TYSON FURY may be 45 before he ever fights Anthony Joshua – so he can't stay around forever.
Sugarhill Steward, Fury's trainer, was close to capturing his man against AJ last year.
Trainer Sugarhill Steward, Tyson Fury
A US arbitrator decided that Deontay wilder owed a three-round bout. Joshua faced Oleksandr Uzyk instead and lost.
This puts the Battle of Britain even further away and could make it impossible to win. Fury also claimed that he would RETIRE after his next fight.
This would be a way to walk away with the top, but not face his biggest domestic rival.
Trainer Steward said to BT Sport that the two men had the chance to fight even though they are both 45 years old.
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"Who knows. Are you willing to wait and see what happens?
Or do you want to live in peace, knowing you did everything you could to succeed and that you gave your best?
"You don't have to worry about everyone else or situations that you can't control. He doesn't have control of that situation.
"There are too many moving parts to think deeply about it.
SIGN UP DEALS AND FREE BETS - THE BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERINGS"If it were just between Anthony Joshua and you, now you have a better shot, it's 50/50.
"But now that you have it broken down into so many different elements, you might lose control of the situation. It's best not to think about it too much or worry about it. Just live your life.
"And I guess that's exactly what Tyson has decided to do, he said that he would retire right here after this fight."
Joshua, 32 can convince Fury (33) to stay by his side and beat Usyk (35) in their expected rematch later this year.
For now, however, WBC champion Dillian Whyte (33), will be the mandatory challenger at Wembley.
Fury stopped Wilder (36), in his two last fights. Steward, Wilder's coach, predicts a similar story against Whyte.
He stated, "It's always knockouts." It's knockout time. Every fight, Tyson is my target to knock out the opponent."
