'Retirement is terrifying - but Fury's not done'

Tyson Fury insists he's retired. And if you believe that, you probably haven't been following boxing – or his Instagram profile - for long.

In the past he may have meant it. This time it might just all be a strategy. I don't think he's finished.

The 'Gypsy King' is back in the gym and has been posting clips of himself running and training.

He's leading us all down a garden path and deep down, I reckon he knows it too. Fury's fire is still burning.

I've been in this sport since the age of seven and I've seen it countless times. When a fighter says they're done, sometimes it's just a pause. A chance to breathe, reset, take the pressure off. At other times it's a decision made in the heat of the moment, based on impulse.

That was the case when I laid my gloves in the ring after losing to Anthony Cacace in September.

I told my dad in the corner after my third straight defeat that "it's not there any more".

I was 100% committed to that decision. I was broken, both physically and mentally. I did a lap of honour and told Eddie Hearn I was retiring.

The next day, on the way home, was the longest and most painful drive of my life. For the next couple of weeks, I'd take my kids to school then come back and get into bed and start crying.

Because boxing isn't just a job to me – it was who I was. It kept me away from trouble, gave me a purpose when others around me didn't have one. So when that part of you suddenly disappears, it's terrifying.

People messaged me, even those who itted they didn't like me, telling me to hold my head up. I watched my fight and realised it wasn't as bad as I thought. At the football, Leeds United fans were stopping me, telling me I wasn't finished.

So I went back to the gym, started moving again and realised I still had something left. I couldn't go out like that.

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