Few people believe Tyson Fury’s retirement is legitimate, and see him as the ‘Gypsy King’ up to his old tricks, trying to artificially inflate his market value. It’s like a painter. After they leave, their artwork becomes priceless.
The king’s greed
Fury seems scarce, it seems lured back gazillions from Turki Al-Sheikh. For a fighter with Tyson’s limited talent and 0-2 record in his last two fights, he doesn’t even rate the minimum wage as an opponent for washed-up recently knocked out Anthony Joshua.
The 36-year-old Fury’s fights are so awful to watch, and you could pick almost any heavyweight in the division that would be more entertaining. It’s interesting that Brits still want to see Fury because American fans see him as unremarkable and pure mediocrity.
If the Gypsy King waits too long with his game, he may not get the price he wants from the Turk. Fans lose interest quickly, especially when a fighter is old and hasn’t won a high-level fight in 10 years, as in Fury’s case.
The last win over a quality fighter was in 2015 when he beat 39-year-old Wladimir Klitschko. Even that win was nothing special, but it made Fury a star in the UK. The British made a big production out of that victory. It shows how easy it is to become a star in different countries.
Fury’s Hustle
“I think he wants us to be desperate for him to come back, saying, ‘No, no, please don’t do that,'” Johnny Nelson said talkSport Boxing about how he believes Tyson Fury is faking his retirement, hoping to get fans begging him to come back.
“They know how to handle this little kid (Eddie Hearn). He’s not going anywhere because he has too much money to walk away from the AJ fight. “Today I’m retired, I’m done. A day later, I want half a billion,’ Johnny said of the Fury game.
“So he doesn’t even play a good game of poker.” You know what it’s about. He’s trying to raise the price. I think Eddie predicted it a week before. So I don’t believe that,” Nelson said.