Carl Froch believes Tyson Fury is right to swerve retirement as the Gypsy King prepares to face Oleksandr Usyk for a second time later this year.

Fury was beaten by Usyk on points back in May, with the 35-year-old suffering his first defeat as a professional in the process.

That’s not something Fury intends to do, with the boxing star currently hard at work as he looks to get revenge on Usyk when they fight on December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

And Froch, speaking exclusively to GB News via Best Payout Online Slots, believes Fury is right to keep going.

“No, Tyson Fury can’t retire on the back of that loss because it was a close fight and he did well,” he said.

“He had moments in that fight where he was in control for a couple of rounds, but Usyk’s very good at that.

“He can be out of control for a couple of rounds, he can be working out his opponent and then he’ll change the script, step it up.

“He did it with Tony Bellew. Tony Bellew came out really sharp, really elusive, fast behind his jab, counter punching, that drains you.

“And Usyk knows, listen this is a 36 minute fight, this is 12 three minute rounds, and you’re going to slow down, you can’t keep this pace up.

“And he just gets on his toes, throws a lot of feints, poised with a jab. And just gets in position as soon as his opponent shows any sign of fading like Bellew did.

“He then just takes him out. He had a bad round against Anthony Joshua and then the very next round he turned it around and nearly stopped AJ.

“He had a couple of bad rounds against Tyson Fury and then Usyk comes out and opens up a cannibal pass.

“It’s just unbelievable. This is why he’s such a good champion because he’s able to adapt and change the pattern of the fight.

“He’s just, he’s a phenomenon, Usyk, and there’s no shame losing to a guy of that sort of level.”

Fury was impressive during the early stages of his bout with Usyk.

Tyson Fury has been advised against retirement by Carl Froch

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However, after being wobbled in the ninth round, he was ultimately unable to reign supreme.

Fury, speaking to FuroCity, recently said he felt he deserved to beat Usyk – claiming the Ukrainian ‘knows’ he was fortunate to come out on top.

“I’ve watched the fight back lots of times. Still got the same answer – I thought I won the fight and thought I’d done enough. Usyk knows that he didn’t beat me,” said the Gypsy King.

“It was close enough. One judge had me winning by a round and one of them had him winning by a round and that was the final decision.

Boxing news: Tyson Fury will face Oleksandr Usyk for a second time on December 21

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“I thought I boxed the head right off him for most of the rounds.

“The fight was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be, a lot easier. People say he’s a hard man to hit, I was landing three or four-punch combinations, laughing at him.

“My problem in that fight was that I was probably having too much fun. It was probably too easy. At times it was too easy.

“It was like I was in there with a local amateur boxer and I was just enjoying it too much and messing around.

“I paid the ultimate price round in round nine when I got a 10-8 round and got clipped. That’s what happens when you’re having too much fun. But I enjoyed it.”