled against Joshua or Usyk and arguably lost two out of his three fights with Deontay. His most convincing victory was against Wilder, and as Charles Brun pointed out, he ought to have beaten twice.