Frank Warren insists Tyson Fury is ‘happy’ with life after boxing.
‘The Gypsy King’ left fans with their heads in their hands after retiring from the sport for a fourth time last month.
In doing so, he walked away from the long-awaited all-British showdown with Anthony Joshua while Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh was preparing an offer.
Several members of the boxing fraternity believe Fury has merely hung up his gloves as a means of driving up his purse for a lucrative clash against AJ.
However, Warren insists money wouldn’t be his primary motivation for returning to the ring.
“I’ve not bothered him and I’ve certainly not spoken to him about fighting again,” Fury’s promoter told the Ariel and Ade show on Tuesday.
“And if he does, that’s got to be his choice. He’s a very, very wealthy guy, he’s made a serious amount of money.
“He doesn’t need, financially, to fight. If he does fight, it’s because he’s got a fighting heart.
“Obviously he’ll get well paid if he does fight. But he’s got a fighting heart.”
Fury walked away from boxing after back-to-back losses at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk.
The Ukrainian slickster edged past Fury in a tight inaugural encounter via split decision in May 2024 before widening the margin to a unanimous decision victory in their December rematch.
Three weeks later, Fury took to social media to announce his retirement, and Warren isn’t expecting his client’s stance to change.
“Can he walk away from the sport? He says he has,” Warren added.
“And at this moment in time, he said to me, he’s really in a good place and that he’s very happy.
“And that, for me, is important that he is happy and that he’s in a good place. He’s been one of the best two heavyweights of the 21st century.
“And I just want him now to enjoy his family and his life. He had a hard year last year.
“Three training camps one after another, one fight got cancelled because he got the cut eye.
“He needs now to go enjoy his life and enjoy being with his family, which is what he’s doing.”
