Tyson Fury will come out of retirement despite announcing his decision to quit boxing last month.
That’s according to Johnny Nelson, who believes it’s only a matter of time before the 36-year-old returns to the ring.
After losing to Oleksandr Usyk for a second time in December, Fury announced that he’d be hanging up his gloves.
Yet with the Briton retiring several times in the past, not everybody is buying it.
Tyson Fury stunned the boxing world by announcing his retirement from the sport last month
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Some believe Fury is simply playing mind games with Anthony Joshua, with talk of a sensational showdown between the pair continuing to rumble on.
And Nelson, speaking to SpinBit.com, has now suggested that he will come out of retirement – while also comparing the heavyweight to the boy who cried wolf.
“I don’t think this is it for him,” he said.
“I think he’s probably thrown his toys out of the pram.
“I think he had a lot of sway here out in Saudi. He’s got to understand, like every fighter, boxing carries on with or without you.
“So, when your star is no longer high, you’re no longer in that driving seat of demanding what you want.
“Now he’s in a position where he’s saying ‘well, I’m not doing it then’. Unfortunately, because he’s retired four times already, he’s probably not had the effect he wanted in the first place.
“It’s like the boy who cried wolf.
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Johnny Nelson has backed Tyson Fury to U-turn on retirement
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“Tyson has always said he’s a fighting man and ‘that’s what I do, that’s all I know’.
“Regardless of him walking away, boxing will carry on. He’s the one who will have to come back to boxing saying, ‘I’ll take this fight’.
“If Joseph Parker wins [against Daniel Dubois on Saturday], even though Fury and Parker are friends, do not be surprised if Tyson Fury comes out to say, ‘I’ll fight Joseph Parker’.
“Or do not be surprised if Anthony Joshua all of a sudden finds an opponent.
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“He’s talking about fighting, he’s had an injury, but there’s no talk of a rematch with Daniel Dubois.
“People are waiting to see how the heavyweight landscape falls before they make a decision on their career.
“These two fighters, even though they’ve done great for British boxing, love them or loath them, they’ve put us on the map.
“They’ve put us up there, therefore they’re at the back end of their careers so they need to capitalise on it the best they can.”
Tyson Fury was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk for a second time back in December
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As things stand, however, Fury is adamant he’s retired.
The Gypsy King has been spending some much-needed time with his family, having opted to take a break from those commitments prior to his defeat to Usyk in the Middle East.