Tyson Fury fears he could be left in wheelchair if he carries on fighting and reveals reasons for retirement aged 33
TYSON FURY has revealed he retired from boxing over fears he could one day be left in a wheelchair.
The Gypsy King brought the curtain down on his perfect career in April following a brutal sixth-round TKO victory over Dillian Whyte at Wembley.
Boxing fans across the globe are hoping Fury will come out of retirement for a blockbuster undisputed title fight with the winner of Anthony Joshua's rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
But the fear of suffering a debilitating injury has well and truly made the father of six's mind up.
Fury said: "People say, 'One more, two more.' But if I was in a wheelchair and say, 'I had four more fights guys and got brain damage.'
"I'm the one getting punched in the head by these giant men… I mean it, people. I've had enough and I don't wanna fight no more."
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Former unified heavyweight champ Fury is well and truly content with his career - despite the historic title of undisputed king being within touching distance.
He said: "I've been on the road for 13 years as a professional, went all over the world and fought the best fighters in the world.
"The Americans, the Africans, the Germans - I fought them all, and all of them fell.
"They all fall to the fat f***er from the north of England."
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He added: "There's seven billion people in the world. Just think about that number - seven billion people and I'm the f***ing heavyweight champion of the world.
"Number one. Out of all those people, the biggest, fattest, baldest, ugliest motherf***er on the planet, that's me."
Although Fury is happy with his exploits, the prospect of a historic domestic dust-up with Joshua intrigues him.
He said: "It's all about money, Mr Businessman - he's not a fighting man.
"I swear to God I hope he wins the fight against [Oleksandr] Usyk so that I can come out of retirement and fight him for free.
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"However, the terms are this - I want it at Wembley stadium, I want it free to enter and I want it on free-to-air in television in this country.
"I'll fight him in England, not abroad in a foreign country for more money, here for free for the people."