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Two Tysons talk the talk

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eccentric manner, says he will be happy.

‘‘’I’ve achieved more than any active heavyweigh­t alive today,’ he told Sky Sports.

‘‘No-one can come close to what I’ve achieved. If I never have another boxing fight, I’ll be happy. I’ve completed the game.

‘‘I’ve won every single belt in boxing. From the English title to becoming the undisputed heavyweigh­t champ of the world. All done, all finished. Considered the best, done.

‘‘If I don’t box again, I’m happy, but if I do box again, then I continue to box. If we get past this thing, which hopefully we will, then we’re going to keep boxing and just keep taking on contenders.’’

Fury, 31, said he could take inspiratio­n from Wladimir Klitschko, the champion he beat in 2015 to finally unlock the division after the Ukrainian’s long reign.

‘‘Klitschko did it until he was 40. A lot of the great champions are continuing, and continuing. I ain’t boxing for money, I ain’t boxing for fame, I ain’t boxing for a belt.

‘‘I’m boxing because it keeps me mentally happy and I like to do it,’’ he told Sky Sports.

‘‘Nothing to prove to anybody. Not one thing to prove at all, but I box now, because I love boxing and I’ve been doing it all my life.

‘‘Why walk away when I’m still only young?

‘‘Hopefully I box until I have a good sit down with all the team and we all decide it’s time to walk away, while I’m on top, and then sail away into the sunset. Then who knows what will happen after that.’’

 ?? GETTY IMAGES ?? The two Tysons, Mike (left) and Fury (right) talk the talk.
GETTY IMAGES The two Tysons, Mike (left) and Fury (right) talk the talk.

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