And promoter Frank Warren respected Fury’s right to make up his own mind on the matter. Seconds after Fury suggested he would be “a man of his word” and retire—a promise he made to his wife, Paris, after the Deontay Wilder trilogy—Warren backed his fighter.
“If it’s gonna be the last fight, it’ll be the last fight,” said the Queensberry Promotions figurehead. “That’s his decision. He’s the guy getting in the ring. If it is his last fight, how’s he gone out? On such a high. Fantastic boxing and he showed all the power he’s got.
“Unbelievable performance. It’s 94,000 people, the biggest-selling boxing event ever in Europe. They all turned out for him. The ring walk, 99 per cent of the people were behind Tyson. They know what he is. He’s the best heavyweight of his generation – by far.”
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Almost four years had passed since Fury last fought on British soil, and the veteran assured he “owed it to every person in the United Kingdom to come here and fight at Wembley.” Viewers weren’t left disappointed, either, as Fury dominated for almost all of the six rounds before stopping Whyte with a furious right-hand uppercut.
Underlining his place as one of the best boxers of his generation, Fury has few (if any) genuine contenders left to his heavyweight throne. As Warren put it, there are few better stages to bow out of the sport if Saturday’s outing does turn out to be Fury’s final farewell.