‘We never know' – Tyson Fury's manager refuses to rule out comeback as Anthony Joshua nears new ‘amazing' fight deal
TYSON FURY'S manager has refused to rule out a comeback with Anthony Joshua nearing a bumper new fight deal.
Fury announced his shock retirement in January - a month after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the second time in 2024.
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It has dashed any chance of a huge Battle of Britain bout against AJ - who was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September.
Joshua has since had elbow surgery amid talks with Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh over a new multiple fight deal.
And Spencer Brown - Fury's manager and associate of Alalshikh told Boxing News: 'First of all, I think they've got to sign the deal first.
"That's the most important part. What they're very good at, the Saudi Arabians, is a course. A road, and they want to know what road it is.
"And if they can get the road in the right place, then they'll sign whatever deal you want as long as you're happy and they're happy with it. But they think forward
'So, it's a great move for Anthony Joshua, isn't it? A three-fight deal. Amazing. Amazing. Tyson's retired. Like I say, we never know though, do we?
"But he's very busy at the moment. He's actually in the best place I've ever seen him. He's 12lbs above his fighting weight as well.
"He looks really well. He's happy. He's got his kids with him constantly. Will he fight again? He's the Gypsy King, who knows?'
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Joshua, 35, snubbed the chance to rematch Dubois, 27, after his brutal KO loss at Wembley.
And now Dubois rematches Usyk, 38, on July 19 two years after his stoppage loss to the Ukrainian.
AJ's promoter Eddie Hearn is still holding out that Fury will return to fight Joshua.
But the Gypsy King warned in May: 'I hear a lot of talk about the Gypsy King returning to boxing and I ask this question: for what?
'What would I return for? More belts? I've won 22 of them. I've been rumped, that's it, fair play to them, they got their use out of me.
'But I'm happy, I am happy, content with what I have achieved and accomplished. I've been around the world and back again.
"And this is what retirement looks like for the Gypsy King, not too shabby.'
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