Tyson Fury has decided to retire from boxing following his stunning knockout victory over Dillian Whyte and insists money will not be a factor in keeping him in the sport.
Fury's wife, Paris, however believes a unification bout could tempt the champion back into the ring, suggesting a potential undisputed fight with the winner of the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua could see him have one last hurrah.
Usyk, who will rematch Joshua next, currently holds the WBA, WBO and IBF titles, while Fury has the WBC belt
Fury KOd Whyte in round six and will now hang up his gloves
Prior to his WBC heavyweight title fight with Dillian Whyte, Fury was adamant this would be his last fight and he confirmed his retirement at the post-fight press conference in a heartfelt speech.
"I've enjoyed my career." Fury said. "It's been a fantastic career and I'm 34 at the minute and every good dog has its day.
"There's a lot of money to be earned but for me, I've come from f*** all, I've come from nothing. It's never been about money, I'm not a money person, I drive around in an 07' Passat.
"I don't care what I've got, it's never been about money to me. I know a lot of people with money, big money, but none of them are happy, not one of them and I know money can't make happiness.
"It's not even been about belts for me, it's not been about legacies, it's not been about anything apart from punching a motherf*****'s face right in on the night. That's all it's ever been about.
"All I ever want to do is win... The money is beautiful, it's great to be paid for what you do. I enjoy boxing, I was good at it and I've been paid for it, but it's not the be all and end all of anything."
Fury was all smiles at the post-fight press conference where he confirmed his retirement from boxing
Instead of avoiding punches, he's looking forward to school runs and drives to the rubbish tip. He's happy with his lot and his wife, Paris, is also pleased.
"The world has seen him do enough. He's the best and proved it again," she told talkSPORT.
Asked if she wants him to end now, Paris replied: "Yes. I don't enjoy this one bit, the celebratory bit is great but whole build up and fight is a horrible experience to be in.
"I'd rather he be home now. He's got nothing else to prove in this whole world."
However, there was a condition that could change that, as she later pointed out.
Lewis was the last man to be undisputed heavyweight champion and is widely considered to be one of the best of all time
"I know in my heart the only reason Tyson would come back is for a unification fight," Paris told BT Sport.
"That would be the only reason because there's nothing left for him."
A unification would most likely mean a potential undisputed fight with the winner of the rematch between Usyk and Joshua, which is a prospect that former undisputed heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis, also embraced.
Lewis is the division's last undisputed champion and tweeted: "A great showing by Tyson Fury tonight. It emphatically keeps him as the man to beat.
"He's already in a very exclusive club in boxing, but I look forward to welcoming him to the undisputed club. Let's get it done!"
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