Tyson Fury hints at dramatic retirement U-turn with cryptic message: ‘You know what’s coming’

Tyson Fury could be about to reverse his retirement once again. ‘The Gypsy King’ hung up his gloves for a fourth time in January after suffering a second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. X - Tyson Fury Fury linked up with his old trainer on Monday[/caption] He and his handlers have repeatedly insisted that the Brit is stepping away from the sport for good this time. However, a recently uploaded video with his long-time trainer SugarHill Steward suggests otherwise. “Just in the gym. I just bumped into somebody you might know,” he said before turning the camera to Steward. He then gave the biggest indication he will reverse his retirement yet, by saying: “You know what is coming.” Steward concurred: “You know what time it is.” His video conveniently comes on the same day that Usyk and Daniel Dubois began their press tour for their undisputed showdown on July 19. The pair clashed in the talkSPORT studios at midday over the contentious low blow in their inaugural encounter. Three hours later, Fury took to social media to steal the show. Boxing fans will be hoping Fury is hinting at the long-awaited all-British clash with Anthony Joshua. The heavyweight titans have been locked into negotiations on multiple occasions to no avail. GETTYFury retired after losing to Usyk in December[/caption] The closest they came to fighting was in 2020 when both fighters held all four major sanctioning body belts between them. However, a judge in a US court ruled that Deontay Wilder was owed a third fight with Fury, leading to the AJ bout falling apart days after it had been finalised. Joshua was then ordered to face Usyk, who snatched his IBF, WBO and WBA belts from him in London, placing the final nail in the coffin. Since then, they have been in talks a couple of times. Nothing has gone beyond the preliminary stages. But they now find themselves at a point in their respective careers when they need each other most. GettyFans will be hoping Joshua vs Fury can happen next[/caption] Fury is riding a two-fight skid at the hands of Usyk, while Joshua is coming off a devastating knockout defeat to Dubois last September. Both men are out of the world title picture, which is crowded by mandatory challengers, while they are also entering the twilight of their careers. The appetite might not be the same as it was when the bitter rivals were at their peaks, although it is still undeniably the biggest fight in British boxing. Visit talkSPORT BET for all the latest Boxing betting odds including Usyk v Dubois

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Tyson Fury hints at dramatic retirement U-turn with cryptic message: ‘You know what’s coming’

Tyson Fury could be about to reverse his retirement once again.

‘The Gypsy King’ hung up his gloves for a fourth time in January after suffering a second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

X - Tyson Fury
Fury linked up with his old trainer on Monday[/caption]

He and his handlers have repeatedly insisted that the Brit is stepping away from the sport for good this time.

However, a recently uploaded video with his long-time trainer SugarHill Steward suggests otherwise.

“Just in the gym. I just bumped into somebody you might know,” he said before turning the camera to Steward.

He then gave the biggest indication he will reverse his retirement yet, by saying: “You know what is coming.”

Steward concurred: “You know what time it is.”

His video conveniently comes on the same day that Usyk and Daniel Dubois began their press tour for their undisputed showdown on July 19.

The pair clashed in the talkSPORT studios at midday over the contentious low blow in their inaugural encounter.

Three hours later, Fury took to social media to steal the show.

Boxing fans will be hoping Fury is hinting at the long-awaited all-British clash with Anthony Joshua.

The heavyweight titans have been locked into negotiations on multiple occasions to no avail.

Oleksandr Usyk punches Tyson Fury in a boxing match.GETTY
Fury retired after losing to Usyk in December[/caption]

The closest they came to fighting was in 2020 when both fighters held all four major sanctioning body belts between them.

However, a judge in a US court ruled that Deontay Wilder was owed a third fight with Fury, leading to the AJ bout falling apart days after it had been finalised.

Joshua was then ordered to face Usyk, who snatched his IBF, WBO and WBA belts from him in London, placing the final nail in the coffin.

Since then, they have been in talks a couple of times.

Nothing has gone beyond the preliminary stages.

But they now find themselves at a point in their respective careers when they need each other most.

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Fans will be hoping Joshua vs Fury can happen next[/caption]

Fury is riding a two-fight skid at the hands of Usyk, while Joshua is coming off a devastating knockout defeat to Dubois last September.

Both men are out of the world title picture, which is crowded by mandatory challengers, while they are also entering the twilight of their careers.

The appetite might not be the same as it was when the bitter rivals were at their peaks, although it is still undeniably the biggest fight in British boxing.

Visit talkSPORT BET for all the latest Boxing betting odds including Usyk v Dubois