Anthony Joshua is hopeful of one day sharing the ring with Tyson Fury despite ‘The Gypsy King’ insisting he will remain retired.

On Saturday, Fury told his 6.7million Instagram followers that he is ‘happy’ and ‘content’ with his decision to hang up his gloves.

Hours later, AJ took to Snapchat to upload a picture of himself watching Fury box, with the caption: “One of these days, it will be me standing in the opposite corner, ready and fully charged spiritually.”

Fury called time on his career in January following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk.

However, a series of social media posts suggested he could be on the verge of a comeback.

Last week, he revealed he was attending a ‘business meeting’ with his father, John Fury.

And one month prior, he had uploaded a video of himself and long-time trainer SugarHill Steward in the gym together.

But Fury put an end to the speculation over the weekend while on holiday with his wife, Paris Fury.

“Good morning, people,” he said from a beautiful view of Lake Como in Italy.

“I hear a lot of talk about ‘The Gypsy King’ returning to boxing and I ask this question first of all: for what? “I’ve been around the world and back again, and here we are, this is what retirement looks like for the Gypsy King, not too shabby.

“I’m in no rush at all to come back to boxing and get my face punched in.

“For what? What would I return for? I ask that question. So here we are, I am retired and I am staying retired.

“I have nothing to prove to anybody and nothing to return for. God bless you all, and see you on the other side.”

British boxing fans have been clamouring to see Fury and Joshua exchange leather for the best part of 9 years.

The pair have been in negotiations several times, but nothing has ever come to fruition.

The closest they came to sharing the ring together was four years ago when the Brits held all four major sanctioning body belts between them.

Both parties reached an agreement for a two-fight deal, with the first meeting set to take place in Saudi Arabia in August 2021.

However, a judge in a US court ruled that Deontay Wilder was entitled to a third fight with Fury, thus derailing their plans.

The pair could make close to £100million each for the Battle of Britain

ANTHONY JOSHUA is refusing to give up on a Battle of Britain with Tyson Fury – despite his rival’s doubling down on retirement.

Fury, 36, called time on his career for a FIFTH TIME in January just weeks after his second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk.

The Wythenshawe warrior, unsurprisingly, performed a U-turn late last month but has since doubled down on his latest hanging up of the gloves.

But AJ isn’t buying what The Gypsy King is selling and is confident their long overdue domestic dust-up will come to fruition.

Along with a picture of himself watching a Fury fight, he wrote on his private Snapchat: “One of these days it’ll be standing in the opposite corner.

“Ready and fully charged spiritually.”

Fury and Joshua have been on a collision course for over a decade but have yet to share the ring.

They agreed a massive two-fight deal in 2020, with the contests set to take place the following year.

But the mammoth melees were scuppered when former long-time WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder won his arbitration for a trilogy fight with Fury.

AJ and Fury will bag one last huge payday and finally settle the long-raging debate over who is the better man if a post-prime punch-up comes to fruition.

But Morecambe millionaire Fury, who still believes he was robbed of becoming the undisputed king of the heavyweights, insists he has nothing left to prove.

He said: “I hear a lot of talk about the Gypsy King returning to boxing and I ask this question: for what?

“What would I return for

“More belts? I’ve won 22 of them.

“I’ve been rumped, that’s it, fair play to them, they got their use out of me.

“But I’m happy, I am happy, content with what I have achieved and accomplished.

“I’ve been around the world and back again.

“And this is what retirement looks like for the Gypsy King, not too shabby.”

He added: “I’m in no rush at all, to come back to boxing and get my face punched in.

“For what? What would I return for? I ask that question.

“I am retired and I am staying retired.

“I have nothing to prove to anybody and nothing to return for.”

Anthony Joshua is hopeful of one day sharing the ring with Tyson Fury despite ‘The Gypsy King’ insisting he will remain retired.

On Saturday, Fury told his 6.7million Instagram followers that he is ‘happy’ and ‘content’ with his decision to hang up his gloves.

Hours later, AJ took to Snapchat to upload a picture of himself watching Fury box, with the caption: “One of these days, it will be me standing in the opposite corner, ready and fully charged spiritually.”

Fury called time on his career in January following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk.

However, a series of social media posts suggested he could be on the verge of a comeback.

Last week, he revealed he was attending a ‘business meeting’ with his father, John Fury.

And one month prior, he had uploaded a video of himself and long-time trainer SugarHill Steward in the gym together.

But Fury put an end to the speculation over the weekend while on holiday with his wife, Paris Fury.

“Good morning, people,” he said from a beautiful view of Lake Como in Italy.

“I hear a lot of talk about ‘The Gypsy King’ returning to boxing and I ask this question first of all: for what?

“What would I return for? More belts? I’ve won 22 of them. I’ve been rumped, that’s it, fair play to them, they got their use out of me.

“But I’m happy, I am happy, content with what I’ve done, what I have achieved and what I have accomplished.

