Tyson Fury Retirement: Will Heavyweight Boxing Champ Fight After Dillian Whyte Bout?

Tyson Fury says his fight against Dillian Whyte will be the last of his illustrious boxing career. The heavyweight champion claims he’s going into retirement, following Saturday's bout at England’s Wembley Stadium.

Fury will put his heavyweight titles and undefeated record on the line. The 32-year-old is 31-0-1 as a professional boxer, proving to be one of the best fighters in recent years.

"After this fight, I'm walking away," Fury told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel. "A lot of people don't believe me. I seen me dad do an interview the other day, 'He ain't gonna walk away. He can't live without boxing.' But that's where they all underestimate the big GK [for Gypsy King], I can live without boxing."

Retirement for boxers doesn’t usually last long. Floyd Mayweather Jr. said he was done before returning to the ring for a super-fight against Conor McGregor. Even Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have come back for exhibition fights well past their primes as heavyweight champions.

But Fury insists that he has accomplished enough to walk away for good.

"I'm two-time heavyweight champion of the world," Fury said. "Undefeated in my 13 going on 14-year campaign as a professional. Won every single belt there is to win. Broke a lot of records. Done a lot of good."

Still in his early 30s, Fury will have plenty of time to change his mind. A massive payday would be waiting for him to have another fight. Fury’s bout against Whyte sold 94,000 tickets.

Maybe a surprise loss at the hands of Whyte would get Fury back into the ring. Fury is a heavy betting favorite to win Saturday’s fight. Would he be willing to retire on the heels of an upset?

"This is the final fight of my career, I'm retiring after this," Fury told reports Tuesday, via Yahoo Sports. "$150 million in the bank, good-looking, healthy, young, I'm going to buy a massive yacht abroad. Got loads of cars and properties all over the world. Just going to sit back with a hot blonde and piña colada."

With consecutive knockout wins over Deontay Wilder, Fury has established himself as the greatest heavyweight boxer of his generation.