Tyson Fury Confirms He Is Retiring From Boxing: It's Not About Money

Tyson Fury (Twitter @tyson_fury)

JAKARTA - WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has reiterated that he plans to retire to spend more time with Paris, his wife and their six children.

Fury, who beat Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium last Saturday, stressed that no amount of money could convince him to change his mind anytime soon.

"This is the truth, nothing but the truth - I'm done," Fury told Piers Morgan.

"Everyone will enjoy success at some point in his life. As one great Roman leader said, there will always be others to fight against.

"When is it enough? I'm happy, I'm healthy, I still have a brain, I can still talk. I have a beautiful wife, I have six children. I have so many belts, I have a lot of money. I have success, fame, glory. What else would I do?

"Boxing is a very dangerous sport, you can be beaten with one punch like we saw on Saturday night, and it only takes one unlucky hit and you might not get off that canvas.

"I stopped when I was at the front. I was unbeaten, only the second person in history to retire from the heavyweight title undefeated. I am very, very happy and very satisfied with what I have done, what I have achieved.

"It's not about money for me. A lot of people in this world, it's all about money, and more money and more money. I have enough money. I have enough of everything I need. I am very simple man. I drive a 07 VW Passat I'm a very normal person, I don't need a lot of money to impress everyone."