“I’ve been around the world and back again, and here we are, this is what retirement looks like for the Gypsy King, not too shabby.

“I’m in no rush at all to come back to boxing and get my face punched in.

“For what? What would I return for? I ask that question. So here we are, I am retired and I am staying retired.

“I have nothing to prove to anybody and nothing to return for. God bless you all, and see you on the other side.”

British boxing fans have been clamouring to see Fury and Joshua exchange leather for the best part of 9 years.

The pair have been in negotiations several times, but nothing has ever come to fruition.

The closest they came to sharing the ring together was four years ago when the Brits held all four major sanctioning body belts between them.

Both parties reached an agreement for a two-fight deal, with the first meeting set to take place in Saudi Arabia in August 2021.

However, a judge in a US court ruled that Deontay Wilder was entitled to a third fight with Fury, thus derailing their plans.

Anthony Joshua Keeps the Dream Alive, Believing the All-British Superfight With Tyson Fury Will Happen

Boxing fans have been teased many times about Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury superfight, and it has been postponed as many times. Both men have held heavyweight titles, both have massive followings, and both have been talking about fighting each other for what feels like a decade. The all-British showdown represents everything boxing fans want – two genuine superstars from the same country settling who’s the real king of the heavyweight division.

The heavyweight landscape of boxing looked very different when this fight first became a realistic possibility. Joshua was coming off his stunning knockout of Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium in 2017, establishing himself as boxing’s next big thing. Fury had just returned from his mental health struggles and addiction battles, looking to reclaim his spot at the top after beating Deontay Wilder. Both men seemed destined to meet in the ring, with promoters rubbing their hands together at the thought of the massive payday it would generate.

Anthony Joshua Hopes To One Day Face Tyson Fury

Multiple times over the years, Joshua and Fury have gotten close to signing contracts. Each time, something went wrong at the last minute. Sometimes it was money disputes, sometimes it was timing issues, and sometimes it was other mandatory fights getting in the way.

Joshua hasn’t let these setbacks kill his optimism though. Recent social media posts show he still believes the Fury fight will happen someday. His persistence is admirable, even if it sometimes feels like wishful thinking given how many times this fight has fallen through before.

“One of these days, it will be me standing in the opposite corner, ready and fully charged spiritually,” wrote Joshua via his Snapchat.

The problem is that both fighters aren’t the same men they were when this superfight first became possible. Joshua has suffered crushing defeats to Andy Ruiz and consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk. He also recently lost to Daniel Dubois. Fury has also shown cracks in his armor. He lost back tp back fights against Usyk. Neither man is getting younger, and the clock keeps ticking on what was once considered an inevitable collision course.

Meanwhile, Fury does not share his countryman’s zeal to fighr. In a recent post, he insisted that he was staying retired from boxing. He revealed that there was no reason for him to return, even if a superfight with Joshua was in the books. Still, boxing has a funny way of making dream fights happen when fans least expect them. Maybe that’s what keeps Joshua posting about Fury on social media, holding onto the belief that their paths will finally cross. Whether this particular dream becomes reality or remains forever a “what if” story might depend on how much fight both men have left in them.

Tyson Fury has confirmed he is ‘happy’ and ‘content’ with his achievements in boxing and ultimately staying retired.

Fury hung up his gloves in January this year after losing his second consecutive bout to Oleksandr Usyk.

‘The Gypsy King’ has since teased a return to the ring multiple times, but has now put speculation to bed while on holiday with his wife, Paris Fury.

“Good morning people,” he said from a beautiful view of Lake Como in Italy on Saturday.

“I hear a lot of talk about ‘The Gypsy King’ returning to boxing and I ask this question first of all: for what?

“What would I return for? More belts? I’ve won 22 of them. I’ve been rumped, that’s it, fair play to them, they got their use out of me.

“But I’m happy, I am happy, content with what I’ve done, what I have achieved and what I have accomplished.

“I’ve been around the world and back again, and here we are, this is what retirement looks like for the Gypsy King, not too shabby.

“I’m in no rush at all, to come back to boxing and get my face punched in.

“For what? What would I return for? I ask that question. So here we are, I am retired and I am staying retired.

“I have nothing to prove to anybody and nothing to return for. God bless you all, and see you on the other side.”

Last month, Fury shook the boxing world when he recorded himself alongside longtime trainer SugarHill Steward in the gym.

He fuelled the fire further this month by posting a clip of him and his dad, John Fury, heading to a ‘business meeting’.

But it all seems to be one big act from ‘The Gypsy King’ who clearly enjoys the talk surrounding his return.

Fury’s update completely derails any hope that he is coming back to face fellow British rival Anthony Joshua.

The pair have gone back and forth for over a decade now and been locked into negotiations on several occasions to no avail.

They came closest to fighting back in 2020 when both men held all four major heavyweight titles between them.

But, a U.S. judge ruled in court that Deontay Wilder was due a trilogy bout with Fury, and this led to the all-British epic showdown being scrapped.