Tyson Fury's own brother sends alarming boxing retirement message - 'People go overnight'
Boxing news: Tyson Fury has been scrutinised for his flat performance during his recent win over Francis Ngannou
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Tyson Fury's own brother has hinted the Gypsy King may retire from boxing soon as 'people go overnight'.
The 35-year-old was a shadow of his usual self as he narrowly beat Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia at the end of last month.
Fury was knocked down in the third round of the bout, with the Brit then proceeding to win via split decision.
Many were unimpressed by his showing, however, especially with a fight with Oleksandr Usyk creeping closer.
Boxing news: Shane Fury has admitted his brother Tyson could retire soon as 'people go overnight'
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Fury's manager has insisted there's currently no chance of the boxer retiring.
But his sibling, Shane, has suggested he may soon quit the sport as 'people go overnight'.
Shane also warned boxing fans that Fury's level of performances may stagnate, too, as he enters the twilight years of his career.
“Listen, it was a combination of a lot of things," he told Boxing King media when quizzed on why his sibling wasn't at his best during the Ngannou showdown.
"It was a combination of having twelve months out of the ring and having your trainer with you, trying to put your bad habits right that you have learnt in the last ten months, and the man [Ngannou] being a lot better than what he thought he was going to be.
“Realistically, that might be Tyson now.
"I am hoping not but at the end of the day he is 35 years old and people go overnight.
"I’m hoping that’s not Tyson because you see him much different in the gym, it was chalk and cheese, I’m hoping that’s not the case.”
Fury had been expected to face Usyk in Saudi Arabia on December 23.
He even hinted he would look to sue his opponent if the fight in the Middle East was delayed.
Yet after being left bruised by Ngannou, it's Fury who has now played a role in the fight being delayed.
He'll need to be at his best to beat Usyk, who is considered one of the best boxers of his generation.
The 35-year-old has won all 21 of his fights so far, with 14 of them coming via KO.
Top Rank president Todd duBoef, meanwhile, has told Sky Sports that the 'heavy lifting' has been done when it comes to rescheduling their fight.
"The heavy lifting's done relatively," he said.
"The heavy lifting of getting people to agree is done.
"I haven't felt any of the parties involved, that were ready to do this in December, going in a different direction other than going forward.
"Now we're just trying to finetune some of this, the date and everything like that.
"I think there's a promise, there's a glimmer of hope out there, a big glimmer, that this will hopefully come to fruition.
"I think in the coming weeks, it might not be weeks even, days, we should be seeing something that solidifies everything."
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Boxing news: Tyson Fury has attracted criticism for the way he performed during his split decision win over Francis Ngannou
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On Fury, he added: "I think he was clear after the fight saying, 'Hey, this is all on me, I did what I did.'
"I don't think he showed his full arsenal and when he's razor sharp and he's razor focused, what he's capable of doing and I think on the other hand Francis was able to show what he was able to do when people had such low expectations.
"I think next time you see Tyson Fury he's going to be razor, razor sharp."
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