TYSON FURY admits he doesn’t know if his “toxic relationship” with boxing will allow him to walk away from the sport.

The Gypsy King, 36, has “retired” several times in recent years only to reverse his decision and return to the squared circle.

Tyson Fury has won every belt going in the heavyweight divisionCredit: GETTY

His dream of becoming undisputed heavyweight champ was shattered by Oleksandr Usyk in MayCredit: Getty

Fury is out of his physical prime and his punch resistance isn’t what it once wasCredit: PA

Fury admits he’ll find it hard to walk away from the sport he loves so dearlyCredit: PA

But with his physical prime well behind him and his punch resistance no longer what it once was, it’s clear and evident that Fury’s days in the sport are numbered.

Hanging up his gloves and fully dedicating himself to his family of nine, however, will be just as difficult as any fight the Wythenshawe warrior has had in his professional career.

He told Queensberry Promotions: “I’ve been in love with boxing for such a long time – from being a little boy.

“And I’m probably at the end of my career in the next few years.

“It’s been a love-hate relationship. It’s been toxic at times. When it’s good, it’s very good, and when it’s bad, it’s very toxic.

“So I’m in that relationship and I don’t just abandon things.

“I try and make things work and that’s where we are at the minute.

“We’ve been in this romantic relationship since I can remember, since I was a child, and now I am a fully grown adult with a family of my own.

“It’s like, ‘Do I abandon it, or do I not?’ I wanted to walk away a lot of times but it always drags me back.”

Bar becoming the undisputed king of the heavyweights, which he failed to do in his Saudi showdown with Oleksandr Usyk in May, Fury has achieved it all.

Fighting keeps the dad-of-eight on the mental straight and narrow, although it’s become somewhat of a double-edged sword.

“It’s like a massive drug and an addiction,” Fury admitted. “I know it’s an addiction and I’m an addictive person.

“Boxing is an addiction; it’s not my best friend. It abuses me. When I come in this gym, it abuses my body, my mind [and] my soul.

“But afterwards I feel like it takes me to ecstasy. The rush is unbelievable.

“It gives me the biggest highs ever, but it also gives me the lowest lows as well.

“Boxing is more addictive than any drug ever. Ever. You can’t let it go.”

Fury’s dream of becoming the first undisputed heavyweight king since Lennox Lewis in 1999 was shattered in his Riyadh rumble with Usyk.

The former unified champion suffered a split decision loss to the slick southpaw, whom he’ll renew his rivalry with on December 21.

And to say he’s champing at the bit to exact his revenge on the undefeated Ukrainian would be an understatement.

He said of the desert dust-up: “[I’m] counting down the days until I can get my redemption on Usyk.

“December 21 is going to be my time. I’ve done everything in boxing, but I ain’t come back from a loss.

“And I relish it, the chance to redeem myself GET UP.

“December 21 is all me – undisputed heavyweight here I come.”

Tyson Fury will bid to exact revenge on Oleksandr Usyk on December 21Credit: Getty