Tyson Fury gets green light from Paris to come out of retirement to fight Anthony Joshua after family's 2024 heartbreak
The 35-year-old Gypsy King hung up his gloves - again - after his second consecutive loss to
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Tyson Fury could come out of retirement to fight Anthony Joshua
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Paris Fury has revealed that she 'will support' her husband if he wants to get back into the ring
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Anthony Joshua is set for a new multi-fight deal
But it was the original
undisputed
clash in May 2024 that hurt Fury the most, as
pregnancy
.
His childhood sweetheart hid the heartbreaking
news
until her man's fight camp and Saudi battle was over, and the devastation made walking away from the hurt
business
a lot easier.
But, perhaps after getting under feet for six months, brave Bonnie is ready to send Clyde back into the ring, most likely against Anthony Joshua.
'Yes it made retirement a lot easier,' Fury said about the impact of the loss on his
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'The hardest thing for me around that first Usyk fight was that I could not be there, for the person who has been there the most for me in my life, when she needed me the most.
"That was the toughest thing.
'Retirement is not easy to handle, every day I wake up and start shadow
boxing
and inside I want to fight.
"I will never ever get over that because I have been born and bred to do what I do - I mean did!
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'It's hard to let it go when it's something I enjoy. It's hard, f***ing hard man. It's hard to walk away from it.
'I have had offers and
Paris
has said that she will support me and that has made me smile.
Tyson Fury and Paris enjoy wild night in Monaco partying with 50 Cent, Derek Chisora and Michael Flatley on yacht
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Oleksandr Usyk inflicted the only two defeats of Fury's career
'It might be because she is sick of me being at home with her, or it's because she is my ride-or-die, we're Bonnie and Clyde.'
Fury looks set to return after consecutive decision defeats on foreign soil against an all-time great.
AJ, 35, is having to rebuild once again after a sickening knockout loss to
Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has admitted that his cash cow is waiting by the phone for the lure of an overdue Fury spectacular.
And - though full of praise for his compatriot's efforts - Fury knows he has the upperhand before a punch is thrown.
Speaking at the latest mega-money IBA
boxing
event in
Turkey
, he said: 'Although AJ has been a rival of mine for ten years, he has been a fantastic advocate for British boxing and has played the game well.
'I wouldn't say I hold all the
power
over him but if he's only sitting there and waiting for me to come back, he could be waiting a long time.
'He might be f***ing 60 by the time I decide I want him - or it might be
next
week!
'I am looking forward to contemplating the idea of returning, I am taking it all onboard and I will make a decision in the forthcoming few months.'
Paris and Tyson Fury's Love Story
Fabulous delves into how Paris and Tyson first met, plus when they tied the knot...
Tyson was raised in an Irish Traveller family in Wythenshawe, Manchester, while Paris was raised in a traditional traveller family in Doncaster, South Yorks.
The pair first met when she was 15-years-old at a mutual friend's wedding.
They met again by chance at Paris' 16th birthday and wed two years later in a traditional wedding in 2008.
The lovebirds tied the knot at St. Peter-in-Chains Catholic Church in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and invited 300 guests to the special day.
One thing that could still stand in the way of the biggest fight in British
boxing
history
is Fury's desire for a hometown hat-trick crack at Usyk.
He explained: 'The all-British fight with Joshua will be big and if we both go to our grave - without having fought each other - it would be a travesty for British
boxing
.
'But I feel like, what I really want is revenge.
'But I only want to fight
'My second dream would be that massive fight with Anthony Joshua.
'I am a prize fighter first and foremost.
"So, if the
money
is right, then we can do a deal. If the
money
is right then it's a deal.'
Usyk will defend his undisputed heavyweight titles against Dubois on July 19 at Wembley, with the fight a rematch of their 2023 bout, where Usyk defeated the Brit by TKO.
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Paris was unable to attend the Riyadh defeat
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Paris and Tyson got married in 2008
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They have previously expressed their wish to have 12 children
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