Tyson Fury begs legendary heavyweight rival to RETIRE and claims the ‘only thing left is his name’
TYSON FURY has made a heartfelt plea to former heavyweight rival Deontay Wilder to retire while he still has all his faculties.
The once-feared Bronze Bomber has lost four of his last five ring outings, most recently suffering back-to-back Saudi slappings at the hands of Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.
“Obviously he lost the three fights to me. We took a lot of years off of each other’s lives.
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“That war that ended in the 11th round by knockout, that takes a lot out your tank and you don’t recover from fights like that.
“Between me and Wilder in our trilogy there were ten knockdowns. It takes a lot out of a fighter.
“Even when he’s come back and had a couple of fights since against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang, he’s only a shadow of his former glory."
Wilder, 39, has yet to reveal if he plans to have one last foray into the ring, which Fury believes he'd be ill-advised to make.
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“Some good things should be coming up in 2025.
"For now, Deontay has just been resting and focusing on family and his businesses.
"When you are in the second half of your career and in high-level fights against bigger guys, rest is just as important as ripping and running.”