Tyson Fury reveals new sparring partner is behind stunning retirement U-turn with Joshua and Usyk potential opponents
The 36-year-old Gypsy King
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Tyson Fury revealed his new sparring partner is behind his stunning retirement U-turn
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Fury hinted at a trilogy fight against Oleksandr Usyk
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Fury also suggested a highly-anticipated dream match with Anthony Joshua could happen
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But Fury confirmed he will return next year, with a long overdue duel with fellow Brit icon Anthony Joshua and an
And the 6ft 9in showman has been inspired by his eldest boy, 14-year-old Prince, taking up the family trade and chasing him along Morecambe Bay.
Fury has been to Turkey for an IBA show and was at Wembley last night for Daniel Dubois and Usyk's
He said: 'It's hard to let it go because it is something I enjoy. When I am around boxing it makes me miss it more. I try to only train three times a week now but it's hard . . . very hard.
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'And when people see me at the shows they assume I am coming back anyway, so it's hard to walk away.
'I have had ground-breaking offers and everyone knows that I do not work for cheap pay.
'My eldest lad just did his first six-mile run with me and I am very proud of him because, before that, he couldn't manage only two miles. So he is coming on well.'
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And he reckons there is still a desperate lack of superheroes left in the sport who can offer fight fans a 12-round escape from reality.
Tyson Fury spotted running after Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois as he posts X-rated message to rival
Fury explained: 'It's not just a problem in heavyweight boxing, it's a problem for all of boxing.
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'I don't want to insult anyone but boxing is entertainment and it is also showbusiness. People come home from working hard at their 9-5 job — which they don't even like — and they want to put their feet up on a Saturday.
'They want to have a couple of beers, invite a few of their friends around and be entertained.
'But when you turn the TV on and see two boring characters who just stand there and don't say s**t, they will think, 'What am I watching?'
'If I went to an event and it was total s**t, I would never go back again or switch it on again.
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'But if something is good, I'll book and go again. And it is the same in boxing.
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'There's always a lack of charisma and characters. Every era has a couple of great characters and there are always a few great fighters who nobody remembers because they weren't colourful enough characters.'
When the Fury and Joshua fight finally happens, Britain will stand still and everyone will pick a side.
The media events and face-to- face interviews will be worth the pay- per-view fee alone, even before a punch is thrown.
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With the Saudis backing both men, it would generate hundreds of millions of pounds and would probably be a double header at Wembley and Riyadh.
And — following years of failed negotiations and rows over pulling power and value — Fury says they will be able to thrash out a fair deal.
He joked: 'I would accept 90 per cent of the purse considering he's coming back off a devastating knockout loss and I am coming off of two s**t losses!
Support from Paris
'But, honestly, the business side is irrelevant. If we do the fight it will be a level playing field of 50-50. I wouldn't want to take advantage of him.'
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And what about Fury's long-suffering wife Paris, who tragically lost a baby boy six months into her pregnancy in the week building up to the first Usyk loss last year?
The Gypsy King revealed: 'I have spoken to Paris in depth about it and she has said that she will support me with whatever I want to do.
'But that might just be because she is sick of me and wants me out of the way!
'Or it's because we have been the real Bonnie and Clyde since 2005 and she will support me with whatever I want to do. She's my ride or die.
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'If we die, we die. And if we live, we live — that's our sort of behaviour.'
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