Tyson Fury is displaying reluctance to re-enter the boxing world unless a specific injustice, as he sees it, is addressed. Fury, who maintained his retirement intentions as recently as May, suggests that a third contest against Oleksandr Usyk could influence his decision, but only under particular conditions.
Fury and Usyk engaged in two matches during the previous year. Usyk emerged victorious over Fury in both encounters through judges’ decisions, including one that crowned him the undisputed heavyweight champion. Despite Usyk’s more convincing triumph in the second bout — securing a unanimous decision compared to a split decision in their initial clash — Fury insists that the judges in Saudi Arabia were biased against him.
“Should I consider a comeback, it would be specifically for Usyk, provided the setting is England and the outcome is equitable,” Fury communicated to Sky Sports. “That is the sole fight that captures my interest.
“I’m not soliciting any undue advantages; I merely seek a fair contest and a just result, elements I believe were absent in our previous encounter. I am of the opinion that I dominated the second fight by a margin of five rounds. Having reviewed the footage approximately 250 times, I remain unconvinced that he secured the win. Nevertheless, the decision rests with them.”
Boxing observers have seemingly lost track of the numerous instances Fury, age 36, has announced his retirement, only to make a return to the sport. Even though Fury asserts that Usyk is the exclusive opponent who could lure him back, a significant number anticipate that a highly awaited confrontation with Anthony Joshua might also motivate him. Promoter Eddie Hearn is among those who share this view, proposing a series of two fights between Fury and Joshua as a fitting culmination to Joshua’s career.
