The boxer has simultaneously stood by his comments and denied being homophobic – while also claiming that sex with children was legalised by a fictional ‘Gay Rights Act 1977‘.
He was cleared by his sport’s leading authority of all wrongdoing last month- but in an interview today, Fury suggested he may just quit the sport.
Speaking to 5 Live, he said: “I’m struggling to get motivated for more stuff… I already won 12 belts already.
“All that I would be boxing for is money and I always thought to myself I never want to let sport become about money.”
He added: “I’ve accomplished a dream. It’s about how much motivation I have to keep going on.
“There is life after boxing and I don’t know what I’m going to do at the moment. I haven’t even cemented I am going to fight in a rematch – it’s even if I want to go ahead and fight again.”
“I could walk away. I could just sail into the sunset unbeaten with all the belts and live a normal life.
“I haven’t decided yet.”
He continued: “If I win another 50 fights, it’s not going to mean as much… I believe I’ll be frozen in 2015 for the next 40 years, or however long I live for.
“Nothing’s going to outdo that achievement for me.”
Strangely, the BBC interviewer did not appear to ask about any of the controversy about Fury’s homophobia – just a week after he was cleared by a disciplinary.
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