We can be sure of one thing: Tyson Fury announces his retirement for the umpteenth time.
In making that statement, he meant every single word.
And never mind that he was grinning like a Cheshire cat as he dropped that bomb with as much force as he floored many of his opponents on his way to winning multiple world heavyweight titles.
If he's serious tomorrow, next week. this summer or next year, we don't know. Nor, in all likelihood, the Gypsy King himself.
As for Anthony Joshua, who was reported to be in negotiations with Fury to bring his long-awaited British bash to Wembley soon, he has no idea.
Fury's promoter Frank Warren summed it up most succinctly: “Never forget that Tyson is bipolar.” What he says today he says absolutely. If he says something different soon, he means it.
Tyson Fury announced his retirement from boxing in a 17-second video posted on Instagram
The former heavyweight champion has previously stated that he will step away from the ring before returning.
“I haven't spoken to him yet this time, but when we talked about retirement before I always told him that he has my support in whatever decision he and his family decide.”
Boxing's instinctive reaction is to expect him to be as mischievous as any Traveler can be.
Certainly, with a blink on Instagram, he overshadowed a big media launch in London for February's spectacular show in Riyadh starring Daniel Dubois, the British heir apparent to him and Joshua.
Would you respond to a public outcry for another return? Well, even though he's already rich as Croesus, another 50 million pounds wouldn't hurt.
But the last words of his statement suggest he may not be happy with his most recent and generous paymasters.
The Saudi royal family filled its pockets with bulging but delirious resentment at the two points awarded there to Oleksandr Usyk, which stripped him of the last of his world titles, which resonated loudly when he said: “Dick Turpin was wearing a mask.”
However, the punishment he received in those fights and, more importantly, Deontay Wilder's massive takedowns in his previous trilogy, worried both Ms. and Mr. Fury.
The news comes as Fury was finally scheduled to face Anthony Joshua in an all-British showdown at Wembley.
Fury's wife Paris had previously suggested that his time in the sport could soon come to an end.
Paris, the lovely and devoted mother of all his children, had been suggesting that time might end at age 36.
Her man comes to us telling us: 'Those fights and all the blows that come with me have taken pieces of me away. I think they have taken years off my life. '
The penny, let alone 20 stone, may have fallen on the mind of the giant with the most phenomenal shock absorbers and recovery powers since Muhammad Ali.
The fury somehow surged again and again like Lazarus from his deathbed. To victory.
He is also the most agile of all the athletes due to his massive 6-foot-9 frame.
The courage required was as vital, if less flashy, as the outrageous spectacle that captivated audiences around the world.
There was always a mind game method to his madness. In addition to pure skill and intelligence, which also went unnoticed during his horse games. All of which kept him undefeated until he ran into Usyk's high technique and computer brain.
His incredible journey from the marshes of Morecambe to the top of world heavyweight boxing galvanized British boxing, whether the public adored him or loathed him.
The Gypsy King has demonstrated an ability to fight against adversity not seen since the days of Muhammad Ali.
With Tyson Fury there has never been a dull moment. Hopefully there will be one more to come. Against Antonio Josué. In his last hurray at Wembley.
A farewell party, by the way, since neither of them is the boxer they were. The legs that propelled Fury to threaten before Usyk to challenge Lennox Lewis for the throne of the greatest British heavyweight of all time seemed missing in Riyadh. Especially in the second fight when they were carrying all that excess flab.
That's what 16 years of hard work can do to the best of us.
And if there's one factor that could make this a permanent farewell, it's the painfully certain knowledge that he would never beat Oleksandr Usyk.