Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte: Gypsy King confirms Anthony Joshua fight won't happen

Heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury has confirmed that he intends to retire after fighting Dillian Whyte, ruling out a showdown with Anthony Joshua.

For years it’s been talked about as one of the biggest possible bouts in the sport but unfortunately, for one reason or the other, we’ve never seen Tyson Fury collide with Anthony Joshua.

The two men have circled one another and at times have seemed to be on the verge of making the fight official. Alas, it now looks like their paths will never cross – provided that Fury keeps his word and retires after taking on Whyte next Saturday night.

The pair of heavyweight juggernauts will meet on April 23 with The Ring and WBC heavyweight titles on the line in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley. ‘The Gypsy King’ is the clear favourite to grab the victory and maintain his unbeaten record, whereas Whyte’s only unavenged defeat in pro boxing came at the hands of Joshua.

In his pre-fight open workout on Tuesday, Fury was asked by talkSPORT about how serious he is regarding retirement.

“There’s nothing for me to achieve.

“I’ve won every belt in the world that there is to win. I’ve broke all records.

“No-one in my era has won the Ring Magazine belt, only me. No-one in my era has ever been lineal champion, only me.

“I’ve won every single belt there is to win in the sport and I’m getting out healthy, in one piece and undefeated.”

The attention then turned, of course, to Anthony Joshua.

“Nah, they’ve had their chances. That’s sailed, gone.

“They’ve had so many chances to grow a pair, step in the ring and do battle with the Gypsy King, and they didn’t do it. For whatever reason, whether it was gonna be money, or belts, or pride.

“They had their chance and now it’s flew away.

“I’m sorry, but this is