Tyson Fury has revealed plans to retire in his Lancashire home town and claims he already has more money than he will ever need.
Britain’s heavyweight world champion, 33, said last week he will call it a day after the defence of his WBC title against Dillian Whyte in April, with plans to wind down in Morecambe.
There are other potential fights out there for Fury, including an undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk should Whyte be overcome or an all-British clash against Anthony Joshua, with the 2012 Olympic champion expected to first face the Ukrainian in a rematch for the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts.
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But with an undefeated record containing 31 wins and a single draw against Deontay Wilder, Fury insists he has little motivation to go on past April 23.
Speaking to Carl Frampton for BT Sport, Tyson said he will train for the upcoming fight in Lancashire.
BT Sport's Carl Frampton asked him: “This is going to be your last fight – are you going to America to train, are you staying home?”
“I am staying in Morecambe Bay. I have my own gym there now, bit of a sports complex thing going on.
“I train really good at home in Morecambe, when I go away I obviously miss my family and kids and all that.
“There’s no need to go to a foreign country to train because I have [all the equipment] I need here in Morecambe."
In the interview, Tyson also announced plans to retire in Morecambe saying the only thing he can gain from further fights is money.
He said: “I’ve made more money than I can spend in a million lifetimes… I’ve been in this game 14 years now and I’ve been punched to pieces.
“The only thing I can gain is money, so after this fight I’ll have earned over £100million. If I can spend that, I don’t deserve any more, do I?
“I know Mike Tyson spent half a billion and Evander Holyfield £400 million and all the rest, but I don’t live their big flash lifestyles.
“I live in Morecambe, in Lancashire. It’s cheap there. I don’t have any big habits like I’m gambling tons of money away. I don’t do anything. I can never spend the money I’ve got.
“I’ve got stuff I want to do, a lot of opportunities that don’t involve me getting brain damage. I’ve got six kids and a wife. When is enough enough?
“Why do I have to be one of those people who went on too long and got injured? Just had one too many fights and blew it all for what? A few more quid?
“I want to retire on top, unbeaten heavyweight champion of the world. I want to do a Netflix documentary, a Hollywood movie, and be a good husband, father and son.
“Most of all I just want to be happy, and that’s probably the hardest thing.”
Tyson moved from Wythenshawe to Morecambe Bay around 14 years ago after his uncle asked him to come for a week and get some training in over Christmas; what began as a week stay turned into a permanent move.
He now lives here with his wife, Paris, and his six children.
Tyson has playfully nicknamed the area Alcatraz, which is based on an infamous island in California once home to a federal prison.
“I call it Alcatraz because if you go that way you hit water,” he said In a YouTube video on The Overlap channel.
“You’ve got to drive an hour to Manchester and an hour to Liverpool
“It’s the last point of civilisation for me and I need that.”
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