Tyson Fury says his bruising trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder last year was the true catalyst for his retirement from boxing.
The world heavyweight champion, 33, picked up his second victory over Wilder, 36, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas back in October, retaining his WBC belt for the first time. But after a tumultuous training camp that included a coronavirus diagnosis and a near-death experience with his new-born daughter Athena, he struggled to dominate as clearly as he did in their first fight.
And in the fourth round, after flooring Wilder just minutes prior, Fury found himself on the canvas not once, but twice. He got up from both and went on to knock his long-time rival out in the 11th, but he insists that he has no recollection of being on the ground.
