Tyson Fury announced his retirement following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, but has announced that he will return, with a trilogy against the Ukrainian being the one thing on his mind.
Tyson Fury‘s record now sits at 34-2-1 after his undefeated status was stripped by Oleksandr Usyk in May 2024.
After claiming the undisputed titles, Usyk vacated the IBF belt after opting to rematch Fury, rather than face his mandatory challenger, Filip Hrgovic.
The rematch, however, went no better for Fury, as he lost again, this time by unanimous decision.
Fury’s team was criticized in the first fight for having far too many voices in his corner, with Andy Lee, Sugar Hill, and John Fury, all giving him instructions at once.
Sugar Hill has since been asked for his thoughts on Fury’s father, but opted to swerve the difficult question.
Sugar Hill refuses to comment on poor relationship with John Fury
In an interview with Seconds Out, Sugar Hill, Fury’s trainer, was asked about his relationship with John Fury, after Fury allegedly suggested Sugar Hill is not best placed to train ‘The Gypsy King.’
Sugar Hill responded, “I don’t know anything about it. I didn’t hear it from him. […] I get questions like this before, and I think you probably know about it, I don’t get involved in he-said-she-said.”
The interviewer probed further, asking what Sugar Hill made of the differences in the corner between the first and second Usyk fight, essentially asking if John’s presence in the former and absence in the latter made a difference.
“I know what you’re getting at. You want something about the last win or whatever, I’m not into all that. The fight was lost, both fights were lost. Simple as that. It has nothing to do with the corner.”
Despite Hill’s comments, many do believe the overcrowded corner was a key factor in Fury’s loss, despite the fact Usyk is also a level above the Brit.
Though Hill refused to speak on his relationship with John Fury, who Butterbean called out recently, there may well be something bubbling beneath the surface between the two of them, and it will be interesting to see if both men are in his corner for his next appearance.
Tyson Fury arguably lost to three other fighters in shocking performances
Though Fury’s first loss in reality came against Usyk, there were three other men who came extremely close to defeating ‘The Gypsy King’.
In 2009, a 7-0 Fury faced 25-5 John McDermott. After 10 rounds, Fury was declared the winner in a highly controversial decision, with many believing McDermott had done what was needed to usurp the ‘Gypsy King’.
Ten years later, after his big win over Wladimir Klitschko, his subsequent time off from boxing, and his return against Deontay Wilder, Fury faced 20-0 Otto Wallin.
Whilst Fury won the fight, and nobody would contest he outpointed Wallin, he did sustain a horrific cut early in the fight. Many believe that if it were Wallin who had sustained the cut, the fight would have been called off immediately, and that Fury was given special treatment after the injury.
Fury’s cut from Wallin required 47 stitches.
In 2023, in his final fight before actually taking a loss, Fury went to war with 0-0 Francis Ngannou, an MMA champion who had never graced a boxing ring before.
Fury was expected to make light work of Ngannou, but came in out of shape, seemingly underestimating the Cameroonian.
The third round shocked onlookers as Ngannou dropped Fury, though after 10 rounds the Brit was awarded a split decision win against the debutant.