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1st May 2016
03:19pm BST

"I’ve got two and a half stone to get off and I want to get on it. It’s going to be my my last fight, I think. Sh*t or bust. All or nothing. It’s going to be my last fight win, lose, or draw. I just can’t be f*cked with it. I’m so sick of it. I’ve got no motivation to carry it on."The 6ft 9in fighter used Twitter to confirm why he could be retiring from the fight game after the rematch against the legendary Ukrainian on July 9 at the Manchester Arena. https://twitter.com/Tyson_Fury/status/726747679422832640 https://twitter.com/Tyson_Fury/status/726750772067717120 The news will come as a surprise to many boxing fans with some potentially huge fights on the horizon. Fury had been stirring the pot for potential big money bouts with the likes of WBC belt holder Deontay Wilder and new IBF champ Anthony Joshua. But if Fury really does walk away from the game after fighting Klitschko, then a potential all-British heavyweight superfight with Joshua is in tatters. Like always with Fury, who is a Marmite figure in boxing, reaction to the news from fans was mixed... https://twitter.com/bygs71/status/726773901490016257 https://twitter.com/MartyDavie1/status/726773837069705216 https://twitter.com/DuppyElements/status/726773823471804417 https://twitter.com/_fatboy22/status/726772865073303553 https://twitter.com/connor472010/status/726772403146227713 https://twitter.com/richardarthurs2/status/726771855319830528 https://twitter.com/elliot_hamilton/status/726771123162112000

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