In his post-fight press conference, Fury said he would retire undefeated, adding that he has fulfilled everything. "I have said what I have said and I'm happy with my decisions. I'm going to go home with my wife and kids," Fury said.
"I think Tyson Fury is absolutely the best heavyweight ahead of Joshua out there right now," Pavlik was quoted by Metro UK as saying. "We want to see Fury fighting Joshua now.
Joshua currently holds the IBF, WBA and WBO belts, but Fury believes his fellow British is below Wilder's level. "Deontay Wilder is the second-best heavyweight in the world," Fury told Queensbury Promotions YouTube channel.
"Fury vs Wilder III will be postponed," the WBC tweeted. "We wish Tyson Fury's team and him speedy recovery from COVID." Recall that Fury handed Wilder a brutal beating in seven one-sided rounds in their second fight in February last year.
Former heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson, has given his verdict on Tyson Fury's trilogy heavyweight victory over Deontay Wilder. Tyson described Fury's contest with Wilder as 'one of the greatest fights of all time.
Anthony Joshua has said he would be ready to fight world champion, Tyson Fury in December 2022. The British boxer was responding to a public challenge on Monday for a 'Battle of Britain'.
"I am sure that Tyson Fury is not retired yet. I am convinced that he wants to fight me," Usyk said after his victory against Joshua. "I want to fight him and if I'm not fighting Tyson Fury, I am not fighting at all."
Deontay Wilder's camp has debunked speculations that a third WBC heavyweight title fight with Tyson Fury has been cancelled. The American lost his WBC belt to Fury in February 2020, following a seventh-round stoppage loss in Las Vegas.
It is a big blow to the undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Joshua and Fury on August 14 in Saudi Arabia. A court ruled this week that Fury who is WBC champion, must fight Deontay Wilder again by September 15.
Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury will be staged in Saudi Arabia on August 7 or 14. However, Hearn admitted he is "frustrated" the fight is yet to be finalised.
World heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has said that he suffered racism in 2020. According to the British boxer, he and his wife, Paris Fury, were turned away from a restaurant in the United Kingdom due to his Traveller heritage.