After a second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia, with world titles at stake, Tyson Fury was naturally asked about his future in the sport.
Having already retired a few times, fans might take his career announcements with a grain of salt.
These announcements came from a position of great power – one of the top positions in boxing and an undefeated heavyweight champion.
Now a Ukrainian he often belittled as a bloated middleweight – who he also chastised Anthony Joshua for losing twice – has, you guessed it… beaten him twice.
The two-time heavyweight champion stormed out of the ring after his promoter Frank Warren showed him the scorecards for the fight, which read 116-112 across the board from the human judges and 118-112 from the first-ever AI judge.
Backstage, Fury insisted to the next group of media that he won that fight by at least three rounds.
Tyson Fury has spoken about his future after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for a second time
Fury made a valiant effort but was knocked out for the second time in seven months
Usyk has proven once and for all that he is the better fighter and Fury must now decide whether he wants to continue fighting
Without saying he was cheated in Saudi Arabia, the Brit would heavily imply this.
At the press conference, he was bluntly asked what’s next for him after falling short in undisputed and then unified title fights, marking the first losses of his entire professional career.
“Maybe you’ll see me fight again, maybe not,” he replied cryptically.
But most of the boxing world suspects that we will indeed see him fight again, and ultimately against Anthony Joshua.
The domestic controversy has been discussed for almost a decade, since Fury first became champion when he dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015.
Just over four months later, Joshua became a champion in his own right by destroying Charles Martin inside two rounds at the O2 Arena, and the all-British clash looked like an obvious fight.
Yet fans have never seen Fury and Joshua settle their differences in the ring. That could change soon.
Both men are expected to enter the fight on the back of defeats after Joshua was dominated by Daniel Dubois in September, but interest remains in how it would all play out.
A fight with domestic rival Anthony Joshua could convince Fury to fight on
But Joshua has also suffered losses after being defeated by Daniel Dubois in September
We could find out in 2025, when Wembley Stadium beckons for what remains arguably the biggest commercial fight in world boxing.
Alternatively, Fury could finally walk away once and for all. The two-time heavyweight king has climbed to the top of the mountain, beating the likes of Klitschko and Deontay Wilder along the way.
Now he has a big decision to make: move on or hang up his gloves for good.